European Union (EU) Requirements - ATEX "New Approach" Directives

Types of Protection of Explosion Protected Apparatus

According to the European standard DIN EN 50 014 (VDE regulations 0170/01710 part 1) explosion protected apparatus can be designed so that they meet the requirements of several types of protection. Here, eight types of protection based on different principles, are taken into consideration.


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