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The certification requirements for electrical equipment used in potentially explosive environments are outlined in EU Directive 2014/34. In order to certify electrical equipment used in potentially explosive environments, the EU has set requirements. Certification and compliance requirements are outlined in EU Directive 2014/34. All electrical equipment used in potentially explosive environments must abide by this guideline. Electrical equipment makers and their authorized representatives are subject to the direct...

The type of protection flameproof enclosure consists in placing the parts that can ignite an explosive atmosphere into an enclosure that can withstand an internal explosion and it prevents the transmission of the explosion effects (hot gases, flames, incandescent particles etc.) capable of ignition to the external explosive atmosphere in which the equipment is placed. The purpose of the paper is to underline some specific situations that can occur during the tests in explosive mixtures needed to verify the charact...