IEC 60364-1:2005

FOREWORD
11 Scope
12 Normative references
13 Fundamental principles
   131 Protection for safety
        131.1 General
        131.2 Protection against electric shock
        131.3 Protection against thermal effects
        131.4 Protection against overcurrent
        131.5 Protection against fault currents
        131.6 Protection against voltage disturbances and
               measures against electromagnetic influences
        131.7 Protection against power supply interruption
   132 Design
        132.1 General
        132.2 Characteristics of available supply or supplies
        132.3 Nature of demand
        132.4 Electric supply systems for safety services or
               standby electric supply systems
        132.5 Environmental conditions
        132.6 Cross-sectional area of conductors
        132.7 Type of wiring and methods of installation
        132.8 Protective equipment
        132.9 Emergency control
        132.10 Disconnecting devices
        132.11 Prevention of mutual detrimental influence
        132.12 Accessibility of electrical equipment
        132.13 Documentation for the electrical installation
   133 Selection of electrical equipment
        133.1 General
        133.2 Characteristics
        133.3 Conditions of installation
        133.4 Prevention of harmful effects
   134 Erection and verification of electrical installations
        134.1 Erection
        134.2 Initial verification
        134.3 Periodic verification
20 Terms and definitions
30 Assessment of general characteristics
31 Purposes, supplies and structure
   311 Maximum demand and diversity
   312 Conductor arrangement and system earthing
        312.1 Current-carrying conductors depending
               on kind of current
        312.2 Types of system earthing
   313 Supplies
        313.1 General
        313.2 Supplies for safety services and standby
               systems
   314 Division of installation
32 Classification of external influences
33 Compatibility
   33.1 Compatibility of characteristics
   33.2 Electromagnetic compatibility
34 Maintainability
35 Safety services
   35.1 General
   35.2 Classification
36 Continuity of service
Annex A (informative) Numbering system and plan of IEC 60364
                      series
Annex B (informative) Definitions - Application guide and
                      explanations to selected terms of
                      IEC 60050-826 (IEV 826 - Electrical
                      Installations)
Annex C (informative) Comparison of the structure of
                      IEC 60364-1 fourth edition 2001 and
                      IEC 60364-1 fifth edition 2005
Bibliography

Gives the rules for the design, erection, and verification of electrical installations. The rules are intended to provide for the safety of persons, livestock and property against dangers and damage which may arise in the reasonable use of electrical installations and to provide for the proper functioning of those installations.IEC 60364-1 applies to the design, erection and verification of electrical installations such as those of a) residential premises; b) commercial premises; c) public premises; d) industrial premises; e) agricultural and horticultural premises; f) prefabricated buildings; g) caravans, caravan sites and similar sites; h) construction sites, exhibitions, fairs and other installations for temporary purposes; i) marinas; j) external lighting and similar installations; k) medical locations; l) mobile or transportable units; m) photovoltaic systems; n) low-voltage generating sets.IEC 60364-1 coversa) circuits supplied at nominal voltages up to and including 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c.;b) circuits, other than the internal wiring of apparatus, operating at voltages exceeding 1 000 V and derived from an installation having a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V a.c., for example, discharge lighting, electrostatic precipitators;c) wiring systems and cables not specifically covered by the standards for appliances;d) all consumer installations external to buildings;e) fixed wiring for information and communication technology, signalling, control and the like (excluding internal wiring of apparatus);f) the extension or alteration of the installation and also parts of the existing installation affected by the extension or alteration.The contents of the corrigendum of August 2009 have been included in this copy.