Title :
Global hazardous area requirements
Author :
Griffith, Travis ; D´alleva, Gabe F. ; Lockley, Bill ; Wood, Barry M.
Author_Institution :
General Electr. Co., Houston, TX
Abstract :
This article highlights those improvements and serves as a short tutorial into current international codes for the implementation of sometimes hazardous electrical components. It focuses on North American engineers working on non-U.S. projects. Included is a general subject overview and in particular, a discussion of similarities and differences between the codes. IEEE recommended the practice of 303 auxiliary devices for rotating electrical machines in Class I, Division 2 and Zone 2 locations. It is now expanded to include the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and Standards Australia/New Zealand (AN/NZS) regulations
Keywords :
IEEE standards; ISO standards; hazardous areas; AN-NZS regulation; CEC; CENELEC; Canadian Electrical Code; European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization; IEC; IEEE standard; International Electrotechnical Commission; North American Engineers; Standards Australia-New Zealand; hazardous electrical component; international codes; Assembly; Chemical industry; Code standards; Hazardous areas; IEC standards; Petroleum; Protection; Rotors; Space heating; Synchronous motors;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIA.2007.265801
