Product Model
PLC-RSC- 24DC/21-21/ATEX

Selling Points
- 1ATEX Compliance: Meets ATEX Zone 2 and IECEx standards for hazardous environments.
- 2DIN Rail Mountable: Easy installation on DIN rail with screw connection.
- 3High Switching Voltage: Handles up to 250 V AC/DC with proper terminal block separation.
- 4Reliable Performance: Features reverse polarity protection, free-wheeling diode, and damping diode.
- 5Compact Design: Dimensions: 14 mm width, 80 mm height, and 94 mm depth.
Technical Specifications
Detailed engineering parameters based on manufacturer documentation
Parameter | Value | Parameter | Value |
---|---|---|---|
Product type | Relay Module | Application | Class I, Division 2 |
Operating mode | 100% operating factor | Mechanical service life | 3x 10 |
Date of last data management | 25.04.2023 | Article revision | 10 |
Insulation | Safe isolation: Control side / contact side | Overvoltage category | III |
Pollution degree | 2 | Maximum power dissipation for nominal condition | 0.43 W |
Test voltage (Winding/contact) | 4 kV (50 Hz, 1 min., winding/contact) | Test voltage (Changeover contact/changeover contact) | 2.5 kV (50 Hz, 1 min., changeover contact/changeover contact) |
Rated surge voltage | 6 kV | Nominal input voltage U | 24 V DC |
Input voltage range | 20.2 V DC ... 33.6 V DC | Typical input current at U | 18 mA |
Typical response time | 8 ms | Typical release time | 10 ms |
Protective circuit | Reverse polarity protection; Polarity protection diode
Freewheeling diode; Freewheeling diode | Operating voltage display | Yellow LED |
Contact switching type | 2 changeover contacts | Type of switch contact | Single contact |
Contact material | AgNi | Maximum switching voltage | 250 V AC/DC (The separating plate PLC-ATP should be installed for voltages larger than 250 V (L1, L2, L3) between identical terminal blocks in adjacent modules. Potential bridging is then carried out with FBST 8-PLC... or ...FBST 500...) |
Minimum switching voltage | 5 V (at 10 mA) | Limiting continuous current | 6 A |
Maximum inrush current | 15 A (300 ms) | Min. switching current | 10 mA (At 5 V) |
Interrupting rating (ohmic load) max. | 140 W (at 24 V DC)
85 W (at 48 V DC)
60 W (at 60 V DC)
44 W (at 110 V DC)
60 W (at 220 V DC)
1500 VA (for 250 V AC) | Switching capacity | 2 A (at 24 V, DC13)
0.2 A (at 110 V, DC13)
3 A (at 24 V, AC15)
3 A (at 120 V, AC15)
3 A (at 250 V, AC15) |
Connection method | Screw connection | Stripping length | 8 mm |
Screw thread | M3 | Conductor cross section rigid | 0.14 mm² ... 2.5 mm² |
Conductor cross section flexible | 0.14 mm² ... 2.5 mm²
0.2 mm² ... 2.5 mm² (Single ferrule)
2x 0.5 mm² ... 1.5 mm² (TWIN ferrule) | Conductor cross section AWG | 26 ... 14 |
Tightening torque | 0.6 Nm ... 0.8 Nm | Width | 14 mm |
Height | 80 mm | Depth | 94 mm |
Flammability rating according to UL 94 | V0 (Housing) | Degree of protection (Relay) | RT III (Relay) |
Degree of protection (Relay base) | IP20 (Relay base) | Ambient temperature (operation) | -20 °C ... 60 °C (UL)
-40 °C ... 60 °C (ATEX / IECEx) |
Ambient temperature (storage/transport) | -40 °C ... 85 °C | Identification | CE-compliant |
Identification | II 3G Ex ec nC IIC T4 Gc | Certificate | IBExU16ATEXB015 X |
Identification | Ex ec nC IIC T4 Gc | Certificate | IECEx IBE 16.0029X |
Identification | Class I, Zone 2, AEx nA nC IIC T6 | Identification | Class I, Div. 2, Groups A, B, C, D |
Identification | Class I, Zone 2, Ex nA nC IIC Gc T6 X | Standards/regulations | IEC 60664
EN 50178
EN 60079-0, -7, -15 |
Mounting type | DIN rail mounting | Assembly note | in rows with zero spacing |
Mounting position | any |
Specifications may be subject to change without notice