SR EN 60079-18:2015

Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation "m"

<span style='color:red'>NEW!</span> IEC 60079-18:2014 is available as <a href="http://webstore.iec.ch/webstore/webstore.nsf/Artnum_PK/99999311168?opendocument">IEC Standards+ 60079-18:2014 which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition. IEC 60079-18:2014 gives the specific requirements for the construction, testing and marking of electrical equipment, parts of electrical equipment and Ex components with the type of protection encapsulation "m" intended for use in explosive gas atmospheres or explosive dust atmospheres. This part applies only for encapsulated electrical equipment, encapsulated parts of electrical equipment and encapsulat ed Ex components (hereinafter always referred to as "m" equipment) where the rated voltage does not exceed 11 kV. The application of electrical equipment in atmospheres, which may contain explosive gas as well as combustible dust simultaneously, may require additional protective measures. This standard does not apply to du

42.65

Status : Valid
Approval date : 9/30/2015
Withdrawal date : 10/31/2028
Number of pages : 40
ICS : 29.260.20 Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres
Technical Committee : 137 - Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres

Relations with other standards: