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Explosion Protection Measures: - Group II

The document discusses explosion protection measures for devices used in areas that could be endangered by an explosive atmosphere. Devices are divided into categories reflecting different safety levels, with category 1 having a very high degree of safety and category 3 having a normal degree. Combustible substances are also divided into classes for gas or dust explosion protection.

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Explosion Protection Measures: - Group II

The document discusses explosion protection measures for devices used in areas that could be endangered by an explosive atmosphere. Devices are divided into categories reflecting different safety levels, with category 1 having a very high degree of safety and category 3 having a normal degree. Combustible substances are also divided into classes for gas or dust explosion protection.

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Explosion protection measures

- Group II:
Devices to be used in other areas that could be
endangered by an explosive atmosphere.

Device group II
Devices to be used in the other areas that might
be endangered by an explosive
atmosphere.
Subdivision into categories:

1G 2G 3G
(zone 0) (zone 1) (zone 2)
Ga Gb Gc

1D 2D 3D
(zone 20) (zone 21) (zone 22)
Da Db Dc

Devices of Group II are subdivided into three categories (1-3) reflecting different safety
levels. The required protection measures must be adapted to the individually required
safety level:

Category 1: Devices and systems are distinguished by a "very high degree" of


safety
Category 2: Devices and systems offer a "high degree" of safety
Category 3: Devices and systems offer a "normal degree" of safety

According to their ignition and explosion behaviour, combustible substances are subdi-
vided into the following classes: Gas explosion protection "G"
and explosion protection measures for
combustible dust "D".

IEC/EN 60079 contains the corresponding protection principles for electrical equipment
in the gas industry.

Electrical equipment for areas susceptible to gas explosions


EN IEC
General requirements EN 60079-0 IEC 60079-0
Flameproof enclosure (d) EN 60079-1 IEC 60079-1
Pressure-proof enclosure (p) EN 60079-2 IEC 60079-2
Sand casing (q) EN 60079-5 IEC 60079-5
Oil casing (o) EN 60079-6 IEC 60079-6
Increased safety (e) EN 60079-7 IEC 60079-7
Intrinsic safety (i) EN 60079-11 IEC 60079-11
Type of protection (n) EN 60079-15 IEC 60079-15
Moulded encapsulation (m) EN 60079-18 IEC 60079-18
Intrinsically safe systems EN 60079-25 IEC 60079-25
Electrical equipment for zone 0 EN 60079-26 IEC 60079-26
Intrinsically safe fieldbus systems EN 60079-27 IEC 60079-27
Optical radiation (op) EN 60079-28 IEC 60079-28
Dust explosion (Ex ta, tb, tc) EN 60079-31 IEC 60079-31

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