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1 Code breakdown
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1.1 Solid particle protection 1.2 Liquid ingress protection 1.3 Additional letters 1.4 Mechanical impact resistance
Code breakdown
IP Indication Solid Particle Protection Liquid Ingress Protection Mechanical impact resistance Other Protections
IP
Single Letter
Mandatory [edit]Solid
Mandatory
Mandatory
No longer used
Optional
particle protection
The first digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, moving parts) and the ingress of solid foreign objects.
Level
Effective against
>50 mm
Any large surface of the body, such as the back of a hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part
>12.5 mm
>2.5 mm
>1 mm
Dust protected
Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact
Dust tight
[edit]Liquid
ingress protection
Protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against harmful ingress of water.[4]
Level
Protected against
Testing for
Details
Not protected
Test duration: 10 minutes 1 Dripping water Dripping water (vertically falling drops) shall have no harmful effect. Water equivalent to 1mm rainfall per minute Test duration: 10 minutes Vertically dripping water shall have no harmful effect when the Water equivalent enclosure is tilted at an angle up to 15 from its normal position. to 3mm rainfall per minute Test duration: 5 minutes Water volume: 3 Spraying water Water falling as a spray at any angle up to 60 from the vertical 0.7 litres per shall have no harmful effect. minute Pressure: 80 100 kN/m Test duration: 5 minutes 4 Splashing water Water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect. Water volume: 10 litres per minute Pressure: 80 100 kN/m 5 Water jets Water projected by a nozzle (6.3mm) against enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. Test duration: at least 3 minutes
Water volume: 12.5 litres per minute Pressure: 30 kN/m at distance of 3m Test duration: at least 3 minutes Water volume: 6 Powerful water jets Water projected in powerful jets (12.5mm nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. 100 litres per minute Pressure: 100 kN/m at distance of 3m Test duration: 30 Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be possible when minutes Immersion up the enclosure is immersed in water under defined conditions of Immersion at to 1 m pressure and time (up to 1 m of submersion). depth of 1m The equipment is suitable for continuous immersion in water under conditions which shall be specified by the manufacturer. Normally, this will mean that the equipment is hermetically sealed. However, with certain types of equipment, it can mean that water can enter but only in such a manner that it produces no harmful effects. Test duration: continuous immersion in water Depth specified by manufacturer
Immersion beyond 1 m
[edit]Additional
letters
The standard defines additional letters that can be appended to classify only the level of protection against access to hazardous parts by persons:
Back of hand
Finger
Tool
Wire
Further letters can be appended to provide additional information related to the protection of the device:
Letter
Meaning
Weather conditions
[edit]Mechanical
impact resistance
An additional number has sometimes been used to specify the resistance of equipment to mechanical impact. This mechanical impact is identified by the energy needed to qualify a specified resistance level, which is measured in joules (J). This has now been superseded by the separate IK number specified in EN 62262. Although dropped from the 3rd edition of IEC 60529 onwards, and not present in the EN version, older enclosure specifications will sometimes be seen with an optional third IP digit denoting impact resistance. Newer products are likely to be given an IK rating instead. However there is not an exact correspondence of values between the old and new standards.
0.225 J
0.375 J
0.5 J
2J
6J
20 J
Equivalent impact
00
Unprotected
No test
01
0.15
02
0.2
03
0.35
04
0.5
05
0.7
06
07
08
09
10
10
20
[edit]IP69K
German standard DIN 40050-9 extends the IEC 60529 rating system described above with an IP69K rating for high-pressure, high-temperature wash-down applications.[5] Such enclosures must not only be dust tight (IP6X), but also able to withstand high-pressure and steam cleaning. The test specifies a spray nozzle that is fed with 80C water at 810MPa (80100bar) and a flow rate of 14 16L/min. The nozzle is held 1015 cm from the tested device at angles of 0, 40, 60 and 90 for 30s each. The test device sits on a turntable that rotates once every 12s (5rpm). The IP69K test specification was initially developed for road vehicles, especially those that need regular intensive cleaning (dump trucks, cement mixers, etc.), but also finds use in other areas (e.g., food industry, car wash centres).
[edit]NEMA
rating
IP Code Min. NEMA Enclosure rating to satisfy IP Code
IP20
IP54
IP65
4, 4X
IP67
IP68
6P
The United States National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) also publishes protection ratings for enclosures similar to the IP rating system published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
However, it also dictates other product features not addressed by IP codes, such as corrosion resistance, gasket aging, and construction practices. Thus, while it is possible to map IP Codes to NEMA ratings that satisfy or exceed the IP Code criteria, it is not possible to map NEMA ratings to IP codes, as the IP Code does not mandate the additional requirements. The table above indicates the minimum NEMA rating that satisfies a given IP code, but can only be used in that way, not to map IP to NEMA.[6] North American enclosure rating systems are defined in NEMA 250, UL 50, UL 508, and CSA C22.2 N. 94.