{"id":457,"date":"2012-02-01T10:43:31","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T09:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/?p=457"},"modified":"2021-11-30T11:06:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T10:06:29","slug":"ingress-protection-ip-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/products\/pressure-products\/ingress-protection-ip-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingress Protection for Pressure Sensors &#8211; Definition of IP protection types"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0frequently recurring question is about the definition of the so-called IP protection types or sometimes referred to as \u201cIP rating\u201d. The IP ingress protection types provide a system that describes how the housing of electrical equipment is protected against the ingress of particles\/ dust and water.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, the standard <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">only<\/span><\/strong> describes &#8211; by means of a code of max. 4 digits &#8211;\u00a0whether the instrument is protected against the penetration of water and foreign particles\/dust but does not indicate if the instrument is suitable for special operating conditions. The abbreviation IP stands for &#8220;International Protection&#8221; but in the English speaking countries it is often translated by &#8220;Ingress Protection&#8221; . This designation is factually correct since only a description is made whether water or particles may &#8220;ingress&#8221; into the housing. There are two different standards for the classification of the IP codes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DIN EN 60529 \u00e0 <em>Degrees of protection provided by housings (IP code) <strong>Often used in the industrial area. <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>DIN 40 050 part 9 \u00e0 <em>Road vehicles; IP protection types; protection against foreign bodies, water and contact; electrical equipment <strong>Is used if the requirements exceed the normal immersion of the instruments, e.g. high-pressure cleaning<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both standards are applicable and there are slight differences in some details. It is therefore useful to refer to the respective standard for each individual case. <strong>Additional information regarding the &#8220;Ingress of water&#8221;: <\/strong>NB: Only the behavior of the equipment when coming into contact with pure water is described here. 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