NEMA C136 25-2013 For Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment Ingress Protection (Resistance to Dust Solid Objects and Moisture) for Luminaire Enclosures.pdf

1、NEMA Standards PublicationNational Electrical Manufacturers AssociationANSI C136.25-2013American NationalStandard For Roadwayand Area LightingEquipmentIngressProtection (Resistance toDust, Solid Objects, andMoisture) for LuminaireEnclosuresANSI C136.25-2013 American National Standard For Roadway and

2、 Area Lighting Equipment Ingress Protection (Resistance to Dust, Solid Objects, and Moisture) for Luminaire Enclosures Secretariat: National Electrical Manufacturers Association Approved August 28, 2013 Published October 1, 2013 American National Standards Institute, Inc. ANSI C136.25-2013 Page ii C

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21、C136.25-2013 Page iv Copyright 2013 by National Electrical Manufacturers Association ANSI C136.25-2013 Page v Copyright 2013 by National Electrical Manufacturers Association TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SCOPE. 1 2 INFORMATIVE REFERENCES 1 3 DEFINITIONS 1 4 DESIGNATION OF PROTECTION 2 5 DEGREES OF PROTECTION

22、AGAINST ACCESS TO HAZARDOUS PARTS (FIRST NUMERAL) 2 6 DEGREES OF PROTECTION AGAINST FOREIGN OBJECTS, SUCH AS DUST 3 7 DEGREES OF PROTECTION AGAINST INGRESS OF MOISTURE (SECOND NUMERAL) . 4 8 MARKINGS . 5 9 GENERAL TEST REQUIREMENTS 6 10 SUGGESTED RATINGS . 6 Tables Table 1 DEGREES OF PROTECTION (OF

23、PERSONS) AGAINST ACCESS TO HAZARDOUS PARTS INDICATED BY THE FIRST CHARACTERISTIC NUMERAL*. 3 Table 2. 4 DEGREES OF PROTECTION AGAINST SOLID FOREIGN OBJECTS INDICATED BY THE FIRST CHARACTERISTIC NUMERAL* 4 Table 3. 5 DEGREES OF PROTECTION AGAINST WATER AS INDICATED BY THE SECOND CHARACTERISTIC NUMERA

24、L*. 5 Table 4. 7 SUGGESTED IP RATINGS FOR ANSI C136 EQUIPMENT 7 ANSI C136.25-2013 Page vi Copyright 2013 by National Electrical Manufacturers Association FOREWORD At the time this standard was approved the ANSI C136 committee was composed of the following members: Alabama Power Company American Elec

25、tric Lighting Caltrans Ceravision City of Kansas City, Missouri Duke Energy Duke Energy - Florida Eaton Cooper Lighting Edison Electric Institute EPRI EYE Lighting Florida Power and Light FRE Composites (2005) Inc. GE Lighting Solutions Georgia Power Company Gulf Power Company Hapco Holophane, An Ac

26、uity Brands Company Hubbell Lighting, Inc. Inovus Solar Kauffman Consulting, LLC LED Roadway Lighting Lites Los Angeles City Bureau of Street Lighting National Grid OSRAM Sylvania Philips Hadco Philips Lumec PNNL ROAM/DTL SELC Shakespeare Composite Structures South Carolina Electric and IEC 60598-1,

27、 Luminaires, general requirements, and tests, Section 9, “Resistance to dust, solid objects and moisture.” Tables 1, 2, and 3, in particular, are based on IEC 60529. The type of protection covered by this standard is as follows: a) Protection of persons against contact with, or approach to, energize

28、d electrical components inside the light fixture (luminaire) enclosure, and protection of the equipment against ingress of solid foreign bodies b) Protection of equipment inside an enclosure against harmful ingress of water, solid foreign objects or dust It should be noted that the IP rating of a lu

29、minaire has no bearing on its Dirt Depreciation characteristics. Testing is performed on new luminaires and is not an indicator of the life or reliability of the luminaire during its service life. Some components such as seals and gaskets deteriorate over time with exposure to heat and the environme

30、nt and should be evaluated separately. 2 INFORMATIVE REFERENCES This standard is intended to be used in conjunction with the following publications. The latest edition of the publication applies (including amendments). IEC 60529, Edition 2.1, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) IE

31、C 60598-1, Edition 7, Luminaires Part 1: general requirements, and tests, Section 9, “Resistance to dust, solid objects and moisture.” 3 DEFINITIONS Degrees of protection: The extent of protection provided by a lighting fixture (luminaire) enclosure against ingress of foreign objects or water, verif

32、ied by standardized test methods. Direct contact: Contact of persons with energized components. Enclosure: A part that provides protection of equipment against external effects and direct contact. Hazardous live part: A part that, when energized, presents a danger to human touch. Hazardous part: A p

33、art that presents a danger to human touch. IP code: A coding system to indicate the degree of protection afforded by a lighting fixture (luminaire) enclosure against ingress of foreign objects or water. ANSI C136.25-2013 Page 2 Copyright 2013 by National Electrical Manufacturers Association Opening:

34、 A gap or aperture in an enclosure that exists or may be formed by the introduction of a test probe. Probe, access: A test probe simulating a part of a person or tool to verify the possibility of ingress into an enclosure. Probe, object: A test probe simulating a foreign object to verify the possibi

35、lity of ingress into an enclosure. Protection provided by an enclosure against access to hazardous parts: The protection of persons against contact with hazardous parts or hazardous live parts. This protection may be provided by the enclosure itself or by means of barriers as part of the enclosure,

36、or distances inside the enclosure. 4 DESIGNATION OF PROTECTION The degree of protection provided by an enclosure is indicated in the IP code in the following manner: Code letters IP (Ingress Protection) First numeral 0 6 (dust or foreign objects) Second numeral 0 8 (moisture) The first numeral shall

37、 indicate the degree of protection provided by the enclosure against human contact or object held by a person that could contact a hazardous part, and simultaneously, the protection of the equipment against the ingress of foreign objects, including dust. An enclosure shall only be designated with a

38、stated degree of protection indicated by the first numeral if it complies with all lower degrees of protection. The second numeral shall indicate the degree of protection provided by the enclosure against the harmful effects of the ingress of moisture. Where a numeral is not required to be specified

39、, the letter X shall replace it. When an enclosure (luminaire) provides different degrees of protection for different mounting arrangements, the relevant information shall be indicated by the manufacturer in the instructions and/or label related to the respective mounting arrangements. 5 DEGREES OF

40、PROTECTION AGAINST ACCESS TO HAZARDOUS PARTS (FIRST NUMERAL) The first characteristic numeral of the IP Code number indicates compliance with the following tests for the degree of protection against access to hazardous parts. It also indicates compliance with tests shown in the next section for the

41、degree of protection against solid foreign objects. The protection against access to hazardous parts is satisfactory if adequate clearance is kept between the specified access probe and hazardous parts. Lighting equipment operates at voltages below 1,000 VAC. For voltages less than 1,000 VAC, the ac

42、cess probe must not touch the hazardous live parts. For luminaires operating at voltages exceeding 1,000 VAC, when the access probe is placed in the unfavorable position(s) (positions where the probe is closest to un-insulated current-carrying parts), the equipment shall be capable of withstanding t

43、he dielectric tests as specified in the relevant product standard applicable to the equipment. ANSI C136.25-2013 Page 3 Copyright 2013 by National Electrical Manufacturers Association The maximum voltage should be considered when the dielectric test voltage and adequate clearance are determined. Des

44、cription of the tests is shown in Table 1. Table 1 DEGREES OF PROTECTION (OF PERSONS) AGAINST ACCESS TO HAZARDOUS PARTS INDICATED BY THE FIRST CHARACTERISTIC NUMERAL* First characteristic numeral Degree of protection of persons against hazardous parts Test definition 0 Non-protected None 1 Protected

45、 against access to hazardous parts with the back of a hand 50 mm access probe sphere, shall have adequate clearance from hazardous parts 2 Protected against access to hazardous parts with a finger 12 mm , 80 mm length, jointed test finger, shall have adequate clearance from hazardous parts 3 Protect

46、ed against access to hazardous parts with a tool 2.5 mm access probe shall not penetrate 4* Protected against access to hazardous parts with a wire 1.0 mm access probe shall not penetrate 5* Protected against access to hazardous parts with a wire 1.0 mm access probe shall not penetrate 6* Protected

47、against access to hazardous parts with a wire 1.0 mm access probe shall not penetrate * This table is based on Table 1 in IEC 60529. * Although it appears the same, numbers 4, 5, and 6 are differentiated in Table 2. 6 DEGREES OF PROTECTION AGAINST FOREIGN OBJECTS, SUCH AS DUST The first characterist

48、ic numeral of the IP Code indicates compliance with tests for the degree of protection against access to hazardous parts as described in Section 5, and compliance with tests shown in Table 2 for the degree of protection against solid foreign objects and dust. The protection against ingress of solid

49、foreign objects/dust implies that the full diameter of the probe shall not pass through an opening in the enclosure. Object probes for numerals 3 and 4 shall not penetrate the enclosure at all. Dust protected enclosures to numeral 5 allow a limited quantity of dust to penetrate under certain conditions. Dust tight enclosures to numeral 6 do not allow any dust to penetrate. ANSI C136.25-2013 Page 4 Copyright 2013 by National Electrical Manufacturers Association Table 2 DEGREES OF PROTECTION AGAINST SOLID FOREIGN OBJECTS INDICATED BY THE FIRST CHARAC