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  • IEC 60364-3:1993

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    Electrical installations of buildings - Part 3: Assessment of general characteristics

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    Superseded date:  01-08-2001

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    Published date:  19-03-1993

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    FOREWORD
    3.1 General
    3.2 Normative references
    31 Purposes, supplies and structure
    311 Maximum demand and diversity
    312 Types of distribution system
    313 Supplies
    314 Division of installation
    32 Classification of external influences
    321 Environments
    322 Utilization
    323 Construction of buildings
    33 Compatibility
    34 Maintainability
    35 Safety services
    351 General
    352 Classification
    Appendices
    A Concise list of external influences
    B Interdependence of air temperature, relative air humidity
          and absolute air humidity
    C Classification of mechanical conditions
    D Classification of macro-environments

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    Includes the following: purposes, supplies and structures (gives descriptions of TN, TT and IT distribution systems and system earthing); classification of external influences; compatibility; maintainablility; safety services.

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    Development Note Supersedes IEC 60364-3-1 (03/2001)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Superseded
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    UNE-EN ISO 8528-13:2017 Reciprocating internal combustion engine driven alternating current generating sets - Part 13: Safety (ISO 8528-13:2016, Corrected version 2016-10-15)
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    NF EN 62086-1 : 2006 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES - ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TRACE HEATING - PART 1: GENERAL AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
    BIS IS/IEC 60079-7 : 2006 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 7: EQUIPMENT PROTECTION BY INCREASED SAFETY 'E'
    DIN VDE 0636-10 : 1992 LOW-VOLTAGES FUSES; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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    S.R. HD 60364-7-740:2006 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF BUILDINGS - PART 7-740: REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL INSTALLATIONS OR LOCATIONS - TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS FOR STRUCTURES, AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND BOOTHS AT FAIRGROUNDS, AMUSEMENT PARKS AND CIRCUSES
    I.S. EN 50019:2001 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - INCREASED SAFETY "E"
    I.S. HD 384.4.41:1998 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF BUILDINGS - PART 4: PROTECTION FOR SAFETY - CHAPTER 41: PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
    BS 7698-8:1996 RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DRIVEN ALTERNATING CURRENT GENERATING SETS - REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS FOR LOW-POWER GENERATING SETS
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    DIN VDE 0805 : 1990 AMD 1 1991 SAFETY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ELECTRICAL BUSINESS EQUIPMENT
    DIN VDE 0660-500 : 1991 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR ASSEMBLIES - REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE-TESTED AND PARTIALLY TYPE-TESTED ASSEMBLIES
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    EN 50019:2000/corrigendum Apr. 2003 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - INCREASED SAFETY "E"
    EN 60950:2000/corrigendum:2002 SAFETY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
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