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“q” IEC 60079-5
EN 60079-5
Equipment protection sand filling:
Filling the electrical equipment housing with fine grain sand prevents the
ignition surrounding explosive atmosphere electric arc gener-
ated the housing.com
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Ignition Protection Categories
Symbol Standard Explanation Application Area
“o” IEC 60079-6
EN 60079-6
Equipment protection oil immersion:
Electrical equipment parts such equipment are immersed oil.
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“nA”
“nC”
“nR”
IEC 60079-15
EN 60079-15
Equipment protection type protection “n”:
Electrical equipment group for use areas which explosive mix-
ture gas, vapor mist unlikely occur during normal operation and,
if does, will for short period.
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“p” IEC 60079-2
EN 60079-2
Equipment protection pressurized enclosure:
The ingress the external (explosive) atmosphere into the electrical
equipment housing prevented maintaining protective gas internally
at pressure above that the external atmosphere.
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“eb”
“ec”
IEC 60079-7
EN 60079-7
Equipment protection increased safety:
Additional measures applied achieve increased security against the
possibility excessive temperatures and the occurrence arcs or
sparks.34
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Used Hazardous Areas
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sponds approximately the known special protection type.
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“m” IEC 60079-18
EN 60079-18
Equipment protection cast encapsulation:
Dangerous electrical equipment embedded cast mass.
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“i” IEC 60079-11
EN 60079-11
Equipment protection intrinsic safety:
Power circuit which sparks thermal effects can occur and cause
the ignition certain explosive atmosphere.wago.
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IEC 60079-25
EN 60079-25
Intrinsically safe electrical systems “i”:
Assembly interconnected electrical equipment which the circuits
intended for use, whole part, hazardous environments are
intrinsically safe.
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“d” IEC 60079-1
EN 60079-1
Equipment protection flameproof enclosures:
The parts that could ignite explosive atmosphere are encapsulated a
housing, which will withstand the explosion pressure within the housing
