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Electric Motors for GAS Explosive Atmospheres Electric Motors for DUST Explosive Atmospheres

To ATEX 94/9/EC & 1999/92/EC Directives


No motors can be installed No motors can be installed
in ZONE 0 in ZONE 20
GAS DUST

Explosive Gases Explosive Dust Atmosphere


Zone 0 Zone 20
present continuously present continuously

Explosive Gases
Explosive Dust Atmosphere
Zone 1 likely to occur in Zone 21
likely to occur in normal service
normal service
ZONE 0 ZONE 20
Explosive Gases unlikely Explosive Dust Atmosphere
(GAS) Zone 2 to occur and would be Zone 22 unlikely to occur and would
(DUST)
infrequent and short term be infrequent and short term

ZONE 1 ZONE 21
(GAS) G - gas symbol D - dust symbol (DUST)
Zone 0 Category 1G Zone 20 Category 1D
ZONE 2 Zone 1 Category 2G Zone 21 Category 2D ZONE 22
(GAS) Zone 2 Category 3G Zone 22 Category 3D (DUST)
… II 2G Ex-d, Ex-d(e) … II 2G Ex-d, EEx-d(e) … II 2D IP65 … II 3D IP55 (non-conductive dust)
… II 2G Ex-e … II 2G Ex-e … II 2D IP65 (conductive dust)
… II 3G Ex-nA

123 de to

G- Gas symbol d - Flameproof to EN 50018 Gas Gas/ Temp Class Max Surface Temp
Notified Body Group Vapour
(Testing Authority) Specific marking of Zone 0 - Category 1G e - Increased safety to EN 50019 T1 450°C
Identification number explosive protection Zone 1 - Category 2G nA - Non-sparking to EN 50021 II General T2 300°C
Zone 2 - Category 3G de - Flameproof motor with Increased IIA Propane, etc T3 200°C
safety Terminal box EN 50018&19 IIB Ethylene, etc T4 135°C
IIC Hydrogen, etc T5 100°C
CE Marking Equipment Group: I-Mining Application, II-Non-mining Application Ex - Explosion protection T6 85°C

123 D T125°C

Notified Body D- Dust symbol Max Surface Temp


(Testing Authority) Specific marking of Zone 20 - Category 1D
explosive protection Zone 21 - Category 2D T = 125°C
Identification number
Zone 22 - Category 3D T = 100°C

CE Marking Equipment Group: I-Mining Application, II-Non-mining Application

FM/UL Class I Division 2 Class I Division 1


GAS ATEX Zone 2 Zone 1 Zone 0

FM/UL Class II Division 2 Class II Division 1


DUST ATEX Zone 22 Zone 21 Zone 20

IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)- Europe


NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturing Association)- North America

The UL (Underwriters Laboratories) or the FM (Factory Mutual)


in the USA and the CSA (Canadian Standards Association)
in Canada test and issue approvals for the equipment that has
been developed and manufactured for use in hazardous areas.

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