• DocumentCode
    3559757
  • Title

    Selection of electrical equipment for hazardous areas

  • Author

    Thurnherr, Peter ; Schwarz, Gerhard

  • Author_Institution
    Thuba Ltd., Basel
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    50
  • Lastpage
    55
  • Abstract
    The new installation standard gives the user not only the possibility to select the electrical apparatus according to the correct types of protection for the zone but also the possibility to make a risk assessment for the correct selection of the apparatus. The insertion of the requirements for electrical apparatus for use in combustible dust is foreseen for the future edition following this edition of IEC Standard 60079-14.
  • Keywords
    power apparatus; protection; risk management; IEC Standard 60079-14; electrical apparatus; electrical equipment selection; installation standard; risk assessment; Atmosphere; Explosives; Field buses; Flammability; Gases; Hazardous areas; IEC standards; Ignition; Page description languages; Protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-2618
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIAS.2008.930899
  • Filename
    4711394