Title :
IEC 60079-14 “Electrical installations design, selection and erection”
Author :
Keane, Brendan ; Schwarz, Gerhard ; Thurnherr, Peter
Author_Institution :
Eaton´s Crouse-Hinds Bus., Mississauga, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In addition to more precise specifications, Edition 5 of IEC 60079-14, “Electrical installations design, selection and erection”, also contains some important innovations. This standard also applies to hazardous locations. · The documents required for the site, the equipment, the installation and the verification of the competence of employees · The initial inspection · Battery-powered equipment shall be certified for Gas Group IIC · Cables in hazardous areas shall be round and compact. The requirements also apply for cables for intrinsically safe circuits · Cable glands · New requirements for enclosures for more than one intrinsically safe circuit · Consideration of the dissipation power of terminal boxes.
Keywords :
IEC standards; electrical installation; electrical safety; power apparatus; power cables; IEC 60079-14; battery-powered equipment; cable glands; dissipation power; electrical installations design; gas group IIC; safe circuit; terminal boxes; Bonding; Cable shielding; Conductors; Hazardous areas; IEC standards; Inspection;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference (PCIC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3054-8
DOI :
10.1109/PCICon.2014.6961902
