EN IEC 61340-4-4:2018

Electrostatics - Part 4-4: Standard test methods for specific applications - Electrostatic classification of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC)

EN IEC 61340-4-4:2018

Name:EN IEC 61340-4-4:2018   Standard name:Electrostatics - Part 4-4: Standard test methods for specific applications - Electrostatic classification of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC)
Standard number:EN IEC 61340-4-4:2018   language:English language
Release Date:05-Apr-2018   technical committee:CLC/SR 101 - Electrostatics
Drafting committee:IEC/TC 101 - IEC_TC_101   ICS number:17.220.99 - Other standards related to electricity and magnetism

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Electrostatics - Part 4-4: Standard test methods for specific applications - Electrostatic
classification of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC) (IEC 61340-4-4:2018)
Elektrostatik - Teil 4-4: Normprüfverfahren für spezielle Anwendungen - Einordnung
flexibler Schüttgutbehälter (FIBC) in elektrostatischer Hinsicht (IEC 61340-4-4:2018)
Electrostatique - Partie 4-4: Méthodes d'essai normalisées pour des applications
spécifiques - Classification électrostatique des grands récipients pour vrac souples
(GRVS) (IEC 61340-4-4:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61340-4-4:2018
ICS:
17.220.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
elektriko in magnetizmom electricity and magnetism
55.180.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
distribucijo blaga s prevozom freight distribution of goods
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61340-4-4

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2018
ICS 17.220.99; 29.020; 55.080 Supersedes EN 61340-4-4:2012
English Version
Electrostatics - Part 4-4: Standard test methods for specific
applications - Electrostatic classification of flexible intermediate
bulk containers (FIBC)
(IEC 61340-4-4:2018)
Electrostatique - Partie 4-4: Méthodes d'essai normalisées Elektrostatik - Teil 4-4: Normprüfverfahren für spezielle
pour des applications spécifiques - Classification Anwendungen - Einordnung flexibler Schüttgutbehälter
électrostatique des grands récipients pour vrac souples (FIBC) in elektrostatischer Hinsicht
(GRVS) (IEC 61340-4-4:2018)
(IEC 61340-4-4:2018)
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European foreword
The text of document 101/546/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61340-4-4, prepared by IEC/TC 101
"Electrostatics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be (dop) 2018-12-06
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2021-03-06
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61340-4-4:2012.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61340-4-4:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

IEC 60079-32-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60079-32-2.
IEC 61340-2-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61340-2-1.

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60079-10-1 -  Explosive atmospheres - Part 10-1: EN 60079-10-1 -
Classification of areas - Explosive gas
atmospheres
IEC 60079-10-2 -  Explosive atmospheres - Part 10-2: EN 60079-10-2 -
Classification of areas - Explosive dust
atmospheres
IEC 60243-1 2013 Electric strength of insulating materials - EN 60243-1 2013
Test methods -- Part 1: Tests at power
frequencies
IEC 60243-2 -  Electric strength of insulating materials - EN 60243-2 -
Test methods - Part 2: Additional
requirements for tests using direct voltage
IEC 60417-DB -  Graphical symbols for use on equipment - -
IEC 61340-2-3 -  Electrostatics - Part 2-3: Methods of test EN 61340-2-3 -
for determining the resistance and
resistivity of solid materials used to avoid
electrostatic charge accumulation
ISO 7000 -  Graphical symbols for use on equipment - - -
Registered symbols
ISO 21898 -  Packaging - Flexible intermediate bulk EN ISO 21898 -
containers (FIBCs) for non-dangerous
goods
ISO/IEC 80079-20-2 -  Explosive atmospheres - Part 20-2: EN ISO/IEC 80079- -
Material characteristics - Combustible 20-2
dusts test methods
ASTM E582 -  Standard test method for minimum ignition - -
energy and quenching distance in gaseous
mixtures
IEC 61340-4-4
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Electrostatics –
Part 4-4: Standard test methods for specific applications – Electrostatic

classification of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC)

Électrostatique –
Partie 4-4: Méthodes d'essai normalisées pour des applications spécifiques –

Classification électrostatique des grands récipients pour vrac souples (GRVS)

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ICS 17.220.99; 29.020; 55.080 ISBN 978-2-8322-5264-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 Classification . 12
4.1 Classification for FIBC . 12
4.1.1 Principles of classification. 12
4.1.2 Type A . 12
4.1.3 Type B . 12
4.1.4 Type C. 12
4.1.5 Type D. 12
4.2 Principles of classification and requirements for inner liners . 12
4.2.1 Components of inner liners . 12
4.2.2 Surface resistivity measurements for inner liners . 13
4.2.3 Breakdown voltage measurements for inner liners . 13
4.2.4 Type L1 . 14
4.2.5 Type L1C . 15
4.2.6 Type L2 . 15
4.2.7 Type L3 . 16
4.3 Combination of FIBC and inner liners . 17
5 Safe use of FIBC . 17
6 Labelling . 19
7 Requirements for FIBC . 22
7.1 General remarks . 22
7.2 Requirements for dust environments with ignition energies greater than 3 mJ
(apply to Type B FIBC, Type C FIBC and Type D FIBC) . 22
7.3 Requirements for vapour and gas atmospheres and for dust environments
with ignition energies of 3 mJ or less . 23
7.3.1 Type C FIBC . 23
7.3.2 Type D FIBC . 23
8 Atmosphere for conditioning, calibrating and testing . 24
8.1 Conditioning time . 24
8.2 Electrical breakdown voltage, surface resistivity and resistance to
groundable point testing . 24
8.3 Surface resistivity testing . 24
8.4 Ignition testing . 24
9 Test procedures . 24
9.1 Sampling. 24
9.2 Electrical breakdown voltage. 24
9.3 Ignition testing . 25
9.3.1 Apparatus . 25
9.3.2 Establishing correct charging current . 32
9.3.3 Ignition tests . 32
9.4 Resistance to groundable point . 35
9.4.1 Apparatus . 35

IEC 61340-4-4:2018 © IEC 2018 – 3 –
9.4.2 Test procedure . 35
10 Test report . 36
10.1 General . 36
10.2 For all types of testing . 37
10.3 For electrical breakdown voltage testing . 37
10.4 For ignition testing . 37
10.5 For resistance to groundable point testing . 37
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