Manual
<Installation and Operating Precautions for TIIS Flameproof Equipment>
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EX-B03E
Installation and Operating Precautions for TIIS Flameproof Equipment
ApparatusCertiedUnderTechnicalCriteria(IEC-compatibleStandards)
1. General
The following describes precautions on electrical apparatus of
ameproof construction (hereinafter referred to as ameproof
apparatus) in explosion-protected apparatus.
Following the Labour Safety and Health Laws of Japan,
ameproof apparatus is subjected to type tests to meet either
the technical criteria for explosionproof electrical machinery and
equipment (standards notication no. 556 from the Japanese
Ministry of Labour) (hereinafter referred to as technical criteria),
in conformity with the IEC Standards, or the “Recommended
Practice for Explosion-Protected Electrical Installations in
General Industries,” published in 1979. These certied apparatus
can be used in hazardous locations where explosive or
inammable gases or vapours may be present.
Certied apparatus includes a certication label and an
equipment nameplate with the specications necessary for
explosion requirements as well as precautions on explosion
protection. Please conrm these precautionary items and use
them to meet specication requirements.
For electrical wiring and maintenance servicing, please refer
to “Internal Wiring Rules” in the Electrical Installation Technical
Standards as well as “USER’S GUIDELINES for Electrical
Installations for Explosive Gas Atmospheres in General
Industry,” published in 1994.
To meet ameproof requirements, equipment that can be termed
“ameproof” must:
(
1
) Be certied by a Japanese public authority in accordance
with the Labour Safety and Health Laws of Japan and have
a certication label in an appropriate location on its case,
and
(2
) Be used in compliance with the specications marked on its
certication label, equipment nameplate and precautionary
information furnished.
2. Electrical Apparatus of Flameproof Type of
Explosion-Protected Construction
Electrical apparatus which is of ameproof construction is
subjected to a type test and certied by the Japanese Ministry
of Labour aiming at preventing explosion caused by electrical
apparatus in a factory or any location where inammable gases
or vapours may be present. The ameproof construction is
of completely enclosed type and its enclosure shall endure
explosive pressures in cases where explosive gases or
vapours entering the enclosure cause explosion. In addition,
the enclosure construction shall be such that ame caused
by explosion does not ignite gases or vapours outside the
enclosure.
In this manual, the word "ameproof" is applied to the ameproof
equipment combined with the types of protection "e", "o", "i", and
"d" as well as ameproof equipment.
3. Terminology
(1) Enclosure
An outer shell of an electrical apparatus, which encloses live
parts and thus is needed to congure explosion-protected
construction.
(2) Shroud
A component part which is so designed that the fastening of joint
surfaces cannot be loosened unless a special tool is used.
(3) Enclosure internal volume
This is indicated by:— the total internal volume of the ameproof
enclosure minus the volume of the internal components essential
to equipment functions.
(4) Path length of joint surface
On a joint surface, the length of the shortest path through
which ame ows from the inside to outside of the ameproof
enclosure. This denition cannot be applied to threaded joints.
(5) Gaps between joint surfaces
The physical distance between two mating surfaces, or
differences in diameters if the mating surfaces are cylindrical.
Note: The permissible sizes of gaps between joint surfaces, the path
length of a joint surface and the number of joint threads are
determined by such factors as the enclosure’s internal volume,
joint and mating surface construction, and the explosion
classication of the specied gases and vapours.
4. Installation of Flameproof Apparatus
(1) Installation Area
Flameproof apparatus may be installed, in accordance with
applicable gases, in a hazardous area in Zone 1 or 2, where
the specied gases are present. Those apparatus shall not be
installed in a hazardous area in Zone 0.
Note: Hazardous areas are classied in zones based upon the
frequency of the appearance and the duration of an explosive gas
atmosphere as follows:
Z
o
ne 0: An area in which an explosive gas atmosphere is present
continuously or is present for long periods.
Zo
ne 1: An area in which an explosive gas atmosphere is likely to
occur in normal operation.
Zo
ne 2: An area in which an explosive gas atmosphere is not
likely to occur in normal operation and if it does occur it
will exist for a short period only.
(2) Environmental Conditions
The standard environmental condition for the installation of
ameproof apparatus is limited to an ambient temperature range
from –20°C to +40°C (for products certied under Technical
Criteria). However, some eld-mounted instruments may be
certied at an ambient temperature up to +60°C as indicated
on the instrument nameplates. If the ameproof apparatus are
exposed to direct sunshine or radiant heat from plant facilities,
appropriate thermal protection measures shall be taken.
5. External Wiring for Flameproof Apparatus
Flameproof apparatus require cable wiring or ameproof metal
conduits for their electrical connections. For cable wiring,
cable glands (cable entry devices for ameproof type) to wiring
connections shall be attached. For metal conduits, attach sealing
ttings as close to wiring connections as possible and completely
seal the apparatus. All non-live metal parts such as the enclosure
shall be securely grounded.
For details, see the “USER’S GUIDELINES for Electrical
Installations for Explosive Gas Atmospheres in General
Industry,” published in 1994.
(1) Cable Wiring
• For cable wiring, cable glands (cable entry devices for
ameproof type) specied or supplied with the apparatus
shall be directly attached to the wiring connections to
complete sealing of the apparatus.
• Screws that connect cable glands to the apparatus are those
for G-type parallel pipe threads (JIS B 0202) with no sealing
property. To protect the apparatus from corrosive gases
or moisture, apply non-hardening sealant such as liquid
gaskets to those threads for waterproong.