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Intrinsic safety

Index Intrinsic safety

Intrinsic safety (IS) is a protection technique for safe operation of electrical equipment in hazardous areas by limiting the energy, electrical and thermal, available for ignition. [1]

17 relations: ATEX directive, Autoignition temperature, Combustion, CSA Group, Electric arc, Electric battery, Electric motor, Electrical equipment in hazardous areas, Electricity, FM Global, Galvanic isolation, Inherent safety, Marine transfer operations, Two-way radio, UL (safety organization), United States Coast Guard, Zener diode.

ATEX directive

The ATEX directive consists of two EU directives describing what equipment and work space is allowed in an environment with an explosive atmosphere.

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Autoignition temperature

The autoignition temperature or kindling point of a substance is the lowest temperature at which it spontaneously ignites in normal atmosphere without an external source of ignition, such as a flame or spark.

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Combustion

Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.

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CSA Group

The CSA Group (formerly the Canadian Standards Association; CSA), is a standards organization which develops standards in 57 areas.

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Electric arc

An electric arc, or arc discharge, is an electrical breakdown of a gas that produces an ongoing electrical discharge.

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Electric battery

An electric battery is a device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells with external connections provided to power electrical devices such as flashlights, smartphones, and electric cars.

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Electric motor

An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

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Electrical equipment in hazardous areas

In electrical engineering, hazardous locations (sometimes abbreviated to HazLoc, pronounced Haz·Lōk) are defined as places where fire or explosion hazards may exist due to flammable gases, flammable liquid–produced vapors, combustible liquid–produced vapors, combustible dusts, or ignitable fibers/flyings present in the air in quantities sufficient to produce explosive or ignitable mixtures.

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Electricity

Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of electric charge.

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FM Global

FM Global is a mutual insurance company based in Johnston, Rhode Island, United States, with offices worldwide, that specializes in loss prevention services primarily to large corporations throughout the world in the Highly Protected Risk (HPR) property insurance market sector.

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Galvanic isolation

Galvanic isolation is a principle of isolating functional sections of electrical systems to prevent current flow; no direct conduction path is permitted.

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Inherent safety

In the chemical and process industries, a process has inherent safety if it has a low level of danger even if things go wrong.

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Marine transfer operations

Marine Transfer Operations are conducted at many ports around the world between tanker ships, barges, and marine terminals.

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Two-way radio

A two-way radio is a radio that can do both transmit and receive a signal (a transceiver), unlike a broadcast receiver which only receives content.

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UL (safety organization)

UL is a global safety consulting and certification company headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

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United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services.

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Zener diode

A Zener diode is a particular type of diode that, unlike a normal one, allows current to flow not only from its anode to its cathode, but also in the reverse direction, when the Zener voltage is reached.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrinsic_safety

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