Explosion protection

The IECEx certification agreement is seen as a worldwide platform for the mutual recognition of test results for obtaining certification or approval for explosion-proof electrical equipment. It is based on the "IECEx 01 IEC Scheme for the Certification to Standards for Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx Scheme) – Basic Rules" and "ECEx 02 IEC Scheme for the Certification to Standards for Electrical Equipment for Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx Scheme) – Rules of Procedure." These two documents and other IECEx working documents are available free of charge in the IEC online shop at www.iecex.com.

Objectives of the IECEx agreement

The agreement is intended to promote international trade in explosion-proof electrical equipment by eliminating the need for duplicate testing and certifications. The fundamental purpose of the agreement is to verify compliance with the IEC standards for electrical equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres in an internationally recognized form. It must be ensured that these standards are applied by test laboratories (ExTL, Ex-Testing Laboratories) and certification bodies (ExCB, Ex-Certification Bodies) so that assessment of a product's compliance with the standards provides the same results in every country. Our products are certified by the PTB as ExCB in accordance with IECEx, and are available in EPL .b or .c.

Australia and New Zealand:

Australia and New Zealand recognize the IECEx certification directly. In addition, the motors must meet the efficiency requirements defined in MEPS 2006. The motors of the EDR. series meet all these requirements and are registered according to MEPS.

South Korea:

In South Korea, additional KOSHA certifications are also required. Motors of the EDR.. series are certified for gas or dust in EPL b and c. Motors of type EDRE are also registered and certified according to REELS.

Brazil:

Brazilian regulations require certificates of conformity (CoCs) issued by the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology, INMETRO. The IECEx CoC is not valid in Brazil, even though ExTRs are recognized and form part of the INMETRO CoC. Areas exposed to explosion hazards are defined for the Brazilian market in the regulations Nº 179, from May 2010, and Nº 89, from February 2012.

Identification of the products:

• IECEx mark of conformity for motors of the EDR.. series with IECEx certificate of the PTB
• The name and address of the manufacturer
• The manufacturer's type designation
• A serial number
• The name or ID of the authority that issues the certificate, and the certificate ID in the following form: the last two numbers of the year it was issued, followed by a period, followed by a unique four-digit series of characters for the certificate in that year (e.g. IECEx PTB 11.0041/01)
• The relevant Ex marking for potentially explosive gas atmospheres or for potentially explosive dust atmospheres
• All additional information for the relevant protection types

HazLoc-NA^® (Hazardous Location Northern America) is synonymous with explosion protection in North America, just like ATEX is for Europe and IECEx is for many other countries.

Unlike ATEX and IECEx where the areas in which a potentially explosive atmosphere may be present are divided into zones (0, 1, 2, 20, 21, 22), NEC500 and C22.2 make a distinction between division 1 and division 2, as well as between class I for gas and class II for dust.

Our products for the North American market for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in division 2 are certified by the CSA and bear the CSA logo.

This certification confirms that the motors and options were tested and that they met the applicable standards for safety and/or performance, including the relevant standards defined or managed by:

• The Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
• The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL),
• NFPA70 (the National Fire Protection Association)

CSA marks are accepted by many manufacturers, retailers, regulators and inspectors in the electrical, gas, building and plumbing sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The EDR.. series motors comply with the two main standards, NEC500 and CSA22.2, as well as the relevant efficiency requirements for the U.S. and Canada.

Identification of the products:

• CSA mark with fulfillment of efficiency requirement
• Master Contract No. "170602"
• Type designation
• Rated electrical values in volts, horsepower or kW, ampere and rpm
• Serial number
• Hazardous Location Designation
  • CLASS I, DIVISION 2, GROUPS A, B, C & D; Temperature Code T3C or T3
  • CLASS II, DIVISION 2, GROUPS F & G.
• Insulation class
• Power factor
• Degree of protection (totally enclosed, fan-cooled)
• Ambient temperature range
• Manufacturing location
• Electrical data of the brake (voltage, current)