Fuel

Oxygen

Ignition source

Explosion Protection?

Industry using Ex-Products

Ex-Products

Fundament

Construction

Protection

Regulation

Man

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Cert

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Ope

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Market Surveillance

Research Activities

Principal of Ex-Business

Operation Product

Standardization

Ex-Equipment (Installed basis)

Installation

Inspection and Maintenance

Repair

Life cycle approach

Market Surveillance

Regulators Jurisdiction Operator

Manufacturer Placing on the market

Zone classification (“Risk Assessment”)

EN/IEC 60079-ff EN/IEC 80079-ff

EN/IEC 60079-10 EN/IEC 60079-14

EN/IEC 60079-17

EN/IEC 60079-19

Div. 3: Chemical Physics and Explosion Protection

3.5

3.6 3.7

3.5: Explosion Protection in Energy Technology

3.6: Explosion Protection in Sensors Technology and Instrumentation

3.7: Fundamentals of Explosion Protection

Explosion Protection in the PTB

Research Activities in Department 3.5

Complex Experiment

Downscale of the Experiment (Laboratory)

Simulation

Simplified Experiment Improvement of the Modell

Exemplary: Explosion Protection in Energy Technology

Explosion Concept of Intrinsic safe Ethernet (Ex-iP), Communication systems (Tablets, Smartphones), Sensors (WLAN, Bluetooth-Technology)

Battery diagnostic Battery management

Explosion Concept of LI-Ions Battery-systems to use in Forklift trucks Emergency power supply

Research Activities in Department 3.6 Exemplary: Explosion Protection in Sensors Technology

and Instrumentation

Drive System Permanent Magnetic Motors Converter Drive Efficiency

Research Activities in Department 3.7 Exemplary:

Safety characteristics at non-atmospheric conditions

Physical ignition processes Electrostatics Mechanically generated

sparks and hot surfaces Optical radiation, Ultrasound

Explosion Processes and Flame arresters at non-atmospheric conditions

Avoid explosive

atmospheres

Reduce or limit explosion

consequences

Avoid ignition sources

Formation and dissemination of explosive atmospheres

Fundamentals of Explosion Protection

„Metrology“ and „Explosion Protection“

PTB has started the „Proficiency Testing Schemes“ with respect to ISO/IEC 17043 for the IECEx System. Regularly Workshops (2012, 2014 and June 2016) with 2015: Proficiency Testing Scheme is mandatory for all IECEx-Test Laboratories

1. Introduction

4. Summary

6 Common Regulatory Objectives

Regulation

Certification

ExNB

European Commission UNECE WP.6 (UNECE-ExSC)

TC 305 TC 31

Ex-Dienst

Namur

ADCO

BG

ZVEI

IECEx

VDMA

CENELEC CEN

IEC/ISO

UNECE- MARS

Orgalime

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