oSIST prEN IEC 60079-18:2024

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

Explosionsgefährdete Bereiche - Teil 18: Geräteschutz durch Vergusskapselung „m“

Atmosphères explosives - Partie 18: Protection du matériel par encapsulage "m"

Eksplozivne atmosfere - 18. del: Zaščita opreme z zalivanjem z zalivno maso "m"

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 20-Jun-2024
• ICS: 29.260.20 - Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres
• Technical Committee: EXP - Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 09-Apr-2024
• Due Date: 27-Aug-2024
• Directive: 2008/68/EC - Directve 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of the dangerous goods
• Directive: 2014/34/EU - Directive 2014/34/EU Of The European Parliament And Of The Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast)
• Mandate: M/596 - [C(2023)4798] Commission Implementing Decision of 20.7.2023 on a standardisation request as regards equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in support of Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX) of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Ref Project: prEN IEC 60079-18:2024 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation "m"

Relations

• Revises: SIST EN 60079-18:2015 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation "m" (IEC 60079-18:2014)
• Effective Date: 22-Jan-2023
• Revises: SIST EN 60079-18:2015 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation "m" (IEC 60079-18:2014)
• Effective Date: 13-Dec-2022
• Revises: SIST EN 60079-18:2015/AC:2018 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation "m" (IEC 60079-18:2014/COR1:2018)
• Effective Date: 13-Dec-2022
• Revises: SIST EN 60079-18:2015/A1:2018 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation "m"
• Effective Date: 13-Dec-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 60079-18:2024
01-junij-2024
Eksplozivne atmosfere - 18. del: Zaščita opreme z zalivanjem z zalivno maso "m"
Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection by encapsulation "m"
Explosionsgefährdete Bereiche - Teil 18: Geräteschutz durch Vergusskapselung „m“
Atmosphères explosives - Partie 18: Protection du matériel par encapsulage "m"
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60079-18:2024
ICS:
29.260.20 Električni aparati za Electrical apparatus for
eksplozivna ozračja explosive atmospheres
oSIST prEN IEC 60079-18:2024 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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31/1763/CDV

COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 60079-18 ED5
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2024-04-05 2024-06-28
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31/1675/CD, 31/1698B/CC

IEC TC 31 : EQUIPMENT FOR EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES
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31/1763/CDV – 2 – IEC 60079-18:2024 © IEC 2024
1 CONTENTS
2 FOREWORD . 5
3 1 Scope . 8
4 2 Normative references . 8
5 3 Terms and definitions . 9
6 4 General requirements . 10
7 4.1 Level of Protection (equipment protection level (EPL)) . 10
8 4.2 Rated voltage and maximum prospective current . 10
9 4.3 Additional requirements for levels of protection “ma” and “mb” . 10
10 5 Requirements for compounds . 10
11 5.1 General . 10
12 5.2 Specification . 10
13 5.3 Properties of the compound . 11
14 5.3.1 Water absorption . 11
15 5.3.2 Dielectric strength . 11
16 6 Temperatures . 11
17 6.1 General .
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