IEC 60079-11-2011 pdf download.Explosive atmospheres – Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety”i”.
This part of IEC 60079 specifies the construction and testing of intrinsically sate apparatus intended for use in an explosive atmosphere and for associated apparatus, which is intended for connection to intrinsically safe circuits which enter such atmospheres.
This type of protection is applicable to electrical equipment in which the electrical circuits themselves are incapable of causing an explosion in the surrounding explosive atmospheres.
This standard Is also applicable to electrical equipment or parts of electrical equipment located outside the explosive atmosphere or protected by another Type of Protection listed in IEC 60079-0, where the intrinsic safety of the electrical circuits in the explosive atmosphere may depend upon the design and construction of such electrical equipment or parts of such electrical equipment. The electrical circuits exposed to the explosive atmosphere are evaluated for use in such an atmosphere by applying this standard.
The requirements for intrinsically sate systems are provided in IEC 60079-25.
This standard supplements and modifies the general requirements of IEC 60079-0, except as indicated in Table 1. Where a requirement of this standard conflicts with a requirement of IEC 60079-0, the requirements of this standard shall take precedence.
If requirements in this standard are applicable to both intrinsically safe apparatus and associated apparatus the term apparatus is used throughout the standard.
This standard is for electrical equipment only: therefore the term equipment used in the standard always means electrical equipment.
If associated apparatus is placed in the explosive atmosphere, it shall be protected by an appropriate Type of Protection listed in IEC 60079-0, and then the requirements of that method of protection together with the relevant parts of IEC 60079-0 also apply to the associated apparatus.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60079-0, Explosive atmospheres — Part 0: Equipment — General requirements
IEC 60079-7, Explosive atmospheres — Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety
IEC 60079-25, Explosive atmospheres — Part 25: Intrinsically safe electrical systems
IEC 60085, Electrical insulation — Thermal evaluation and designation
IEC 60112, Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials
IEC 60127 (all parts), Miniature fuses
IEC 60317-3. Specifications for particular types of winding wires — Part 3: Polyester enamelled round copper wire, class 155
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60079-0. and the following apply.
general
3.1.1 Intrinsic safety “I” type of protection based on the restriction of electrical energy within equipment and of interconnectin9 wiring exposed to the explosive atmosphere to a level below that which can cause ignition by either sparking or heating effects
3.1.2 associated apparatus electrical equipment which contains both intrinsically safe circuits and non-intrinsically safe circuits and is constructed so that the non-intrinsically safe circuits cannot adversely affect the intrinsically safe circuits.IEC 60079-11 pdf download.