A study of high interrupting capacity equipment and systems for Class 1 hazardous (classified) locations

Author

Holloway, David C. ; Saporita, V.J.

Author_Institution

Crouse Hinds Div., Cooper Ind., Syracuse, NY, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

11-13 Sep 1995

Firstpage

115

Lastpage

119

Abstract

There are numerous methods of handling high fault currents in the modern industrial facility. When it comes to hazardous locations however, questions abound over the equipment and/or systems required to survive these conditions without causing ignition of the surrounding atmosphere. Many opinions, and in some cases misconceptions, exist over what actually is suitable for such an application. Two alternatives are presented here: one using a system approach; the other regarding explosion-proof equipment designed for this application

Keywords

accidents; explosions; fault currents; ignition; industrial power systems; petroleum industry; power system protection; safety; standards; Class 1 classified locations; Class 1 hazardous locations; application; explosion-proof equipment; high fault currents handling; high interrupting capacity equipment; ignition; petrochemical facility; power systems; system approach; Circuit breakers; Circuit testing; Delay; Fault currents; Hazardous materials; Ignition; Industrial plants; Petrochemicals; Protection; Short circuit currents;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1995. Record of Conference Papers., Industry Applications Society 42nd Annual

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2909-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.1995.523946

Filename

523946