I.S. EN 60079-11:2012
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EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 11: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INTRINSIC SAFETY 'I'
Hardcopy , PDF
English
01-01-2012
10-03-2025
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National Foreword
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Grouping and classification of intrinsically safe
apparatus and associated apparatus
5 Levels of protection and ignition compliance
requirements of electrical apparatus
6 Apparatus construction
7 Components on which intrinsic safety depends
8 Infallible components, infallible assemblies of
components and infallible
9 Supplementary requirements for specific apparatus
10 Type verifications and type tests
11 Routine verifications and tests
12 Marking
13 Documentation
Annex A (normative) - Assessment of intrinsically safe
circuits
Annex B (normative) - Spark test apparatus for
intrinsically safe circuits
Annex C (informative) - Measurement of creepage distances,
clearances and separation distances through
casting compound and through solid insulation
Annex D (normative) - Encapsulation
Annex E (informative) - Transient energy test
Annex F (normative) - Alternative separation distances
for assembled printed circuit boards and
separation of components
Annex G (normative) - Fieldbus intrinsically safe concept
(FISCO) - Apparatus requirements
Annex H (informative) - Ignition testing of semiconductor
limiting power supply circuits
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
international publications with their
corresponding European publications
Annex ZY (informative) - Significant changes between
this European Standard and EN 60079-11:2007
Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential
Requirements of EU Directives
Defines the construction and testing of intrinsically safe apparatus intended for use in an explosive atmosphere and for associated apparatus, which is intended for connection to intrinsically safe circuits which enter such atmospheres.
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes I.S. EN 50020. (03/2007) Supersedes I.S. EN 61241-11. NSAI reissued 2012 PDF with IEC Corrigenda incorporated. (05/2017) Partially Supersedes 2008 edition of I.S. EN 60079-27. (07/2017)
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Standard
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192
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National Standards Authority of Ireland
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Superseded
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| Standards | Relationship |
| NBN EN 60079-11 : 2012 | Identical |
| NF EN 60079-11 : 2012 | Identical |
| EN 60079-11:2012 | Identical |
| DIN EN 60079-11:2012-06 | Identical |
| BS EN 60079-11:2012 | Identical |
| IEC 60079-11:2011 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 60079-11:2013 | Identical |