Definition(s)
Type of Protection
See protection, type of.
Source: API Recommended Practice 14FZ, Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013. Global Standards
Type of Protection (Miscellaneous)
Measures applied in the construction of electrical equipment to prevent ignition of the surrounding explosive atmosphere by such apparatus (see 4.1.2).
Source: IEC 60079-29-1, Explosive atmospheres – Part 29-1: Gas detectors – Performance requirements of detectors for flammable gases. Global Standards