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    Specification for interconnection of electrical apparatus, constructed to two or more British Standards, for use in mines susceptible to firedamp

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  07-31-1986

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Committees responsible
    Specification
    Section one. General
    1.0 Introduction
    1.1 Scope
    Section two. Flameproof interconnected apparatus
    2.1 General
    2.2 Design and construction
    2.3 Verification and tests
    2.4 Documentation
    2.5 Marking
    Section three. Interconnected apparatus with mixed
                    types of protection excluding intrinsic
                    safety
    3.1 General
    3.2 Design and construction
    3.3 Verification and tests
    3.4 Documentation
    3.5 Marking
    Section four. Apparatus comprising intrinsically safe
                    circuits interconnected within
                    protective enclosures
    4.1 General
    4.2 Design and construction
    4.3 Verification and tests
    4.4 Documentation
    4.5 Marking
    Section five. Interconnected intrinsically safe
                    systems
    5.1 General
    5.2 Design and construction
    5.3 Verification and tests
    5.4 Documentation
    5.5 Marking
    Appendices
    A The registered mark for flameproof apparatus
    B Methods of legible and durable marking
    C Example of interconnection of type d and type e
         apparatus
    Figures
    1 Registered mark for flameproof apparatus
    2 Interconnection of type d and type e apparatus

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    Requirements for the construction, including marking, and testing of interconnected electrical apparatus, including systems and components.

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    Committee W/-
    Development Note Supersedes 85/72817 DC Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2005. (09/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

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

    BS 7019:1989 Specification for fully screened 400 A bolted flameproof cable couplers and adaptors for use on systems up to and including 6.6 kV, primarily for use in mines
    BS 5126-1:1993 Mining type flameproof supply and control units for use on systems up to 1100 V Specification for direct-on-line motor starters
    BS 6704:1996 Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of intrinsically safe electrical equipment in coal mines
    BS 5126-4:1993 Mining type flameproof supply and control units for use on systems up to 1100 V Specification for air-cooled transformers to power drilling machines
    BS 5126-2:1993 Mining type flameproof supply and control units for use on systems up to 1100 V Specification for circuit breaker units
    BS 5126-3:1993 Mining type flameproof supply and control units for use on systems up to 1100 V Specification for air-cooled lighting transformer units

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    BS 6182-1:1982 Intrinsically safe power supplies for use in coal mines Specification for d.c. power supplies
    BS 6182-2:1982 Intrinsically safe power supplies for use in coal mines Specification for a.c. power supplies
    BS 5501-9:1982 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - SPECIFICATION FOR INTRINSICALLY SAFE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 'I'
    BS 5501-4:1977 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - POWDER FILLING 'Q'
    BS 5501-7:1977 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - INTRINSIC SAFETY 'I'
    BS 5501-6:1977 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - INCREASED SAFETY 'E'
    BS 5501-1:1977 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS 5501-5:1977 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - FLAMEPROOF ENCLOSURE 'D'
    BS 5501-2:1977 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - OIL IMMERSION 'O'
    BS 6182-3:1982 Intrinsically safe power supplies for use in coal mines Specification for rechargeable battery units
    BS 4683-2:1971 SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - THE CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF FLAMEPROOF ENCLOSURES OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS
    BS 5754:1987 Specification for electrical analogue and state signals for use in coal mines
    BS 5501-3:1977 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PRESSURIZED APPARATUS 'P'
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