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  • IEC 61346-1:1996

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    Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products - Structuring principles and reference designations - Part 1: Basic rules

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    Superseded date:  30-07-2009

    Language(s):  English - French, Spanish, Castilian

    Published date:  13-03-1996

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Structuring principles
    4.1 General
    4.2 Function-oriented structure
    4.3 Product-oriented structure
    4.4 Location-oriented structure
    4.5 Object description and object occurrence in forming
         structures
    5 Construction of reference designation
    5.1 General
    5.2 Format of reference designations
    5.2.1 Single-level reference designation
    5.2.2 Letter codes
    5.2.3 Multi-level reference designation
    5.2.4 Examples of structures and reference designations
    5.3 Additional aspects of the same type
    5.4 Identifying objects using different aspects
    5.5 Reference designation set
    5.6 Reference designation group
    6 Location designation
    Annexes
    A Basic requirements and required properties of the
         reference designation system
    B Examples of transitions from one aspect to another aspect
    C Example of transition from one aspect to another aspect
         where the latter aspect has independent representations
    D Example of reference designations within a system
    E Letter codes of IEC 750
    F Differences and similarities between the designation
         system defined in this standard, IEC 750, ISO 3511 and
         ISO/DIS 1219-2
    G Bibliography

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    Establishes general principles for describing the structure of information about systems and of systems themselves. These principles are general and are intended to be applicable to all technical areas. It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.

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    Development Note Supersedes IEC 60750 (03/2001) Also numbered as BS EN 61346-1 (11/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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