• I.S. EN IEC 60079-0:2018/AC:2020-02

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    Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements (IEC 60079-0:2017/COR1:2020)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  27-01-2024

    Language(s):  English - French

    Published date:  09-03-2020

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Equipment grouping
    5 Temperatures
    6 Requirements for all equipment
    7 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic parts of enclosures
    8 Metallic enclosures and metallic parts of enclosures
    9 Fasteners
    10 Interlocking devices
    11 Bushings
    12 (Reserved for future use)
    13 Ex Components
    14 Connection facilities
    15 Connection facilities for earthing or bonding conductors
    16 Entries into enclosures
    17 Supplementary requirements for electric machines
    18 Supplementary requirements for switchgear
    19 Reserved for future use
    20 Supplementary requirements for external plugs, socket outlets and connectors for field wiring connection
    21 Supplementary requirements for luminaires
    22 Supplementary requirements for caplights and handlights
    23 Equipment incorporating cells and batteries
    24 Documentation
    25 Compliance of prototype or sample with documents
    26 Type tests
    27 Routine tests
    28 Manufacturer's responsibility
    29 Marking
    30 Instructions
    Annex A (normative) Supplementary requirements for cable glands
    Annex B (normative) Requirements for Ex Components
    Annex C (informative) Example of rig for resistance to impact test
    Annex D (informative) Electric machines connected to converters
    Annex E (informative) Temperature evaluation of electric machines
    Annex F (informative) Guidance flowchart for tests of non-metallic enclosures or nonmetallic parts of enclosures (26.4)
    Annex G (informative) Guidance flowchart for tests of cable glands
    Annex H (informative) Shaft voltages resulting in motor bearing or shaft brush sparking Discharge energy calculation
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    This part of IEC 60079 specifies the general requirements for construction, testing and marking of Ex Equipment and Ex Components intended for use in explosive atmospheres.

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    Committee TC 31
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note The date of any NSAI previous adoption may not match the date of its original CEN/CENELEC document. THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO IEEE/PCIC-2002-08, ITU-R BS.561-2
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes
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