This part of IEC 62086 specifies general and testing requirements for electrical resistance trace heaters for application in explosive gas atmospheres. The standard covers trace heaters that may comprise either factory- or field- (work-site) assembled units, and which may be series heating cables, parallel heating cables or heating pads and heating panels that have been assembled and/or terminated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
This standard also includes requirements for termination assemblies and control methods used with trace heating. The hazardous areas referred to by this standard are those defined in IEC 60079-10.
IEC 62086-1:2001 history
1970IEC 62086-1:2001/COR1:2003 Corrigendum 1 - Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Electrical resistance trace heating - Part 1: General and testing requirements
2001IEC 62086-1:2001 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Electrical resistance trace heating - Part 1: General and testing requirements
IEC 62086-1:2001 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres - Electrical resistance trace heating - Part 1: General and testing requirements was changed to IEC 60079-30-1:2007 Explosive atmospheres - Part 30-1: Electrical resistance trace heating - General and testing requirements.