IPX7 - degree of protection of the device against moisture

In modern life, there are many areas of human activity that require the use of various electronic devices, but the conditions in which they will be used require additional protection from all sorts of unfavorable factors. Therefore, the technology of various industrial companies develop devices that would have an increased degree of protection against the penetration of harmful elements inside the device.

There are different degrees of protection from various factors. Let's deal with only one of them. This IPX7 - the degree of protection of the device from moisture.

There is a gradation of the device's integrity from moisture, and IPX7 is the designation of one of the highest degrees of security.

IP: classification of degrees of protection

To describe the degrees of protection of various devices, an international classification was developed, which received a designation consisting of two letters: IP, which denote the system itself. As a rule, after them put also 2 digits, denoting the degree of security of the device.

Each device manufactured by the industry has a certain degree of protection from extraneous effects, which can be designated as IPxx, where instead of each x numbers are set to determine the security of the device. And the first of them indicates the safety of the device from getting foreign objects. The highest degree of security in this case - the sixth. It shows that the device is protected from dust.

The second digit always indicates the device is protected from moisture. For example, if the designation on the product looks like IPX7, the degree of protection from moisture will be almost maximum, but the safety against the penetration of solid foreign objects (sand, dust, etc.) is not regulated.

Let's take a closer look at protecting the device from moisture.

Degrees of protection against moisture

In total, there are eight degrees of protection against moisture ingress in the classification. And IPX7 - the degree of protection is second in quality. If we consider the table that determines the parameters of these steps, then it is easy to see how the last two of the listed ones differ from each other. So, if the degree of protection is IPX7, the decoding of this designation says that the device can fall under the water for a short time without consequences, to a depth of up to one meter.

To a higher degree of safety will belong devices that will continue to work, being under water for half an hour and longer, at a depth of more than one meter. It should be noted that in the modern world there are many devices that need a degree of protection from water IPX7, but of all of them we will consider only one. These are phones that match this standard.

Phones with increased protection against moisture

Not so long ago, phones were the main gadgets, which have the protection level designated IPX7. Most often they were used in places where contact with moisture was permanent. Such devices were quite expensive. And one of their advantages was the ability to continue working even after a short time in the water at a shallow depth.

It's no secret that often the main reason for selling used phones is that they are already in the water and begin to malfunction. Usually they are called drowned people, since such gadgets are not subject to repair. But in recent years, some phone manufacturers have not only switched to the release of waterproof phones, but also actively began to develop the market for smartphones that have the code IPX7. The degree of protection of this level is especially widely used in the devices of the companies "Motorola" and "Apple."

Ways to achieve increased protection against moisture

Modern technologies are already at the level when the class IPX7 (the degree of protection of the phone) is achieved not at the expense of the appearance of the device. After all, not so long ago, the phone, protected by the standard IP67, could easily be identified by a unique case that preserves the gadget. And modern smartphones almost do not differ from their counterparts with a lower degree of protection. In addition, Apple announced that all models of watches produced by it have a degree of protection IP67. Therefore, any owner of such a device can even fearlessly take a shower in them. But, of course, not all users of this product decide on such an experiment, since the cost of such smart watches exceeds four hundred dollars.

Application of the degree of protection IPX7 in other fields of technology

Telephony is not the only area in which this standard is applied. Most of the equipment that has this degree of protection is used in the fleet, regardless of whether it is civilian or military. Also, such devices are equipped with lifeguards operating under extreme conditions. And of course, scientific research without such devices can not do. Therefore, in the future, technologists will work to increase the degree of protection of various equipment.