Explosive atmospheres - Part 26: Equipment with Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga

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Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
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Designation Number:
C22.2 NO. 60079-26
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

This part of IEC 60079 specifies alternative requirements for construction, test and marking for electrical equipment that provides Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga when single standardised Types of Protection (e.g. Ex “ia” , Ex “ma”, Ex da)  cannot be applied. This standard also applies to equipment mounted across a boundary where different Equipment Protection Levels may be required.

This electrical equipment, within the operational parameters specified by the manufacturer, ensures a very high Level of Protection that includes rare malfunctions related to the equipment or two malfunctions occurring independently of each other.

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