Electrical Appliances Protection Class
Electrical Appliances Protection ClassClass marking of IP protection is normally present in the technical data of domestic and industrial electrical appliances. We will help you understand what this marking means.Any electrical appliance in operation contacts the outside environment and people. To prevent damage to equipment, to protect the lives and health of personnel, all industrial and domestic electronic components and appliances should comply with specific requirements for dust and moisture protection. These requirements are specified in the standard DIN EN 60529. This standard applies to all countries in Europe and Asia.Protection class as of IP class is encoded by two compulsory digits, but in some cases there are additional letter marks.The first digit indicates the degree of IP protection against dust. Digits from 0 to 6 are used. The higher the number, the stronger is the protected electrical equipment. For example, one stands for protection against solid bodies of diameter greater than 50 mm, and protection against penetration by hand, and 6 is complete protection against dust.The second digit indicates the degree of protection against moisture, digits from 0 to 8 are used. The large digit also indicates better equipment protection. For example, 4 is protection against splashes from all angles, and 7 is protection against short-term immersion in water.If there is no information about one of protection types, an X mark can be used instead of the corresponding figure. For example, IPX5 or IP6X.There are also symbols of protection class with an additional letter K at the end. This means that apart from the standard class of protection against water, protection against water under pressure is added (IP64K - protection from splashes under pressure and full protection against dust). For certain industries, such as food, a special protection class against water - 9K was introduced. It is protection against jets of steam under pressure, i.e. equipment can be treated with water vapor.
Electrical Appliances Protection ClassClass marking of IP protection is normally present in the technical data of domestic and industrial electrical appliances. We will help you understand what this marking means.Any electrical appliance in operation contacts the outside environment and people. To prevent damage to equipment, to protect the lives and health of personnel, all industrial and domestic electronic components and appliances should comply with specific requirements for dust and moisture protection. These requirements are specified in the standard DIN EN 60529. This standard applies to all countries in Europe and Asia.Protection class as of IP class is encoded by two compulsory digits, but in some cases there are additional letter marks.The first digit indicates the degree of IP protection against dust. Digits from 0 to 6 are used. The higher the number, the stronger is the protected electrical equipment. For example, one stands for protection against solid bodies of diameter greater than 50 mm, and protection against penetration by hand, and 6 is complete protection against dust.The second digit indicates the degree of protection against moisture, digits from 0 to 8 are used. The large digit also indicates better equipment protection. For example, 4 is protection against splashes from all angles, and 7 is protection against short-term immersion in water.If there is no information about one of protection types, an X mark can be used instead of the corresponding figure. For example, IPX5 or IP6X.There are also symbols of protection class with an additional letter K at the end. This means that apart from the standard class of protection against water, protection against water under pressure is added (IP64K - protection from splashes under pressure and full protection against dust). For certain industries, such as food, a special protection class against water - 9K was introduced. It is protection against jets of steam under pressure, i.e. equipment can be treated with water vapor.