DIN EN 60079-15 : 2011
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EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION 'N'
12-11-2022
12-01-2013
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General
4.1 Potential ignition sources
4.2 Apparatus grouping
4.3 Temperatures
4.4 Electrical apparatus
4.5 Ex components
4.6 Other requirements
5 Construction
5.1 Degree of protection
5.2 Mechanical strength
5.3 Guards for light transmitting parts
5.4 Circulating currents
5.5 Non-metallic enclosures, non-metallic parts of enclosures
6 Connection facilities and wiring
6.1 General
6.2 Connection for external conductors
7 Clearances, creepage distances and separations
8 Electric strength
8.1 Insulation from earth or frame
8.2 Insulation between conductive parts
9 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking rotating machines
9.1 General
9.2 Degree of protection
9.3 Connection facilities for external conductors
9.4 Neutral point connections
9.5 Radial air gap
9.6 Ventilation systems
9.7 Bearing seals and shafts seals
9.8 Rotor cages
9.9 Surface temperature limitations
10 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking fuses and fuse
assemblies
11 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking luminaires
11.1 General
11.2 Construction
11.3 Other apparatus containing light sources
12 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking instruments and low
power apparatus
13 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking current transformers
14 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking plugs and sockets
15 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking cells and batteries
15.1 Categorization of cells and batteries
15.2 General requirements for cells and batteries of types 1 and 2
15.3 Charging of type 1 cells and batteries
15.4 Charging of type 2 cells and batteries
15.5 Requirements for type 3 secondary batteries
15.6 Verification and tests
16 Other electrical apparatus
17 General supplementary requirements for apparatus producing arcs,
sparks or hot surfaces
18 Supplementary requirements for enclosed-break devices and
non-incendive components producing arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
18.1 Type testing
18.2 Ratings
18.3 Construction of enclosed-break devices
19 Supplementary requirements for hermetically sealed devices
producing arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
20 Supplementary requirements for sealed devices or encapsulated
devices producing arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
20.1 Sealed devices or encapsulated devices other than for
luminaries
20.2 Encapsulated devices for luminaries
20.3 Sealed devices for luminaries
21 Supplementary requirements for energy-limited apparatus and
circuits producing arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
21.1 General
21.2 Associated energy-limited apparatus
21.3 Energy-limited apparatus
21.4 Self protected energy-limited apparatus
21.5 Separation of conducting parts
21.6 Plugs and sockets
21.7 Protection against polarity reversal
21.8 Requirements for components on which energy limitation
depends
22 Supplementary requirements for restricted-breathing enclosures
protecting apparatus producing arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
23 Supplementary requirements for n-pressurization protecting
apparatus producing arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
23.1 Forms of n-pressurization
23.2 Requirements for n-pressurization enclosures
23.3 Temperature limits
23.4 Safety provisions and safety devices (except for static
pressurization)
23.5 Safety provisions and safety devices for static pressurization
23.6 Supply of protective gas
24 General information on verification and tests
25 Specification documentation
26 Type tests
26.1 General
26.2 Test configuration
26.3 Tests for enclosures
26.4 Test for cable entry clamping method
26.5 Test for enclosed-break devices and non-incendive
components
26.6 Tests for sealed devices and encapsulated devices
26.7 Assessment and test of energy-limited apparatus and circuits
26.8 Tests for restricted-breathing enclosures
26.9 Test for apparatus with n-pressurization
26.10 Test for screw lampholders
26.11 Test for starter holders for luminaires
26.12 Tests for ballasts in circuits with ignitors
26.13 Tests for electronic starters for tubular fluorescent lamps and
for ignitors for high pressure sodium or metal halide lamps
26.14 Test for wiring of luminaries subject to high-voltage impulses
from ignitors
26.15 Shock test for batteries
26.16 Insulation resistance test for batteries
27 Routine Verification and tests
27.1 General
27.2 Specific routine tests
28 Marking
29 Instructions
30 Manufacturer's responsibility
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publication
Bibliography
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DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes DIN EN 50021. (05/2004) Supersedes DIN IEC 60079-15. Applies in conjunction with DIN EN 60079-0 issue 03-2010. (02/2011) DRAFT 2016 issued in July 2016. (07/2016)
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Standard
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Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker
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Superseded
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Standards | Relationship |
NBN EN 60079-15 : 2010 | Identical |
SN EN 60079-15 : 2005 | Identical |
I.S. EN 60079-15:2010 | Identical |
NF EN 60079-15 : 2010 | Identical |
VDE 0170-16 : 2011 | Corresponds |
BS EN 60079-15:2010 | Identical |
EN 60079-15:2010 | Identical |
IEC 60079-15:2010 | Identical |
UNE-EN 60079-15:2013 | Identical |
DIN EN ISO 15971 E : 2014 | NATURAL GAS - MEASUREMENT OF PROPERTIES - CALORIFIC VALUE AND WOBBE INDEX (ISO 15971:2008) |
DIN EN ISO 15970:2014-09 | NATURAL GAS - MEASUREMENT OF PROPERTIES - VOLUMETRIC PROPERTIES: DENSITY, PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE AND COMPRESSION FACTOR (ISO 15970:2008) |
DIN EN ISO 15970 E : 2014 | NATURAL GAS - MEASUREMENT OF PROPERTIES - VOLUMETRIC PROPERTIES: DENSITY, PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE AND COMPRESSION FACTOR (ISO 15970:2008) |
DIN EN ISO 15971:2014-09 | Natural gas - Measurement of properties - Calorific value and Wobbe index (ISO 15971:2008) |
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