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General Ex I Installation

This document provides an installation guide for Ex equipment in hazardous areas. It outlines the key requirements for equipment certification and installation depending on the zone. Cables must have proper insulation ratings and screens must be earthed correctly. Terminals need to meet creepage and clearance standards.

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General Ex I Installation

This document provides an installation guide for Ex equipment in hazardous areas. It outlines the key requirements for equipment certification and installation depending on the zone. Cables must have proper insulation ratings and screens must be earthed correctly. Terminals need to meet creepage and clearance standards.

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General Ex i installation guide

Non Hazardous Area Zone 1 or Zone 2 Zone 0


Certified Associated Apparatus

Ex ia if for zone 1 Simple Apparatus (Device)


No Certification required

Certified Equipment Ex ia ONLY

Case Metal Locally Earthed

Non Hazardous
Area Equipment
Cables must have 500VAC or 750VDC
insulation between C-E, C-Scr and E-Scr

Mounted outside of Min 0.1mm2


Hazardous Area Except in special cases, screen to be
preferred electrically connected at one end only,
Min IP 20 enclosure normally in non hazardous area
If an earthed intrinsically safe circuit is run in
Voltage supply <= to Um on a screened cable, the screen for that circuit
label of Associated Apparatus shall be earthed at the same point as the
Maximum 1 Ω Impedance Terminal box minimum IP 20 intrinsically safe circuit which it is screening.
Prospective Fault Current <= 2 x separate conductors rated If an intrinsically safe circuit or sub-circuit
1500 Amps Must be certified if IS and NON IS circuits enclosed.
for max possible current flow , which is isolated from earth is run in a
min 1.5 mm2 Cu Cables may be joined and terminated screened cable, the screen shall be
Where Um marked on the Or connected to the equipotential bonding
associated apparatus is less Terminals should comply with creepage and clearance
At least 1 conductor 4 mm2 Cu system at one point.
than 250 V it shall be installed in requirements
accordance with one of the T6 Classification normally assumed for terminals
following:
Where Um does not exceed Ensure all stands of wire are captured by terminal
50 V a.c. or 120 V d.c., in an NOTE: If IS and Non IS circuits are adjacent, points connection to be
SELV or PELV system or, Non Galvanic Isolated barriers such
separated by 50mm or have insulating barrier extending to
via a safety isolating as Zener barriers shall require safety
within 1.5 mm of the inside surfaces of the enclosure
transformer complying with Earth.
the requirements of IEC Terminals should be identified
61558-2-6 or technically So will Certified Associated
equivalent standard, or apparatus that requires a safety
directly connected to earth such as Transformer Isolated
apparatus complying with barriers with an earth screen
IEC 60950, IEC 61010-1, or
a technically equivalent
standard, or
fed directly from cells or This guide is not comprehensive.
batteries. Please refer to IEC 60079.14 for further information

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