TECHNICAL SESSION NO.

IP PROTECTION &
PANEL DESIGNING
BY RAGHAVAN CHETTIAR

DATE: 16TH SEPTEMBER 2017

 IP PROTECTION & PANEL DESIGNING
 IP PROTECTION
• IP rating is also known as Ingress Protection or International
Protection ratings which are defined to the international
standard of EN 60529 (British BS EN 60529:1992, European
IEC 60509:1989). These standards are used to define the
levels of sealing effectiveness of electrical enclosures against
intrusion from foreign bodies such as dirt and water.

• The European standard for enclosures, EN 50298 also includes

IK impact test. This test is described in EN 50102.

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 IP PROTECTION
• The rating consists of the letters IP followed by 2 digits,
– The first digit stands for the level of protection that the
enclosure provides against solid bodies.
– The second digit describes the degree of protection of the
equipment inside the enclosure against water.

IP65 = First Digit - Solids

IP65 = Second Digit - Liquids

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 IP PROTECTION
IP First number - Protection against solid objects
1st Digit Description

0 No special protection

Protected against solid objects over 50 mm, e.g. accidental touch

1
by persons hands

2 Protected against solid objects over 12 mm, e.g. persons fingers

3 Protected against solid objects over 2.5 mm (tools and wires)

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 IP PROTECTION
IP First number - Protection against solid objects
1st Digit Description

Protected against solid objects over 1 mm (tools, wires, and small

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wires)

5 Protected against dust limited ingress (no harmful deposit)

6 Totally protected against dust

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 IP PROTECTION
IP Second number - Protection against liquids
2nd Digit Description

0 No protection

1 Protection against vertically falling drops of water e.g. condensation

2 Protection against direct sprays of water up to 15o from the vertical

3 Protected against direct sprays of water up to 60o from the vertical

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 IP PROTECTION
IP Second number - Protection against liquids
2nd Digit Description

Protection against water sprayed from all directions - limited

4
ingress permitted

Protected against low pressure jets of water from all directions -

5
limited ingress

Protected against temporary flooding of water,

6
e.g. for use on ship decks - limited ingress permitted

7 Protected against the effect of immersion between 15 cm &1 m

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 IP PROTECTION
IP Second number - Protection against liquids
2nd Digit Description

8 Protects against long periods of immersion under pressure

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 IK PROTECTION
• IP Third number - Protection against mechanical impacts
(commonly omitted, the third number is not a part of IEC 60529)
3rd Digit Description

0 No protection

Protects against impact of 0.225 joule

1
(e.g. 150 g weight falling from 15 cm height)

Protected against impact of 0.375 joule

2
(e.g. 250 g weight falling from 15 cm height)

Protected against impact of 0.5 joule

3
(e.g. 250 g weight falling from 20 cm height)

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 IK PROTECTION
• IP Third number - Protection against mechanical impacts
(commonly omitted, the third number is not a part of IEC 60529)
3rd Digit Description

Protected against impact of 2.0 joule

4
(e.g. 500 g weight falling from 40 cm height)

Protected against impact of 6.0 joule

5
(e.g. 1.5 kg weight falling from 40 cm height)

Protected against impact of 20.0 joule

6
(e.g. 5 kg weight falling from 40 cm height)

Protected against impact of 0.5 joule

7
(e.g. 500 g weight falling from 40 cm height)

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 IP PROTECTION & PANEL DESIGNING
 IK PROTECTION
• IP Third number - Protection against mechanical impacts
(commonly omitted, the third number is not a part of IEC 60529)
3rd Digit Description

Protected against impact of 5.0 joule

8
(e.g. 1.7 kg weight falling from 29.5 cm height)

Protected against impact of 10.0 joule

9
(e.g. 5 kg weight falling from 20 cm height)

Protected against impact of 20.0 joule

10
(e.g. 5 kg weight falling from 40 cm height)

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 1 No separation.

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 2a Separation of the busbars from the functional units, with terminals for external
conductors not separated from the busbars.

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 2b Separation of the busbars from the functional units, with terminals for external
conductors separated from the busbars.

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 3a Separation of busbars from the functional units, and separation of all
functional units from one another. Separation of the terminals, for external
conductors, from the functional units, but not from each other. Terminals for
external conductors not separated from busbars

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 3b Separation of busbars from the functional units, and separation of all
functional units from one another. Separation of the terminals, for external
conductors, from the functional units, but not from each other. Terminals for
external conductors separated from busbars.

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 4a (types 1, 2 and 3) and 4b (types 4, 5, 6 and 7)
Form 4 Separation of busbars from the functional units, and separation of all functional
units from one another, including the terminals for external conductors which
are an integral part of the functional unit.
Type 1 Terminals for external conductors located in the same compartment
as the associated functional unit. Busbar separation is achieved by
insulated coverings, eg. Sleeving, wrapping or coatings. Cables may
be glanded elsewhere.
Type 2 Terminals for external conductors located in the same compartment
as the associated functional unit. Busbar separation is achieved by
metallic, or non-metallic, rigid barriers, or partitions. Cables may be
glanded elsewhere.

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 4 Terminals for external conductors located in the same compartment as the
Type 3 associated functional unit. Busbar separation is achieved by insulated
coverings, eg. Sleeving, wrapping, or coatings. The termination for each
functional unit has its own integral glanding facility.

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 IP PROTECTION & PANEL DESIGNING
PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 4 Terminals for external conductors located in the same compartment as the
Type 4 associated functional unit, but in individual, separate, enclosed protected
spaces, or compartments. Busbar separation is achieved by insulated
coverings, eg. Sleeving, wrapping or coatings. Cables may be glanded
elsewhere.
Form 4 Terminals for external conductors located in the same compartment as the
Type 5 associated functional unit, but in individual, separate, enclosed protected
spaces, or compartments. Busbar separation is achieved by metallic, or non-
metallic, rigid barriers, or partitions. Terminals may be separated by insulated
coverings, and glanded in common cabling chambers.
Form 4 Terminals for external conductors located in the same compartment as the
Type 6 associated functional unit, but in individual, separate, enclosed protected
spaces, or compartments. All separation is by metallic or non-metallic, rigid
barriers, or partitions. Cables are glanded in common cabling chamber.

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PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION

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 IP PROTECTION & PANEL DESIGNING
PANEL DESIGNING – FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION
Form 4 Terminals for external conductors located in the same compartment as the
Type 7 associated functional unit, but in individual separate, enclosed protected
spaces, or compartments. All separation is by metallic, or non-metallic, rigid
barriers, or partitions. The termination for each functional unit has its own
integral glanding facility.

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ANY QUESTIONS

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THANK YOU

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