Ingress Protection Rating

- Venkataraman S

Objective:
Used to rate the degree of protection against
the intrusion/ingress of Solid particles and water
in mechanical casings with electrical enclosures
Standard:
IEC EN 60529

 Represnetation

IP XY
Where,
X - Number ranging from 0-6 indicating the
degree of protection against solid particles
Y - Number ranging from 0-8 indicating the
degree of protection against water ingress

IP Code Decryption
i) Protection against solid particles (first numeral
ranging from 0-6)
First
numer
al

Object size

Protection against

No protection against solid particles

>50 mm

Any large surface, such as back of

the hand

>12.5 mm

Smaller surfaces like fingers

>2.5 mm

Tools, thick wires etc.,

>1 mm

Instruments leads, wires, screws etc.,

Dust protection

Ingress of dust is not entirely

prevented but ensures that the
satisfactory operation of the
equipment is not affected by the dust
ingress

Dust tight

Complete protection against ingress

IP Code Decryption
i) Protection against water ingress (second numeral
ranging from 0-8)
Second Protection
numera
against
l

Description

Testing

No protection

Dripping
water

Water falling vertically in

the equipment shall
have no harmful effect

Test duration: 10 minutes

Volume: Water
equivalent to 1mm rainfall per
minute

Dripping
water tilted
by 15 deg

Water falling vertically

with equipment tilted
o
upto 15 shall have no
harmful effects

Test duration: 10 minutes

Volume: Water
equivalent to 3mm rainfall per
minute

Spraying
water

Water sprayed in the

equipment upto an
o
angle of 60 from the
vertical shall have no
harmful effect

Test duration: 5 minutes

Volume: 0.7 litre per
minute
Pressure: 80-100kPa

Splashing of
water

Water splashing in the

equipment from any
direction shall have no

Test duration: 5 minutes

Volume: 10 litre per
minute

Continued...

Secon
d
nume
ral

Protection
against

Description

Testing

Water jets

Water projected by a
nozzle (6.3mm) against
enclosure from any
direction shall have no
harmful effects

Test duration: atleast 3

minutes
Volume:
12.5 litres per minute
Pressure: 30 kPa at
distance of 3m

Powerful
water jets

Water projected by a
nozzle in powerful jets
(12.5
mmnozzle) against
enclosure from any
direction shall have no
harmful effects

Test duration: atleast 3

minutes
Volume:
100 litres per minute
Pressure: 100 kPa at
distance of 3m

Immersion
upto 1m

Ingress of water in
harmful quantity
shall not be possible
when the equipment
is immersed in
water upto a depth
of 1m under defined
conditions

Test duration: 30 minutes

immersion at a depth of 1m
measured from bottom of
equipment or atleast 15cm from
yop of device.
Pressure: 100
kPa at distance of 3m

Submersible pump with

IP 68 protection

with IP 40

fan motor with IP 40 protection

Thank you