LED light IP grade definition and description
Sep 15, 2021
What is LED lights IP grade? And what are the numbers mean?
IP is the abbreviation of Ingress Protection. The IP grade is the anti-intrusion ability level of outer shell of electrical equipment. It is come from International Electrotechnical Commission's standard of IEC 60529 which was also adopted as the national standard in 2004 in America.
The format of the IP grade is IPXX, where XX is two Arabic numerals, the first marked number indicates the level of protection against foreign objects contacted, and the second marked number indicates the level of waterproof protection. The larger the number, the better the protection ability.
The first number: dustproof level
0- No special protection
1- Prevent the intrusion of objects larger than 50mm, prevent the human body from accidentally touching the internal parts of electrical equipment
2- Prevent the intrusion of objects larger than 12mm，prevent fingers from touching the internal parts of electrical equipment
3- Prevent all intrusion of objects larger than 2.5mm， prevent the intrusion of tools, wires or objects larger than 2.5mm in diameter.
4- Prevent the intrusion of objects larger than 1.0mm, prevent the intrusion of mosquitoes, insects or objects larger than 1.0mm in diameter.
5- Dust-proof, cannot completely prevent the intrusion of dust, but the amount of dust invaded will not affect the normal operation of the electrical.
6- Dust sealing, that is completely prevents dust intrusion.
The second number: waterproof level
0- No special protection
1- Prevent the intrusion of drips and prevent vertical dripping
2- Prevent the intrusion of drips when inclined 15 degrees. When electrical equipment is 15 degrees inclined, dripping can still be prevented.
3- Prevent the intrusion of water sprayed
4 Prevent the intrusion of splashing water Prevent the intrusion of splashing water from all directions
5 Prevent the intrusion of water from large waves
6 Prevent the intrusion of large waves of water. When electrical equipment is immersed in water for a certain period of time or under water pressure, the normal operation of the equipment can still be ensured.
7 Prevent the intrusion of water intrusion. The indefinite submersion of electrical equipment can still ensure the normal operation of the equipment under certain water pressure conditions.
8 Prevent the effects of sinking
LIGHT VICTOR products include LED tri-proof light, LED high bay light and LED flood light, which are with the protection grade of IP65, which help these products be suitable to use in moist, high corrosive and dusty etc. harsh environment.
