DEGREE OF PROTECTION

The IP Code defined in international standard IEC 60529 & The degree of Protection as Classified in Indian Standard IS:4691 is classifies the level of
protection that electrical panels, motors& sensors Etc provide against the ingress of solid objects or dust, accidental contact, & water.it consists of
letter IP( INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION RATING or INGRESS PROTECTION RATING ) Followed by two digits & an optional letter.Example IP56A.

Second Numerical
Protection against
water

7
>1m

>>1m

First Numerical
No
Water Falling
Protection against Protection Vertically Shall
penetration by foreign
not harm
objects DUST

Water falling up
to 15 from
Vertically Shall
not harm

Water falling up Water splashes

to 60 from
shall not harm
Vertically Shall
not harm

Water Jets shall

not harm
qv=12.5 L/min
p=0.3 bar

Powerful Water
Jets shall not
harm
qv=100 L/min
p=1 bar

Temporary
immersion in
Water upto 1 mtr
depth.
T=30 min

Continious
immersion in
water much
more than 1 mtr
depth.
T=(infinite)

No Protection

Special
Protection
Against Bodies
50 mm Dia

Protection
Against bodies
12.5 mm dia

Protection
against bodies
2.5 mm dia

IP 34

Protection
against bodies
1 mm dia

IP 44

IP 45

Dust
Protected

IP 54

IP 55

IP 56

IP 57

IP 58

6
6

Dust Tight

IP 64

IP 65

IP 66

IP 67

IP 68

IP 21

IP 22

IP 23

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>>1m