IEC 60079-0 REDLINE : 7.0
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EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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01-01-2017
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
Bibliography
Describes the general requirements for construction, testing and marking of Ex Equipment and Ex Components intended for use in explosive atmospheres.
Committee |
TC 31
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DevelopmentNote |
Also available in CD-ROM format. Stability Date: 2022. (12/2017)
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DocumentType |
Redline
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Pages |
428
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PublisherName |
International Electrotechnical Committee
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Status |
Current
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Supersedes |
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ISO 3601-2:2016 | Fluid power systems — O-rings — Part 2: Housing dimensions for general applications |
IEC 62626-1:2014 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear enclosed equipment - Part 1: Enclosed switch-disconnectors outside the scope of IEC 60947-3 to provide isolation during repair and maintenance work |
IEC 60896-11:2002 | Stationary lead-acid batteries - Part 11: Vented types - General requirements and methods of tests |
IEC 60662:2011 | High-pressure sodium vapour lamps - Performance specifications |
IEC 60192:2001 | Low-pressure sodium vapour lamps - Performance specifications |
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 60896-21:2004 | Stationary lead-acid batteries - Part 21: Valve regulated types - Methods of test |
IEC 60079-18:2014 RLV | Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation “m” |
ISO 4225:1994 | Air quality General aspects Vocabulary |
IEC 60079-10-1:2015 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 10-1: Classification of areas - Explosive gas atmospheres |
ISO 4017:2014 | Fasteners Hexagon head screws Product grades A and B |
IEC 60079-29-4:2009 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 29-4: Gas detectors - Performance requirements of open path detectors for flammable gases |
IEC 60079-20-1:2010 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 20-1: Material characteristics for gas and vapour classification - Test methods and data |
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 |
ISO 80079-36:2016 | Explosive atmospheres Part 36: Non-electrical equipment for explosive atmospheres Basic method and requirements |
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 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 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 60079-35-1:2011 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 35-1: Caplights for use in mines susceptible to firedamp - General requirements - Construction and testing in relation to the risk of explosion |
ISO/IEC 80079-34:2011 | Explosive atmospheres Part 34: Application of quality systems for equipment manufacture |
IEC 60947-1:2007+AMD1:2010+AMD2:2014 CSV | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules |
ISO/IEC 80079-20-2:2016 | Explosive atmospheres Part 20-2: Material characteristics Combustible dusts test methods |
IEC 61056-1:2012 | General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve-regulated types) - Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test |
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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 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 |
ISO 3601-1:2012 | Fluid power systems — O-rings — Part 1: Inside diameters, cross-sections, tolerances and designation codes |
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 7380:2004 | Hexagon socket button head screws |
IEC TS 60079-39:2015 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 39: Intrinsically safe systems with electronically controlled spark duration limitation |
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 60079-13:2017 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 13: Equipment protection by pressurized room "p" and artificially ventilated room "v" |
IEC 60079-26:2014 RLV | Explosive atmospheres - Part 26: Equipment with Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga |
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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