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Session18 TestingonEXEquipment

CertificateofConformity
CertificationIssues
ACertificateofConformityconfirmsthatassembledExcertifiedcomponentsofelectricalequipmentmeetallthe
designandtestrequirementsofanappropriatestandardandhasbeenmanufacturedwithgoodengineering
practice.ExplosionProtectedelectricalequipmentwithaCertificateofConformity
can be installed in a designated hazardous area without further verification by the test authority Certificates of canbeinstalledinadesignatedhazardousareawithoutfurtherverificationbythetestauthority.Certificatesof
conformitywillincludethesuffixXaftertheuniquecertificatenumbertoindicatethatthereareinstallation
conditionsofusetomaintainthesafetyfeatures.
ComponentCertificates
Recognizedtestauthoritiescanalsocertifyindividualcomponentsforcompliancewithaparticularstandard.
ThesecertifiedcomponentswillnormallyhaveConditionsofUsespecifiedinthecertificationdocumentand
denotedbythesuffixUfollowingthecertificatenumber.TheseconditionsmustbeobservedtomaintaintheEx
safety design features. Typically the conditions will include creepage and clearance distances, voltage and current safetydesignfeatures.Typicallytheconditionswillincludecreepageandclearancedistances,voltageandcurrent
ratingsandcircuitprotection.Certifiedcomponentsarenormally100%inspectedaftermanufacture,andwhere
practical,markedtoindicatethevoltageandcurrentratings.Manytimescomponentcertificatesapplyto
flameproofenclosures.OEMswhoinstalladditionalequipmentandwiringinsidemustthenhavetheenclosure
testedtoobtainanExelectricalapparatusapproval.Flameproofenclosuresnormallyhaveacomponent
tifi t certificate.
CertificationofEXEquipment(APPARATUS)
Arecognizedtestauthoritycanverifythatequipmentdesignedandtestedtoanappropriatestandardcomplies g y y q p g pp p p
withalltheconstructionandcomponenttestprocedures.Themanufactureristhenallowedtomarktheproducts
withthecertificatedates.Tomaintainahighlevelofcomplianceandqualitycontrol,themanufacturerwillbe
opentosurveillanceandauditsbythetestauthoritytoensurethattheoriginalproductdesignspecificationis
maintainedduringmassproduction.
CertificationAgencies
Australia StandardsAssociateofAustraliaSAACommittedP/3responsibleforthe
standardsandtestedbyeitherTestSafeAustraliaorSafetyinMinesTestingand
Research
Canada StandardsCouncilofCanadaofficiallyauthorizesthefollowingcertifying
bodiestocertifyequipmentforuseinhazardouslocations:
CSAInternational
ETLTestingLabs
ULofCanada
UnderwritersLaboratories
Europe Equipment for Hazardous locations must be certified to the CENELEC Europe EquipmentforHazardouslocationsmustbecertifiedtotheCENELEC
StandardspreparedbytheCENELECTC31committeeandsubcommittees.Tokeep
thestandardsuniforminallthelaboratories,theExNotifiedBodiesGroupmeet
onceortwiceayeartodiscussproblemsandissuesandresolvedisputesbetween
thelabs.
f h f f h l b d b l ll b Acceptanceofthecertificationofthelaboratoriesisrequiredbylawinallmember
countriesandmanufacturersarenotboundtousetheirlaboratoriesintheirown
countryiftheychoosenotto.
EuropeanCertificationAgencies
TheseNotifiedBodieswillprovidethirdpartytestingtovariousinternationalstandards
andalmostallwillprovideproducttestingtotheATEXdirectives.
Austria TUV
Belgium ISSeP
Denmark DEMKO
Finland VTT
France INERIS, LCIE France INERIS,LCIE
Germany DMT,PTB,TUV
Italy CESI
Luxembourg SNCH
Netherlands KEMA
N th I l d ISC NorthernIreland ISC
Norway NEMKO
Poland INOVA
Slovakia TI
Spain LOM p
Sweden SP
UK SCS,TRL,ETL,Baseefa2001
andmoreeveryday
TestsonEXEquipment
ThreetypesofTeststypicallydoneonEXequipment
TypeTesttomeetcertificateofconformity
RoutineTestonproducteitherindividualorbatch
Q lit T t T i l ISO 9001 QualityTest TypicalISO9001
TestingonEXequipment TypeTest
Definedbythestandardsthemselves
MustbecarriedoutbyaNotifiedBody,i.e.SIRA,PTB,NEMKO,etc
Examples:
d&e products d&e products
Impacttest resistancetoshocks
Temperaturerise temperatureclass
U.V.resistance
dproducts
pressuretest
nontransmissiontest
TestingonEXequipment TypeTest
TypicalExdtestchamber
GasTurbineTestingEquipment
RoutineTest
EXdproducts:hydraulictest(staticoverpressure)Canissometimesisdoneontheevery
particularitemproduced.Usuallydonewhereasamplecoverwiththeincomingairhoseismated
tothebodyoftheenclosureandviseversatoprovideafinalproducttest
EXeproducts:dielectrictest(staticoverpressure)Typicallyisnotdoneoneachproductproduced
butisdoneonabatchbasis
FireTest
Typical Fire Testing standards for electrical components was directly TypicalFireTestingstandardsforelectricalcomponentswasdirectly
fromboththePiperAlphaexplosionintheNorthSeaaswellasthe
ChunnelfireintheUK.Healthandsafetyregulationsrequirecertain
productsforuseincriticalareasmustmeetspecificfiretesting
requirements.IEChasalsothesamerequirementsforcriticalcircuits
h d f bl h f suchasIEC331andIEC332ratingforcables.Thespecifictesting
requirementsareasfollowed:
1742F(950C)for3hourselectricalsupplyon
12hourcooldownandretestofsafeelectricaloperation p

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