Skip to content
Please enter a keyword to search

  • IEEE 515-2011

    View superseded by
    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
    View superseded by

    IEEE Standard for the Testing, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Resistance Trace Heating for Industrial Applications

    Available format(s):  PDF

    Superseded date:  27-11-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  09-09-2011

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

    Add To Cart

    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    1. Overview
    2. Normative references
    3. Definitions
    4. General product testing
    5. Marking and installation instructions
    6. Design
    7. Installation
    8. Maintenance
    Annex A (informative) - Bibliography
    Annex B (informative) - Pipe heat-loss considerations
    Annex C (informative) - Vessel heat-loss considerations
    Annex D (informative) - Heat-up and cool-down
            considerations
    Annex E (informative) - Method to determine equivalent
            thicknesses of insulating cements
    Annex F (informative) - Design basic data - example
    Annex G (informative) - Trace heater installation
            record - example
    Annex H (informative) - Trace heater commissioning
            record - example
    Annex I (informative) - Maintenance log record - example

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This standard provides requirements for the testing, design, installation, and maintenance of electrical resistance trace heating in general industries as applied to pipelines, vessels, pretraced and thermally insulated instrument tubing and piping, and mechanical equipment.

    General Product Information - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Committee Petroleum and Chemical Industry
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEEE 141 : 1993 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants
    EN 60079-30-1:2017 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating - General and testing requirements
    CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 60079-30-1:17 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating - General and testing requirements (Adopted IEC/IEEE 60079-30-1:2015, first edition, 2015-09, with Canadian deviations)
    IEEE 3001.11-2017 IEEE Recommended Practice for Application of Controllers and Automation to Industrial and Commercial Power Systems
    IEEE 1242-1999 IEEE Guide for Specifying and Selecting Power, Control, and Special-Purpose Cable for Petroleum and Chemical Plants
    I.S. EN 60079-30-2:2017 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 30-2: ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TRACE HEATING - APPLICATION GUIDE FOR DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
    CSA C293.2 : 2017 STANDARD FOR SKIN EFFECT TRACE HEATING OF PIPELINES, VESSELS, EQUIPMENT, AND STRUCTURES - APPLICATION GUIDE FOR DESIGN, INSTALLATION, TESTING, COMMISSIONING, AND MAINTENANCE
    IEEE 844.2/CSA C293.2-2017 IEEE/CSA Standard for Skin Effect Trace Heating of Pipelines, Vessels, Equipment, and Structures--Application Guide for Design, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, and Maintenance
    PIP ELCGL01 : 2013 ELECTRICAL DESIGN CRITERIA
    CSA C22.2.130.1 : M90(R2001) HEAT-TRACING CABLE SYSTEMS FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS
    NFPA 301 : 2018 SAFETY TO LIFE FROM FIRE ON MERCHANT VESSELS
    ISA 60079-7 : 2008 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY "E"
    EN 60079-30-2:2017 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-2: Electrical resistance trace heating - Application guide for design, installation and maintenance
    IEEE 1827-2016 IEEE Guide for Electrical and Control Design of Hydroelectric Water Conveyance Facilities
    CSA C22.2 No. 293.1 : 2017 SKIN EFFECT TRACE HEATING OF PIPELINES, VESSELS, EQUIPMENT, AND STRUCTURES - GENERAL, TESTING, MARKING, AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 60079-30-1:2017 Explosive atmospheres Electrical resistance trace heating. General and testing requirements
    API 14F : 2008 : R2013 DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR FIXED AND FLOATING OFFSHORE PETROLEUM FACILITIES FOR UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2 LOCATIONS
    API 540 : 1999 : R2006 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING PLANTS
    NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
    API 551 : 2016 PROCESS MEASUREMENT
    IEEE 3001.5-2013 IEEE Recommended Practice for the Application of Power Distribution Apparatus in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems
    IEEE 45.8-2016 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations on Shipboard--Cable Systems
    I.S. EN 60079-30-1:2017 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 30-1: ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TRACE HEATING - GENERAL AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
    14/30267384 DC : 0 BS EN 60079-30-1 ED 1.0 - EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 30-1: ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TRACE HEATING - GENERAL; TYPE TESTING AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
    CSA C22.2 No. 138 : 0 HEAT TRACING CABLE AND CABLE SETS FOR USE IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS
    API 14F:2008 DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR FIXED AND FLOATING OFFSHORE PETROLEUM FACILITIES FOR UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2 LOCATIONS
    API 540:1999 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING PLANTS
    UNE-EN 60079-30-2:2017 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-2: Electrical resistance trace heating - Application guide for design, installation and maintenance
    14/30267605 DC : 0 BS EN 60079-30-2 ED 1.0 - EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 30-2: ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TRACE HEATING - APPLICATION GUIDE FOR DESIGN; INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
    IEEE 515.1-2012 IEEE Standard for the Testing, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Resistance Trace Heating for Commercial Applications
    API 14FZ : 2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR FIXED AND FLOATING OFFSHORE PETROLEUM FACILITIES FOR UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASS 1, ZONE 0, ZONE 1, AND ZONE 2 LOCATIONS
    API 14F REDLINE : 2008 DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR FIXED AND FLOATING OFFSHORE PETROLEUM FACILITIES FOR UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2 LOCATIONS
    IEEE/CSA 844.1/CSA C22.2 No.293.1-2017 IEEE/CSA Standard for Skin Effect Trace Heating of Pipelines, Vessels, Equipment, and Structures - General, Testing, Marking, and Documentation Requirements
    PIP ELSHT01 : 2017 SELF-REGULATED ELECTRIC HEAT TRACE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60079-30-2:2007 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-2: Electrical resistance trace heating - Application guide for design, installation and maintenance
    ASTM D 5207 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Confirmation of 20–mm (50–W) and 125–mm (500–W) Test Flames for Small-Scale Burning Tests on Plastic Materials
    IEEE 515.1-2012 IEEE Standard for the Testing, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Resistance Trace Heating for Commercial Applications
    NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
    IEC 60695-11-3:2012 Fire hazard testing - Part 11-3: Test flames - 500 W flames - Apparatus and confirmational test methods
    ANSI Z358.1 : 2014 EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND SHOWER EQUIPMENT
    IEC 60079-30-1:2007 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating - General and testing requirements
    ASTM B 193 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
    IEC 62395-1:2013 Electrical resistance trace heating systems for industrial and commercial applications - Part 1: General and testing requirements
    IEC 62395-2:2013 Electrical resistance trace heating systems for industrial and commercial applications - Part 2: Application guide for system design, installation and maintenance
    IEEE 844-2000 IEEE Recommended Practice for Electrical Impedance, Induction, and Skin Effect Heating of Pipelines and Vessels
    View more information

    • Access your standards online with a subscription

      Features

      • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations
      • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications
      • Multi - user online standards collection: secure, flexibile and cost effective