User's Manual

RF300 transponder
7.8 SIMATIC RF380T
SIMATIC RF300
246 System Manual, 07/2016, C79000-G8976-C345-0x
7.8.5
Use of the transponder in the Ex protection area
The TÜV SÜD Automotive GmbH as approved test center as well as the TÜV SÜD Product
Service GmbH as certification center, identification number 0123, as per Article 9 of the
Directive of the European Council of 23 March 1994 (94/9/EC), has confirmed the
compliance with the essential health and safety requirements relating to the design and
construction of equipment and protective systems intended for use in hazardous areas as
per Annex II of the Directive. The essential health and safety requirements are satisfied in
accordance with the following standards:
Table 7- 22 Approvals
Document
Title
EN 60079-0: 2006 Electrical equipment for hazardous gas atmospheres -
Part 0: General requirements
EN 60079-15: 2005 Electrical equipment for hazardous gas atmospheres -
Part 15: Design, testing and identification of electrical equipment
with type of protection "n"
DIN VDE 0848-5: 2001
(in parts)
Safety in electrical, magnetic and electromagnetic fields -
Part 5: Explosion protection
ZLS SK 107.1
Central office of the states for safety; test components
Identification
Table 7- 23 The identification of the electrical equipment as an encapsulated unit
II 3G Ex nC IIB T5
-25°C to +70°C
Um=30Vdc
The equipment is assigned the following references:
XXXYYYZZZ
[= serial number, is assigned during production]
TPS 09 ATEX 1 459 X
[= certificate number]
"No use of the equipment in the vicinity of processes generating high charges"
7.8.5.1
Use of the transponder in hazardous areas for gases
Temperature class delineation for gases
The temperature class of the transponder for hazardous areas depends on the ambient
temperature range:
Ambient temperature range
Temperature class
-25 °C to +70 °C
T5