按使用場(chǎng)所分：可分為煤礦井下用防爆電機及工廠(chǎng)用防爆電機。
按電機原理分：可分為防爆異步電機、防爆同步電機及防爆直流電機等。
按防爆原理分：可分為隔爆型電機、增安型電機、正壓型電機、無(wú)火花型電機及粉塵防爆電機等。
按配套的主機分：可分為煤礦運輸機用防爆電機、煤礦絞車(chē)用防爆電機、裝巖機用防爆電機、煤礦局部扇風(fēng)機用防爆電機、閥門(mén)用防爆電機、風(fēng)機用防爆電機、船用防爆電機、起重冶金用防爆電機及加氫裝置配套用增安型無(wú)刷勵磁同步電機等。此外，還可以按額定電壓、效率等技術(shù)指標來(lái)分，如高壓防爆電機、高效防爆電機、高轉差率防爆電機及高起動(dòng)轉矩防爆電機等(圖\文www.lfsvw.com/)。
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By the use of places: can be divided into coal mine explosion-proof motor and plant with explosion-proof motor.
According to the principle of electric division: can be divided into explosion-proof asynchronous motor, explosion-proof and explosion-proof motor synchronous motor.
According to the principle of explosion proof: can be divided for flameproof motor, increased safety motor, positive pressure type motor, no spark type motor and dust explosion-proof motor.
By supporting the host: can be divided into coal conveyer with explosion-proof motor, mine winch with explosion-proof motor, rock loader with explosion-proof motor, mine local fan with explosion-proof motor, valve with explosion-proof motor, fan motor, marine explosion-proof motor, metallurgy Lifting explosion-proof electric machine and the hydrogenation equipment with increased safety brushless excitation synchronous motor. In addition, but also by the rated voltage, efficiency and other technical indicators to points, such as high-voltage explosion-proof motor explosion-proof motor, high efficiency, high slip motor and high starting torque motor.