IEC/SC 31G - IEC_SC_31G

This part of IEC 60079 specifies the construction and testing of intrinsically safe apparatus intended for use in an explosive atmosphere, and for associated apparatus which is intended for connection to intrinsically safe circuits which enter such atmospheres. This Type of Protection is applicable to electrical equipment in which the electrical circuits themselves are incapable of causing ignition of a surrounding explosive atmosphere. This includes electrical equipment which contains circuits that are intrinsically safe only under certain conditions, for example under battery supply with mains supply removed. This standard is also applicable to electrical equipment or parts of electrical equipment located outside the explosive atmosphere or protected by another Type of Protection listed in IEC 60079-0, where the intrinsic safety of the electrical circuits in the explosive atmosphere may depend upon the design and construction of such electrical equipment or parts of such electrical equipment. The electrical circuits exposed to the explosive atmosphere are assessed for use in such an atmosphere by applying this standard. This standard applies to sensors connected to intrinsically safe circuits but does not apply to the protection of catalytic elements for Group IIC or Group IIB + H2. The requirements for intrinsically safe systems are provided in IEC 60079-25. This standard supplements and modifies the general requirements of IEC 60079-0, except as indicated in Table 1. Where a requirement of this standard conflicts with a requirement of IEC 60079-0, the requirement of this standard takes precedence. Unless otherwise stated, the requirements in this standard are applicable to both intrinsically safe apparatus and associated apparatus, and the generic term "apparatus" is used throughout the standard. As this standard applies only to electrical equipment, the term "equipment" used in the standard always means “electrical equipment”. This standard applies to apparatus for use under the atmospheric conditions of IEC 60079-0 with additional requirements for for use at lower atmospheric pressures in the range from 60 kPa (0,6 bar), up to 110 kPa (1,1 bar). [...]

IEC 60079-25:2020 contains the specific requirements for design, construction and assessment of intrinsically safe systems, Type of Protection “i”, intended for use, as a whole or in part, in locations in which the use of Group I, II or III Ex Equipment is required. This document supplements and modifies the general requirements of IEC 60079-0 and the intrinsic safety standard IEC 60079-11. Where a requirement of this standard conflicts with a requirement of IEC 60079-0 or IEC 60079-11, the requirement of this standard takes precedence. The installation requirements of Group II or Group III systems designed in accordance with this standard are specified in IEC 60079-14. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2010 and constitutes a technical revision.

NEW! IEC 60079-11:2011 is now available as IEC Standards+ 60079-11:2011 which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition. IEC 60079-11:2011 specifies the construction and testing of intrinsically safe apparatus intended for use in an explosive atmosphere and for associated apparatus, which is intended for connection to intrinsically safe circuits which enter such atmospheres. This type of protection is applicable to electrical equipment in which the electrical circuits themselves are incapable of causing an explosion in the surrounding explosive atmospheres. This standard is also applicable to electrical equipment or parts of electrical equipment located outside the explosive atmosphere or protected by another Type of Protection listed in IEC 60079-0, where the intrinsic safety of the electrical circuits in the explosive atmosphere may depend upon the design and construction of such electrical equipment or parts of such electrical equipment. The electrical circuits exposed to the explosive atmosphere are evaluated for use in such an atmosphere by applying this standard. The requirements for intrinsically safe systems are provided in IEC 60079-25. This standard supplements and modifies the general requirements of IEC 60079-0, except as indicated in Table 1. Where a requirement of this standard conflicts with a requirement of IEC 60079-0, the requirements of this standard shall take precedence. This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition of IEC 60079-11 published in 2006, the first edition of IEC 61241-11 published in 2005, and partially replaces the second edition of IEC 60079-27 published in 2008 and constitutes a full technical revision. The significant changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below: - Inclusion of non-edition specific references to IEC 60079-0. - The merging of the apparatus requirements for FISCO from IEC 60079-27. - The merging of the requirements for combustible dust atmospheres from IEC 61241-11. - Clarification of the requirements for accessories connected to intrinsically safe apparatus; such as chargers and data loggers. - Addition of new test requirements for opto-isolators. - Introduction of Annex H about ignition testing of semiconductor limiting power supply circuits. The contents of the corrigendum of January 2012 have been included in this copy.

IEC 60079-25:2010 contains the specific requirements for construction and assessment of intrinsically safe electrical systems, type of protection 'i', intended for use, as a whole or in part, in locations in which the use of Group I, II or III apparatus is required. This standard supplements and modifies the general requirements of IEC 60079-0 and the intrinsic safety standard IEC 60079-11. Where a requirement of this standard conflicts with a requirement of IEC 60079-0 or IEC 60079-11, the requirement of this standard takes precedence. This standard supplements IEC 60079-11, the requirements of which apply to electrical apparatus used in intrinsically safe electrical systems. The installation requirements of Group II or Group III systems designed in accordance with this standard are specified in IEC 60079-14. The significant changes with respect to the previous edition are: - extension of the scope from Group II to Groups I, II and III; - introduction of level of protection 'ic'; - addition of requirements for cables and multi-core cables; - reference to IEC 60079-11 regarding the termination of intrinsically safe circuits; - requirements for the assessment of an expanded and clarified intrinsically safe system regarding level of protection 'ic', simple apparatus and faults in multi-core cables; - introduction of predefined systems and merging of the system requirements for FISCO from IEC 60079-27; - addition of requirements for simple intrinsically safe systems containing both lumped inductance and lumped capacitance; - addition of a method for testing the electrical parameters of cables; - additional information for the use of simple apparatus in systems.

This part of IEC 60079 contains the details of apparatus, systems and installation practice for use with the Fieldbus Intrinsically Safe Concept (FISCO). It is based on the concepts of Manchester encoded, bus powered systems designed in accordance with IEC 61158-2 which is the physical layer standard for Fieldbus installations. The significant change with respect to the first edition is that this standard replaces the FNICO requirements with the requirements of an 'ic' FISCO system.

Supersedes EN 50020:2002

This part of EN 60079 contains the details of apparatus, systems and installation practice for use with the Fieldbus Intrinsically Safe Concept (FISCO) and the Fieldbus Non-Incendive Concept (FNICO). It is based on the concepts of Manchester encoded, bus powered systems designed in accordance with EN 61158-2 which is the physical layer standard for Fieldbus installations.

Contains the specific requirements for construction and assessment of intrinsically safe electrical systems, type of protection "i", intended for use in explosive athmospheres in Group II locations.

D145/C092: Standard withdrawn with immediate effect as its requirements are all covered by EN 60079-25:2010 (PR=22008)

To be read with EN 50014:1997 * Superseded by EN 60079-11:2007

This European Standard specifies the construction and testing of intrinsically safe apparatus, intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and for associated apparatus, which is intended for connection to intrinsically safe circuits which enter such atmospheres. This European Standard supplements EN 50014: 1992 Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres - general requirements edition 1992, the requirements of which apply to intrinsically safe apparatus and to associated apparatus with some exceptions. If associated apparatus is protected by a type of protection listed in EN 50014 then the requirements of that method of protection together with the relevant Parts of EN 50014 also apply to the associated apparatus. The list of exclusions which follows is directly applicable to associated apparatus intended for use in situations where there is no potentially hazardous atmosphere and in other circumstances should be used in combination with the requirements of the other methods of protection. This standard is applicable to electrical apparatus in which the electrical circuits themselves are incapable of causing an explosion in the surrounding explosive atmosphere. This standard is also applicable to electrical apparatus or parts of electrical apparatus located outside the potentially explosive atmosphere or protected by another type of protection listed in EN 50014, where the intrinsic safety of the electrical circuits in the potentially explosive atmosphere may depend upon the design and construction of such electrical apparatus or parts of such electrical apparatus. The electrical circuits exposed to the potentially explosive atmosphere are evaluated for use in such an atmosphere by applying this standard. Note: methods of interconnection of intrinsically safe apparatus and associated apparatus are specified in EN 50039

This European standard contains the specific requirements for construction and testing of intrinsically safe electrical systems, type of protection i, intended for use, as a whole or in part, in potentially explosive atmospheres. This European Standard supplements European Standard EN 50 020 - Intrinsic safety 'i, the requirements of which apply to electrical apparatus used in intrinsically safe electrical systems, except for those in 10. Marking. This European Standard does not take the place of installation requirements for intrinsically safe electrical apparatus, for associated electrical apparatus and for intrinsically safe electrical systems