Difference Between Ex ia, Ex ib and Ex ic in Hazardous Area Instrumentation

An instrumentation engineer working in a refinery may come across three transmitters that look almost identical. One is marked Ex ia, another is Ex ib, and the third is Ex ic. All three use intrinsic safety, yet they are not automatically interchangeable. This is a common point of confusion during instrument selection, commissioning, maintenance, and … Continue reading Difference Between Ex ia, Ex ib and Ex ic in Hazardous Area Instrumentation