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Use in Hazardous Environments
Classification
meeting CENELEC and IEC
WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM
750
I/O
Modules
The following table represents the division and attributes of the materials to
the temperature classes and material groups in percent:
Temperature classes
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 Total
*
26.6 %
42.8 %
25.5 %
94.9 %
4.9 %
0 %
0.2 %
432
Explosion group
IIA
IIB
IIC
Total
*
85.2 %
13.8 %
1.0 %
501
*
Number of classified materials
3.3.5 Types of ignition protection
Ignition protection defines the special measures to be taken for electrical
components in order to prevent the ignition of surrounding explosive
atmospheres. For this reason a differentiation is made between the following
types of ignition protection:
Identifi-
cation
CENELEC
standard
IEC
standard
Explanation
Application
EEx o
EN 50 015
IEC 79-6
Oil encapsulation
Zone 1 + 2
EEx p
EN 50 016
IEC 79-2
Overpressure
encapsulation
Zone 1 + 2
EEx q
EN 50 017
IEC 79-5
Sand encapsulation
Zone 1 + 2
EEx d
EN 50 018
IEC 79-1
Pressure resistant
encapsulation
Zone 1 + 2
EEx e
EN 50 019
IEC 79-7
Increased safety
Zone 1 + 2
EEx m
EN 50 028
IEC 79-18
Cast encapsulation
Zone 1 + 2
EEx i
EN 50 020 (unit)
EN 50 039 (system)
IEC 79-11
Intrinsic safety
Zone 0 + 1 + 2
EEx n
EN 50 021
IEC 79-15
Electrical components
for zone 2 (see below)
Zone 2
Ignition protection “n" describes exclusively the use of explosion protected
electrical components in zone 2. This zone encompasses areas where
explosive atmospheres can only be expected to occur rarely or short-term. It
represents the transition between the area of zone 1, which requires an
explosion protection and safe area in which for instance welding is allowed at
any time.
Regulations covering these electrical components are being prepared on a
world-wide scale. The standard EN 50 021 allows electrical component
manufacturers to obtain certificates from the corresponding authorities for
instance KEMA in the Netherlands or the PTB in Germany, certifying that the
tested components meet the above mentioned standards draft.
