Technical Documentation: Fire Detectors used in hazardous areas
P-DET/EX/RCE/PM5/GKa/110995 2 Autronica Fire and Security AS
Table of contents:
Abbreviation, related to fire equipment in ex-area 3
1 General part 4
1.1 Danger of explosion 4
The triangle of explosion 5
1.2 Ex-classifications 6
1.3 Labelling electrical equipment 9
1.4 Limiting temperatures 10
1.5 Installing fire alarm equipment in hazardous area 11
1.6 Installation of Autronica fire alarm systems in hazardous areas 11
1.7 Rules regarding potential equalization, PE, to fire detectors
in hazardous areas 13
1.8 Potential equalizations: PE on ships 14
1.9 Installation data - 15
Limitations w.r.t capacitance in cable and detectors/call-points
connected to zener barrier type Z667/Ex
(part of zener barrier BZ-20/S and BZ-32)
2 Analogue addressable system type BS-100 16
2.1 Zener barrier unit type BZ-32 16
2.2 BZ-32, connection diagram, drawing BZ-049 (BZ-047) 17
2.3 BZ-32, functional description, drawing BZ-044 18
3 Conventional system type BX-40 24
3.1 Zener barrier unit type BZ-20/S 24
3.2 BZ-20/S, connection diagram, drawing BZ-076 (BZ-078) 25
3.3 Arranging Ex-loop 25
3.4 BZ-20/S, functional description, drawing BZ-053 25