SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION

ELECTRICAL and ELECTRONIC

ENGINEERING
Instructor Manual

Training Unit

Ex-Proof Installation
Practice

No: EE 118

Training Unit
Ex-Proof Installation
Practical Part
No.: EE 118

Edition:

2009
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Editor:

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EE 118
EX-PROOF INSTALLATION

List of Contents

PAGE

1. EXERCISE 1
INSTALLATION OF AN EXPLOSIVE-PROOF ON/OFF SWITCH INCLUDING A
POWER SOCKET ................................................................................................................

2. EXERCISE 2
INSTALLATION OF AN EXPLOSION-PROOF CHANGEOVER LIGHT CIRCUIT ...............................

3. EXERCISE 3
WIRING AND INSTALLATION L OF AN EXPLOSION-PROOF ROTATION
REVERSAL MOTOR CIRCUIT ...............................................................................................

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EXERCISE 1

1.1

Installation of an Explosion-proof On/Off Circuit Including a Power Socket

List of components:
Item
No.
1

Qty

Designation

2
3
4

3,2
mm
14
4
5 met

5
6
7
8
9

1
1
1
1
8

On/Off switch EEx

Junction box EEx
Power socket EEx
Light fitting EEx
Terminals

10
11

30
30

Wood screws
Washers

Detail No.

Steel conduits

Remarks

Steel conduit clamps

Steel elbows
Sheathed cable

2
NYMJ 3x1,5 mm

Supply cable

2,5 mm
6 x 35
6,2 mm

Work schedule:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Marking out the components according the diagram.

Fix the components on the installation wall
Laying the conduits.
Installation of power cables.
Performing of function tests.

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EXERCISE 2

2.1

Installation of an Explosion-proof Changeover Light Circuit

List of components:
Item
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Qty
3,2
met
14
4
2,5
met
2,5
met
2
1
1
1
8
30
30

Designation

Detail No.

Steel conduits

Remarks

Steel conduit clamps

Steel elbows
Sheathed cable

2
NYMJ 3x1,5 mm

Sheathed cable

NYMJ 4x1,5 mm

Changeover switches
Junction box EEx
Light fitting EEx
Distribution box
Terminals

Supply cable

2,5 mm
6 x 35
6,2 mm

Wood screws
Washers

Work schedule:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Marking out the components according the diagram.

Fix the components on the installation wall
Laying the conduits.
Installation of power cables.
Performing of function tests.

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EXERCISE 3

3.1

Wiring and Installation of an Explosion-proof Rotation Reversal Motor Circuit

List of components:
Item
No.
1
2
3
4

Qty
2,5
met
14
2
2 met
3 met

Designation

Detail No.

Steel conduits

Steel conduit clamps

Steel elbows
Sheathed cable

2
NYMJ 5x1,5 mm

Sheathed cable

5
6
7
8

1
1
1
15

Pushbutton switch EEx

Pushbutton switch EEx
Distribution box box EEx
Terminals

9
10

30
30

Wood screws
Washers

Remarks

NYMJ 4x1,5 mm

Supply cable

Left + right
Stop
2

2,5 mm
6 x 35
6,2 mm

Work schedule:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Marking out the components according the diagram.

Fix the components on the installation wall
Laying the conduits.
Wiring of contactor circuits in distribution box.
Installation of power and control cables
Performing of function test.

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