Use In Potentially Explosive Atmospheres; General Requirements; Product Identification; Approvals And Certifications - ABB TZIDC Manual

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Use in potentially explosive atmospheres

General requirements

• The ABB positioner has been approved only for
appropriate and intended use in standard industrial
atmospheres. Any breach of this rule leads to a
cancellation of warranty and manufacturer's
responsibility!
• Make sure that only devices which comply with the types
of protection relevant to the applicable zones and
categories are installed.
• All electric equipment has to be suited for the respective
intended use.

Approvals and certifications

The digital positioner TZIDC has a variety of different
explosion protection approvals. The scope of these approvals
extends over the entire EU, Switzerland, and special
countries.
They range from explosion protection approvals in
accordance with ATEX directives to internationally
recognized approvals such as IECEx, and additionally include
country-specific explosion protection approvals.
Explosion protection approvals
• ATEX / UKEX, for details, see page 27.
• IECEx, for details, see page 29.
• cFMus, for details, see page 31.
• EAC TR-CU-012, for details see page 40.
Standards applied
The standards including the date of issue with the devices
are in compliance are specified in the EU Type examination
certificate and in the declaration of conformity of the
manufacturer.

Product identification

Depending on the type of explosion protection, Ex-marking is
attached to the positioner on the right, next to the main
name plate.
This indicates the level of explosion protection and the
device's relevant Ex certificate.
Marking (name plate)
Figure 21: Ex marking (example, Atex / IECEx)
Figure 22: Ex marking (example, UKEX)
Figure 23: Ex marking (example, cFMus)
Figure 24: Ex marking (example, EAC Ex)
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