The IEC60529 standard applies to the classification of degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment with a rated voltage not exceeding 72.5kV. Its core objectives include:
1. Defining Protection Scope:
- Clarifying enclosure protections against:
- Human contact with internal hazardous parts (e.g., IP1X, IP2X, IP3X, IP4X, IP5X, and IP6X).
- Ingress of solid foreign objects (e.g., IP1X, IP20, IP3X, IP4X).
- Harmful effects from water ingress (e.g., IPX1, IPX2, IPX3, IPX4, IPX5, IPX6, IPX7, IPX8 andIPX9K).
2. Standardizing Protection Rating Labels:
Ensuring a unified and clear labeling method for protection ratings of devices produced by different manufacturers, facilitating identification and selection by users.
3. Specifying Requirements for Each Protection Level:
Technically defining the specific indicators that different protection levels must meet, providing precise references for manufacturing.
4. Standardizing Verification Tests:
Establishing procedures and methods for verifying enclosure compliance with this standard, ensuring the authenticity and reliability of protection ratings.
Pego’s IEC60529-compliant IP testing equipments is summarized in the tables below:
Corresponding to Pego’s testing equipment | |
Clause 5.1 and 11.4 Protection against access to hazardous parts (Table 6) | PG-TPA IP1X Access Probe with Ø50mm Sphere PG-TPB IP2X Jointed Test Finger Probe with Ø12mm finger (Figure 1) |
Clause 5.2 and 11.4 Protection against access to hazardous parts (Table 6) | PG-TPA IP1X Object Probe with Ø50mm Sphere PG-TP2 IP2X Object Probe with Ø12.5mm Sphere |
Clause 12 Tests for Protection against access to hazardous parts indicated by the first characteristic numeral | |
Clause 13.4 Dust test for first characteristic numerals 5 and 6 (Figure 2) | |
Clause 14.2.1 and 14.2.2 Test for second characteristic numeral 1 and 2 with the drip box (Figure 3) | |
Clause 14.2.3 and 14.2.4 Test for second characteristic numeral 3 and 4 with oscillating tube or spray nozzle (Table 9) | IPX3 and IPX4 Oscillating Tube Device (Figure 4) IPX3 and IPX4 Spray Nozzle (Figure 5) |
Clause 14.2.5 and 14.2.6 Test for second characteristic numeral 5 with the 6.3mm nozzle and numeral 6 with 12.5mm nozzle (Figure 6) | |
Clause 14.2.7 Test for second characteristic numeral 7: temporary immersion between 0.15m and 1m | |
Clause 14.2.8 Test for second characteristic numeral 8: continuous immersion subject to agreement | |
Clause 14.2.9 Test for second characteristic numeral 9 by high pressure and temperature water jetting (Figure 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) | IPX9K High Pressure and Temperature Water Jetting Testing Chamber |
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