IECEx Certificate
of Conformity
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
IEC Certification System for Explosive Atmospheres
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Certificate No.: IECEx EXV 18.0009X Page 1 of 3 Certificate history:
Status: Current Issue No: 0
Date of Issue: 2018-06-12
Applicant: Ionix Advanced Technologies Ltd.
Leeds Innovation Centre
103 Clarendon Road
Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9DF
United Kingdom
Equipment: Hotsense Ultrasonic Thickness Transducer HS0310-25-113912
Optional accessory:
Type of Protection: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety “i”
Marking: Ex ia IIC T* Ga / Ex ia IIIC T* Da
(*) Refer to specification for more details about temperature class, process temperature and ambient temperature.
Approved for issue on behalf of the IECEx S L D'Henin
Certification Body:
Position: Certification Manager
Signature:
(for printed version)
Date:
(for printed version)
1. This certificate and schedule may only be reproduced in full.
2. This certificate is not transferable and remains the property of the issuing body.
3. The Status and authenticity of this certificate may be verified by visiting www.iecex.com or use of this QR Code.
Certificate issued by:
ExVeritas Limited
Units 16-18 Abenbury Way
Wrexham Ind. Est.
Wrexham LL 139UZ
United Kingdom
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of Conformity
Certificate No.: IECEx EXV 18.0009X Page 2 of 3
Date of issue: 2018-06-12 Issue No: 0
Manufacturer: Ionix Advanced Technologies Ltd.
3M BIC, Firth Street, Huddersfield
HD1 3BD
United Kingdom
Manufacturing
locations:
This certificate is issued as verification that a sample(s), representative of production, was assessed and tested and found to comply with the
IEC Standard list below and that the manufacturer's quality system, relating to the Ex products covered by this certificate, was assessed and
found to comply with the IECEx Quality system requirements.This certificate is granted subject to the conditions as set out in IECEx Scheme
Rules, IECEx 02 and Operational Documents as amended
STANDARDS :
The equipment and any acceptable variations to it specified in the schedule of this certificate and the identified documents, was found
to comply with the following standards
IEC 60079-0:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: General requirements
Edition:6.0
IEC 60079-11:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i"
Edition:6.0
This Certificate does not indicate compliance with safety and performance requirements
other than those expressly included in the Standards listed above.
TEST & ASSESSMENT REPORTS:
A sample(s) of the equipment listed has successfully met the examination and test requirements as recorded in:
Test Report:
GB/EXV/ExTR18.0011/00
Quality Assessment Report:
GB/EXV/QAR18.0001/00
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Certificate No.: IECEx EXV 18.0009X Page 3 of 3
Date of issue: 2018-06-12 Issue No: 0
EQUIPMENT:
Equipment and systems covered by this Certificate are as follows:
The HotSense ultrasonic platform consists of a proprietary piezoelectric element, mechanically coupled to an ‘acoustic stack’ which modifies the
ultrasonic performance of the element to provide a pulse of sound that is emitted through a dielectric “ground separation layer” and then metal “delay
line”.
The delay line is threaded and subsequently welded to a metal enclosure which surrounds the dielectric, piezo, acoustic stack and the cables providing
the required mechanical strength. The cable exit can consist of either a glass to metal seal (GTMS), or the introduction of a mineral insulated metal
sheathed (MIMS) cable. Both are welded or brazed to complete the water tight seal of the transducer enclosure.
Description continued in Annex:
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF USE: YES as shown below:
1. The maximum voltage produced by the piezoelectric device when the Hotsense Ultrasonic Transducer is impacted with 7 J is 89 V. The voltage is
to be considered when assessing the installation as capacitors could accumulate energy from this voltage and produce dangerous discharges. The
looped capacitance (disregarding cables) shall be assessed and shall not exceed 6 nF.
2. The marked entity parameters are to be provided by an approved UPR with linear output. These parameters may be exceeded when applying an
approved UPR with output based on blocking capacitors, however the following shall be observed:
• The maximum constant or r.m.s current and power shall be limited to 120 mA and 0.84 W to ensure conformance to the temperature classification
(Group II) and maximum surface temperature (Group III) on Table 2. When conducting this assessment, the piezoelectric transducer shall be
consider as failing to a short-circuit.
• The UPR output parameters shall be approved for use with a transducer according to the HotSense ultrasonic platform.
Annex:
IECEx EXV 18.0009 X Annex.pdf
Annex to: IECEx EXV 18.0009 X Issue 0
Description Continued:
The platform cannot operate as a sensor without the receiving of a short electrical pulse from an
approved “ultrasonic pulser” or “ultrasonic pulse-receiver” (UPR) suitable to operate with the
Hotsense Ultrasonic Transducer. If this UPR does not include an output protected by an approved
infallible blocking capacitors assembly, the following entity parameters shall be observed.
Ui = 28 V
Ii = 120 mA
Pi = 0.84 W
Ci = 1.8 nF + C cables
Li = L cables
Table 1
Capacitance / length Inductance / length
Cable
(pF/m) (nH/m)
MIMS: Mineral insulated metal sheathed
(MIMS) cable. Stainless steel sheath. 2
nickel conductors. 165 1,260
(-55 to + 600°C)
RG316 cable: Coaxial or triaxial cable
with PTFE sheathing 91 300
(-55 to +200°C)
G Temp 600, fibreglass sheathed, twisted
pair. 93 760
(-55 to + 600°C)
The entity parameters Ui, Ii and Pi may be exceeded if the UPR output is based on an blocking
capacitors assembly approved to operate with the HotSense ultrasonic platform features, refer to
special conditions for safe use.
A cable attached to the GTMS or the use of a MIMS cable, are then terminated to a splice, to
convert from a high temperature cable, to a low temperature cable. The splice is potted with an
epoxy rated to the environment (temperature, humidity, radiation). The termination of the second
cable type will share the following types.
1. Bare cable ends for connection to an intrinsically safe UPR
2. A suitable, keyed connector, for example a Lemo, BNC, SMA or SMB to allow connection to a
UPR.
3. An inductive coil ‘patch’ to allow wireless transmission of the pulse energy to and from the
transducer, to a hand held UPR in close proximity.
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Annex to: IECEx EXV 18.0009 X Issue 0
The following requirements apply for the temperature classification (Group II) or surface
temperature marking (Group III):
Table 2
Ambient Temperature
Temperature Class Surface temperature
or
(Group II) (Group III)
Process Temperature
T6 T85 75
T5 T100 90
T4 T135 125
T3 T200 190
T2 T300 285
T1 T450 435
TX = Ts,Ta + 15K TX = Ts,Ta + 15K Ts,Ta
Routine Tests:
1. Piezoelectric device capacitance shall be measured for all units covered by this approval.
The measurement device shall be calibrated, the measurement frequency shall be 1 kHz. All
the results shall be recorded and traceable to the serial numbers according to requirements
from ISO/IEC 80079-34.
2. Dielectric strength test according to clause 10.3 of IEC 60079-11 shall be carried for all
units covered by this approval. The testing voltage shall be 500 Vrms applied between the
output cables and the enclosure for at least 60 seconds.
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Annex to: IECEx EXV 18.0009 X Issue 0
Manufacturer’s documents:
Title: Drawing No.: Rev Date:
HotSense Protection Concept Description 1 002 26/02/2018
Requirements checklist for 60079 parts 0, 11
1A D Jan/2017
and 14.
HotSense User manual and application guide
2A 004 03/05/2018
for Ex review
Description of product code and possible
2B 001 Feb/2018
variants
Schedule drawing for the certification of the
3A 1 26/02/2018
HotSense platform
Ex part marking for HotSense enclosure 3B A 09/04/2018
Schematic for location and methods of use
3C 1 21/01/2018
when connected to controller
Control drawing for the inductive coil patch 3D A 03/05/2018
Bill of Materials for assembly 4A - 19/12/2017
Weld Drawings for assembly 4B - 12/12/2017
Optional passivation to provide increased
4C - 12/12/2017
corrosion resistance
Dimensional drawing of completed
4D - 12/12/2017
transducer for customer
Calculations of energy/power 5 001 25/04/2018
Internal Customer Specification for ceramic
7A 1.2 13/02/2018
control document
Ceramics Production Standard control
7B 1.3 08/02/2018
document for measuring capacitance
Capacitance data collected during
7C 001 n/a
manufacture with pass/fail limits
Supplier specification 9A 001 Feb/2018
Route card supplied by external cable 9B 1 n/a
assembly manufacturer
Silver contact spec 10A 001 Feb/2018
Devices Production Standard control 10B 1.2 16/02/2018
document for HIPOT test
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