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BS EN 60079-15 - EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 15: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY TYPE OF PROTECTION "N"
Hardcopy , PDF
09-30-2010
English
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
4.1 Equipment grouping and temperature classification
4.2 Potential ignition sources
5 Temperatures
5.1 Maximum surface temperature
5.2 Small components
6 Requirements for electrical equipment
6.1 General
6.2 Mechanical strength of equipment
6.3 Opening times
6.4 Minimum degree of protection
6.5 Clearances, creepage distances and separations
6.6 Electric strength
7 Non-metallic enclosures and non-metallic parts of
enclosures
7.1 Thermal endurance
8 Materials used for cementing
9 Connection facilities and terminal compartments
9.1 General
9.2 Field wiring connections
9.3 Factory connections
10 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking electrical
machines
10.1 General
10.2 Connection facilities for external conductors
10.3 Neutral point connections
10.4 Radial air gap
10.5 Rotor cages
10.6 Stator winding insulation system
10.7 Surface temperature limitation
11 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking fuses and
fuse assemblies
11.1 Fuses
11.2 Temperature class of equipment
11.3 Fuse mounting
11.4 Fuse enclosures
11.5 Replacement fuse identification
12 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking plugs and
sockets
12.1 Plugs and sockets for external connections
12.2 Maintaining degree of protection
12.3 Plugs and sockets for internal connections
12.4 Sockets that do not have plugs inserted in normal
operation
13 Supplementary requirements for luminaires
13.1 General
13.2 Construction
13.3 Luminaires for tubular fluorescent bi-pin lamps
13.4 Other equipment containing light sources
13.5 Additional requirements for restricted breathing
luminaires
14 Supplementary requirements for equipment incorporating
non-sparking cells and batteries
14.1 Categorization of cells and batteries
14.2 General requirements for cells and batteries of
types 1 and 2
14.3 Charging of type 1 cells and batteries
14.4 Charging of type 2 cells and batteries
14.5 Requirements for type 3 secondary batteries
14.6 Verification and tests
15 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking low power
equipment
16 Supplementary requirements for non-sparking current
transformers
17 Other electrical equipment
18 General supplementary requirements for equipment producing
arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
19 Supplementary requirements for enclosed-break devices
and non-incendive components producing arcs, sparks or
hot surfaces
19.1 Type testing
19.2 Ratings
19.3 Construction of enclosed-break devices
20 Supplementary requirements for hermetically sealed devices
producing arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
21 Supplementary requirements for sealed devices producing
arcs, sparks or hot surfaces
21.1 Non-metallic materials
21.2 Opening
21.3 Internal spaces
21.4 Handling
21.5 Resilient gasket and seals
21.6 Encapsulating compounds
21.7 Type tests
22 Supplementary requirements for restricted-breathing
enclosures protecting equipment producing arcs, sparks
or hot surfaces
22.1 General
22.2 Types of restricted breathing electrical equipment
22.3 Test point exemption for luminaires
22.4 Gasket and seal requirements
22.5 Non-resilient seals
22.6 Internal fans
23 General information on verification and tests
24 Type tests
24.1 Representative samples
24.2 Test configuration
24.3 Tests for enclosures on which the type of protection
depends
24.4 Tests for enclosed break devices and non incendive
components
24.5 Tests for sealed devices
24.6 Tests for restricted-breathing equipment
24.7 Test for screw lampholders
24.8 Test for starter holders for luminaires
24.9 Tests for electronic starters for tubular fluorescent
lamps and for ignitors for high pressure sodium or
metal halide lamps
24.10 Test for wiring of luminaires subject to high-voltage
impulses from ignitors
24.11 Mechanical shock test for batteries
24.12 Insulation resistance test for batteries
24.13 Additional ignition tests for large or high-voltage
machines
25 Routine verifications and tests
25.1 General
25.2 Specific routine tests
26 Marking
26.1 General
26.2 Additional marking for batteries
26.3 Examples of marking
27 Documentation
28 Instructions
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