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    This document provides an overview of different concepts for explosion protection of electrical equipment and their corresponding symbols and standards. It lists 14 different concepts including increased safety, flameproof, intrinsic safety, pressurized, encapsulation, and oil immersion. For each concept, it gives the typical symbol used, the equipment protection level (EPL) achieved, the typical zones in which it can be used according to the IEC standard, and a brief description of the basic protection concept.

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    This document provides an overview of different concepts for explosion protection of electrical equipment and their corresponding symbols and standards. It lists 14 different concepts including increased safety, flameproof, intrinsic safety, pressurized, encapsulation, and oil immersion. For each concept, it gives the typical symbol used, the equipment protection level (EPL) achieved, the typical zones in which it can be used according to the IEC standard, and a brief description of the basic protection concept.

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    This document provides an overview of different concepts for explosion protection of electrical equipment and their corresponding symbols and standards. It lists 14 different concepts including increased safety, flameproof, intrinsic safety, pressurized, encapsulation, and oil immersion. For each concept, it gives the typical symbol used, the equipment protection level (EPL) achieved, the typical zones in which it can be used according to the IEC standard, and a brief description of the basic protection concept.

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    ExProtectionConcepts

    Electrical Electrical
    Electrical Symbol TypicalIEC
    EPL
    TypicalZones IECStandard
    (statusatJuly2008)
    Basicconceptofprotection
    Increasedsafety e Gb 1,2 IEC600797 Noarcs,sparksorhotsurfaces.
    Enclosure IP54 or better T ( ki ) A G 2 IEC 60079 15 EnclosureIP54orbetter Typen(nonsparking) nA Gc 2 IEC6007915
    Flameproof d Gb 1,2 IEC600791 Containtheexplosion,quenchthe
    flame Typen(enclosedbreak) nC Gc 2 IEC6007915
    Quartz/sandfilled q Gb 1,2 IEC600795 Quenchtheflame
    Intrinsicsafety ia Ga 0,1,2 IEC6007911
    i i h f k d f I t i i f t ib Gb 1 2 IEC 60079 11 Limittheenergyofsparksandsurface
    temperatures
    Intrinsicsafety ib Gb 1,2 IEC6007911
    Intrinsicsafety ic Gc 2 IEC6007911
    Typen(energylimitation) nL Gc 2 IEC6007915
    Pressurised(upto2007) p Gb 1,2 IEC600792
    Pressurised px Gb 1,2 IEC600792
    i d b
    Keeptheflammablegasout
    Pressurised py Gb 1,2 IEC600792
    Pressurised pz Gc 2 IEC600792
    Typen(sealing&hermetic
    sealing)
    nC Gc 2 IEC6007915
    Typen(restricted
    breathing)
    nR Gc 2 IEC6007915
    breathing)
    Typen(simplepressurised) nZ Gc 2 IEC6007915
    Encapsulation ma Ga 0,1,2 IEC6007918
    Encapsulation mb Gb 1,2 IEC6007918
    Oilimmersion o Gb 1,2 IEC600796

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