Content deleted Content added
A new subsection for the origins of the letters |
m Reverted 1 edit by 14.162.151.109 (talk) to last revision by The Grid |
||
| (30 intermediate revisions by 28 users not shown) | |||
Line 6:
}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{unordered list
|2=2 = number from 0 to 6, or X
|3=3 = number from 0 to 9, or X
|4=C = (optional) letter A, B, C or D
|5=H = (optional) letter H, M, S or W
}}
]]
[[File:VIA VID Touch Screen Screen Display - VIA VID-2212-IP65 (5466727999).jpg|thumb|IP65 touchscreen display]]
[[File:09584jfCalumpit Pulilan Bulacan Landmarksfvf 17.jpg|thumb|IP65 LED lamp]]The '''IP code''' or '''
The standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing terms such as ''waterproof''. For example, a cellular phone rated at IP67 is "dust resistant" and can be "immersed in 1 meter of freshwater for up to 30 minutes". Similarly, an electrical socket rated IP22 is protected against insertion of fingers and will not become unsafe during a specified test in which it is exposed to vertically or nearly vertically dripping water. IP22 or IP2X are typical minimum requirements for the design of electrical accessories for indoor use.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IP Rating - Ingress Protection Explained {{!}} Tansun |url=https://www.tansun.com/gb_en/technical/technical-ip-rating.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.tansun.com}}</ref>
The digits indicate conformity with the conditions summarized in the tables below. The digit ''0'' is used where no protection is provided. The digit is replaced with the letter ''X'' when insufficient data has been gathered to assign a protection level. The device can become less capable; however, it cannot become unsafe.
Line 15 ⟶ 25:
There are no hyphens in a standard IP code. IPX-8 (for example) is thus an invalid IP code.<ref name="NE Laser" />
== Etymology ==
In the original IEC 60529 standard from year 1976, the letters IP are used without providing an explanation, and referred as "characteristic letters".<ref>{{Cite book |title=IEC Publication 529: Classification des degrés de protection procurés par les enveloppes – Classification of degrees of protection provided by enclosures |publisher=[[International Electrotechnical Commission]] |year=1976 |edition=1st}}</ref> In the next editions of the standard, from years 1989 and 1999 respectively, the IP is explained to denote "international protection" on both French and English pages. According to the Finnish national committee of the IEC, one possibility is that the abbreviation is a combination of English word ingress and French word ''pénétration'' which stands for ingress, but finding the correct answer would require doing a historical
==Code breakdown==
This table shows what each digit or part of the IP code represents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sourceiex.com/Catalogs/IP%20Degress%20Testing%20Details.pdf |title=Degrees of Protection |author=Source IEx }}</ref>
▲[[File:IPX Codes Explanation Chart.jpg|thumb|IP codes]]
{| class="wikitable"
Line 36 ⟶ 45:
! colspan=2 | Other protections
|-
| IP
▲| IP (Ingress Protection)
| 0–6 or X
| 0–9 or X
Line 123 ⟶ 132:
! 3
| Spraying water
| Water falling as a spray at any angle up to 60° from the vertical shall have no harmful effect, utilizing either: a) an oscillating fixture, or b)
Test a) is conducted for 5 minutes, then repeated with the specimen rotated horizontally by 90° for the second 5-minute test. Test b) is conducted (with a shield in place) for 5 minutes minimum.
Line 152 ⟶ 161:
! 6
| Powerful water jets
| Water projected in powerful jets ({{convert|12.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects.
| Test duration: 1 minute per square meter for at least 3 minutes
Water volume: {{convert|100|liters/min}}
Line 159 ⟶ 168:
! 6K
| Powerful water jets with increased pressure
| Water projected in powerful jets ({{convert|6.3|mm|in|abbr=on}} nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction, under elevated pressure, shall have no harmful effects. Found in DIN 40050, and not IEC 60529. || Test duration: at least 3 minutes<ref>{{
Water volume: {{convert|75|liters/min}}
Pressure: {{convert|1000|kPa|psi|abbr=on|adj=on}} at distance of {{convert|3|meters}}
Line 193 ⟶ 202:
! Letter
! Meaning
|-
! G
| Oil resistant
|-
! F
Line 213 ⟶ 225:
== IPx9K and IPx9 ==
[[Deutsches Institut für Normung|DIN]] 40050-9 extended the newer IEC 60529 rating system with an '''IP69K''' rating for high-pressure, high-temperature wash-down applications.<ref>{{citation | title = [[DIN]] 40050-9: ''Straßenfahrzeuge; IP-Schutzarten; Schutz gegen Fremdkörper, Wasser und Berühren; Elektrische Ausrüstung'' [Road vehicles; degrees of protection (IP-code); protection against foreign objects, water and impact; electrical equipment] | date = May 1993}}. An English translation of the German original is available from DIN.</ref> Enclosures conforming with ISO 20653:2013 must
The IPx9K standard was originally developed for road vehicles—especially those that need regular intensive cleaning (dump trucks, concrete mixers, etc.)—but it also finds use in other areas, such as [[food processing]] machinery and [[car wash]] systems. It was superseded by ISO 20653:2013 Road Vehicles-Degrees of protection (IP code),<ref>ISO 20653:2013 Road Vehicles-Degrees of protection (IP code) Protection of electrical equipment against foreign objects, water and access</ref> and complemented by the addition of a level 9 water ingress testing to IEC 60529, which includes essentially the same spray test as IPx9K, but also includes, in Figure 10 of the standard, a drawing for a test fixture designed to verify the correct water pressure.
| |||