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Industrial automation · manufacturing · OT — updated 2026-09-25

Intrinsic safety (IS)

Energy-limited hazardous-area method.

Protection method that keeps circuit energy below ignition levels using barriers or galvanic isolators, so field devices can be serviced live in explosive atmospheres.

See also: Hazardous area classification · DCS

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