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Protection Techniques
Protection Techniques
The following shall be acceptable protection technique for electrical and electronic equipment in hazardous (classified) A
locations.
Class I Locations Class II Locations
U.S. Acceptable U.S. Acceptable
Protection Methods Protection Methods
Cert. Document Cert. Document
Div. 1 Div. 1
Explosionproof UL 1203 Dust-ignitionproof UL 1203
Intrinsically safe ( 2 fault ) UL 913 Intrinsically safe UL 913
Purged / pressurized ( Type X or Y ) NFPA 496 Pressurized NFPA 496
Div. 2 Div. 2
Nonincendive UL 1604 Dusttight UL 1604
Non-sparking device UL 1604 Nonincendive UL 1604
Oil immersion UL 698 Non-sparking device UL 1604
Purged / pressurized ( Type Z ) NFPA 496 Any Class II Div. 1 method
Hermetically sealed UL 1604
Any Class I Div. 1 method Class III Locations
Any Class I Zone 0, 1, or 2 method
Using of equipment suitable for Class II, Division 2
location.
Protection Techniques for Class I, Zone 0, 1 and 2
Area Protection Methods U.S. IEC Europe
Zone 0 Intrinsically safe, 'ia' (2 fault) UL 2279, Pt. 11 IEC 60079-11 EN 50020
Class I, Div. 1 intrinsically safe (2 fault) method UL 913
Zone 1 Encapsulation, 'm' UL 2279, Pt. 18 IEC 60079-18 EN 50028
Flameproof, 'd' UL 2279, Pt. 1 IEC 60079-1 EN 50018
Increased safety, 'e' UL 2279, Pt. 7 IEC 60079-7 EN 50019
Intrinsically safe, 'ib' (1 fault) UL 2279, Pt. 11 IEC 60079-11 EN 50020
Oil immersion, 'o' UL 2279, Pt. 6 IEC 60079-6 EN 50015
Powder filling, 'q' UL 2279, Pt. 5 IEC 60079-5 EN 50017
Purged / pressurized, 'p' IEC 60079-2 EN 50016
Any Class I, Zone 0 method
Any Class I, Div. 1 method
Zone 2 Nonincendive, 'nC' UL 2279, Pt. 15 IEC 60079-15 prEN 50021
Non-sparking device, 'nA' UL 2279, Pt. 15 IEC 60079-15 prEN 50021
Restricted breathing, 'nR' UL 2279, Pt. 15 IEC 60079-15 prEN 50021
Hermetically sealed, 'nC' UL 2279, Pt. 15 IEC 60079-15 prEN 50021
Any Class I, Zone 0 or 1 method
Any Class I, Div. 1 or 2 method
Bangkok, Thailand January, 2004
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