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BS EN 60079-0 ED 6.0 - EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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30-09-2012
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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Equipment grouping
4.1 Group I
4.2 Group II
4.3 Group III
4.4 Equipment for a particular explosive atmosphere
5 Temperatures
5.1 Environmental influences
5.2 Service temperature
5.3 Maximum surface temperature
6 Requirements for all electrical equipment
6.1 General
6.2 Mechanical strength of equipment
6.3 Opening times
6.4 Circulating currents in enclosures (e.g. of
large electrical machines)
6.5 Gasket retention
6.6 Electromagnetic and ultrasonic energy radiating
equipment
7 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic parts of enclosures
7.1 General
7.2 Thermal endurance
7.3 Resistance to light
7.4 Electrostatic charges on external non-metallic
materials
7.5 Accessible metal parts
8 Metallic enclosures and metallic parts of enclosures
8.1 Material composition
8.2 Group I
8.3 Group II
8.4 Group III
9 Fasteners
9.1 General
9.2 Special fasteners
9.3 Holes for special fasteners
10 Interlocking devices
11 Bushings
12 Materials used for cementing
13 Ex Components
13.1 General
13.2 Mounting
13.3 Internal mounting
13.4 External mounting
14 Connection facilities and termination compartments
14.1 General
14.2 Termination compartment
14.3 Type of protection
14.4 Creepage and clearance
15 Connection facilities for earthing or bonding conductors
15.1 Equipment requiring earthing
15.2 Equipment not requiring earthing
15.3 Size of conductor connection
15.4 Protection against corrosion
15.5 Secureness of electrical connections
16 Entries into enclosures
16.1 General
16.2 Identification of entries
16.3 Cable glands
16.4 Blanking elements
16.5 Thread adapters
16.6 Temperature at branching point and entry point
16.7 Electrostatic charges of cable sheaths
17 Supplementary requirements for rotating machines
17.1 Ventilation
17.2 Bearings
18 Supplementary requirements for switchgear
18.1 Flammable dielectric
18.2 Disconnectors
18.3 Group I - Provisions for locking
18.4 Doors and covers
19 Supplementary requirements for fuses
20 Supplementary requirements for plugs, socket
outlets and connectors
20.1 Interlocking
20.2 Energized plugs
21 Supplementary requirements for luminaires
21.1 General
21.2 Covers for luminaires of EPL Mb, EPL Gb, or EPL Db
21.3 Covers for luminaires of EPL Gc or EPL Dc
21.4 Sodium lamps
22 Supplementary requirements for caplights and handlights
22.1 Group I caplights
22.2 Group II and Group III caplights and handlights
23 Equipment incorporating cells and batteries
23.1 General
23.2 Batteries
23.3 Cell types
23.4 Cells in a battery
23.5 Ratings of batteries
23.6 Interchangeability
23.7 Charging of primary batteries
23.8 Leakage
23.9 Connections
23.10 Orientation
23.11 Replacement of cells or batteries
23.12 Replaceable battery pack
24 Documentation
25 Compliance of prototype or sample with documents
26 Type tests
26.1 General
26.2 Test configuration
26.3 Tests in explosive test mixtures
26.4 Tests of enclosures
26.5 Thermal tests
26.6 Torque test for bushings
26.7 Non-metallic enclosures or non-metallic parts
of enclosures
26.8 Thermal endurance to heat
26.9 Thermal endurance to cold
26.10 Resistance to light
26.11 Resistance to chemical agents for Group I
electrical equipment
26.12 Earth continuity
26.13 Surface resistance test of parts of enclosures
of non-metallic materials
26.14 Measurement of capacitance
26.15 Verification of ratings of ventilating fans
26.16 Alternative qualification of elastomeric
sealing O-rings
27 Routine tests
28 Manufacturer's responsibility
28.1 Conformity with the documentation
28.2 Certificate
28.3 Responsibility for marking
29 Marking
29.1 Location
29.2 General
29.3 Ex marking for explosive gas atmospheres
29.4 Ex marking for explosive dust atmospheres
29.5 Combined types of protection
29.6 Multiple types of protection
29.7 Ga using two independent Gb types of protection
29.8 Ex Components
29.9 Small equipment and small Ex Components
29.10 Extremely small equipment and extremely
small Ex Components
29.11 Warning markings
29.12 Alternate marking of equipment protection
levels (EPLs)
29.13 Cells and batteries
29.14 Converter-fed electrical machines
29.15 Examples of marking
30 Instructions
30.1 General
30.2 Cells and batteries
30.3 Electrical machines
30.4 Ventilating fans
Annex A (normative) - Supplementary requirements for
cable glands
A.1 General
A.2 Constructional requirements
A.3 Type tests
A.4 Marking
Annex B (normative) - Requirements for Ex Components
Annex C (informative) - Example of rig for resistance to impact
test
Annex D (informative) - Alternative risk assessment method
encompassing "equipment protection levels" for Ex
equipment
D.1 Historical background
D.2 General
D.3 Risk of ignition protection afforded
D.4 Implementation
Annex E (informative) - Motors supplied by converters
Annex F (Informative) - Temperature rise testing of electric
machines
Annex G (Informative) - Guideline flowchart for tests of
non-metallic enclosures nonmetallic parts of enclosures
Bibliography
BS EN 60079-0 ED 6.0
| Committee |
GEL/31
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| DocumentType |
Draft
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| Pages |
102
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| IEC 60243-1:2013 | Electric strength of insulating materials - Test methods - Part 1: Tests at power frequencies |
| IEC 60079-1:2014 RLV | Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d" |
| ISO/IEC 17000:2004 | Conformity assessment Vocabulary and general principles |
| IEC 60079-10:2002 | Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Part 10: Classification of hazardous areas |
| ISO 3601-2:2016 | Fluid power systems — O-rings — Part 2: Housing dimensions for general applications |
| IEC 60662:2011 | High-pressure sodium vapour lamps - Performance specifications |
| IEC 60192:2001 | Low-pressure sodium vapour lamps - Performance specifications |
| IEC TR 60079-20:1996 | Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Part 20: Data for flammable gases and vapours, relating to the use of electrical apparatus |
| ISO 14583:2011 | Hexalobular socket pan head screws |
| IEC 60079-19:2010+AMD1:2015 CSV | Explosive atmospheres - Part 19: Equipment repair, overhaul and reclamation |
| IEC 60034-29:2008 | Rotating electrical machines - Part 29: Equivalent loading and superposition techniques - Indirect testing to determine temperature rise |
| IEC 60079-17:2013 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 17: Electrical installations inspection and maintenance |
| IEC 60079-18:2014 RLV | Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation “m” |
| ISO 4225:1994 | Air quality General aspects Vocabulary |
| ISO 4017:2014 | Fasteners Hexagon head screws Product grades A and B |
| IEC 60216-2:2005 | Electrical insulating materials - Thermal endurance properties - Part 2: Determination of thermal endurance properties of electrical insulating materials - Choice of test criteria |
| ISO 4032:2012 | Hexagon regular nuts (style 1) — Product grades A and B |
| IEC 60079-5:2015 RLV | Explosive atmospheres - Part 5: Equipment protection by powder filling "q" |
| ISO 527-2:2012 | Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics |
| IEC 62013-1:2005 | Caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp - Part 1: General requirements - Construction and testing in relation to the risk of explosion |
| IEC 60050-426:2008 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 426: Equipment for explosive atmospheres |
| ISO 4762:2004 | Hexagon socket head cap screws |
| ISO 262:1998 | ISO general purpose metric screw threads — Selected sizes for screws, bolts and nuts |
| IEC 60079-11:2011 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i" |
| ISO 4027:2003 | Hexagon socket set screws with cone point |
| IEC 60079-27:2008 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 27: Fieldbus intrinsically safe concept (FISCO) |
| IEC 61951-2:2017 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non acid electrolytes - Secondary sealed cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 2: Nickel-metal hydride |
| IEC TS 60034-25:2014 | Rotating electrical machines - Part 25: AC electrical machines used in power drive systems - Application guide |
| IEC 61951-1:2017 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Secondary sealed cells and batteries for portable applications - Part 1: Nickel-Cadmium |
| IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV | Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) |
| IEC TS 60034-17:2006 | Rotating electrical machines - Part 17: Cage induction motors when fed from converters - Application guide |
| IEC 60947-1:2007+AMD1:2010+AMD2:2014 CSV | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules |
| IEC 61056-1:2012 | General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve-regulated types) - Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test |
| ISO 4029:2003 | Hexagon socket set screws with cup point |
| IEC 60423:2007 | Conduit systems for cable management - Outside diameters of conduits for electrical installations and threads for conduits and fittings |
| IEC 60079-25:2010 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 25: Intrinsically safe electrical systems |
| IEC 60079-6:2015 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 6: Equipment protection by liquid immersion "o" |
| IEC 60034-1:2017 | Rotating electrical machines - Part 1: Rating and performance |
| IEC 60086-1:2015 | Primary batteries - Part 1: General |
| IEC 60079-14:2013 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 14: Electrical installations design, selection and erection |
| ISO 4026:2003 | Hexagon socket set screws with flat point |
| ISO 286-2:2010 | Geometrical product specifications (GPS) ISO code system for tolerances on linear sizes Part 2: Tables of standard tolerance classes and limit deviations for holes and shafts |
| IEC 61241-4:2001 | Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust - Part 4: Type of protection "pD" |
| ISO 273:1979 | Fasteners — Clearance holes for bolts and screws |
| ISO 4892-2:2013 | Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps |
| IEC 60079-31:2013 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 31: Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure "t" |
| ISO 965-1:2013 | ISO general purpose metric screw threads — Tolerances — Part 1: Principles and basic data |
| IEC 60079-30-1:2007 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating - General and testing requirements |
| ISO 3601-1:2012 | Fluid power systems — O-rings — Part 1: Inside diameters, cross-sections, tolerances and designation codes |
| IEC 61241-2-1:1994 | Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust - Part 2: Test methods - Section 1: Methods for determining the minimum ignition temperatures of dust |
| CLC/TR 50427:2004 | Assessment of inadvertent ignition of flammable atmospheres by radio-frequency radiation - Guide |
| ISO 4028:2003 | Hexagon socket set screws with dog point |
| ISO 965-3:1998 | ISO general purpose metric screw threads Tolerances Part 3: Deviations for constructional screw threads |
| ISO 48:2010 | Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD) |
| IEC 60623:2017 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Vented nickel-cadmium prismatic rechargeable single cells |
| ISO 178:2010 | Plastics Determination of flexural properties |
| IEC 60664-1:2007 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests |
| IEC 60216-1:2013 | Electrical insulating materials - Thermal endurance properties - Part 1: Ageing procedures and evaluation of test results |
| IEC 60079-15:2010 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection "n" |
| IEC 60079-26:2014 RLV | Explosive atmospheres - Part 26: Equipment with Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga |
| IEC 61241-14:2004 | Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust - Part 14: Selection and installation |
| ISO 1817:2015 | Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of the effect of liquids |
| ISO 4014:2011 | Hexagon head bolts Product grades A and B |
| IEC 60095-1:2006 | Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test |
| IEC 60622:2002 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Sealed nickel-cadmium prismatic rechargeable single cells |
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