IEC 60364 ''Low-voltage electrical installations'' is the
International Electrotechnical Commission
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(IEC)'s
international standard
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series on ''low-voltage electrical installations''. This standard is an attempt to harmonize national wiring standards in an
IEC standard and is published in the European Union by
CENELEC
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as "HD 60364". The latest versions of many European wiring regulations (e.g.,
BS 7671 in the UK) follow the section structure of IEC 60364 very closely, but contain additional language to cater for historic national practice and to simplify field use and determination of compliance by electricians and inspectors. National codes and site guides are meant to attain the common objectives of IEC 60364, and provide rules in a form that allows for guidance of persons installing and inspecting electrical systems.
The standard has several parts:
* Part 1: Fundamental principles, assessment of general characteristics, definitions
* Part 4: Protection for
safety
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** Section 41: Protection against
electric shock
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** Section 42: Protection against thermal effects
** Section 43: Protection against
overcurrent
** Section 44: Protection against voltage disturbances and
electromagnetic disturbances
* Part 5: Selection and erection of electrical equipment
** Section 51: Common rules
** Section 52: Wiring systems
** Section 53: Devices for protection for safety, isolation, switching, control and monitoring
** Section 54:
Earthing arrangements and protective conductors
** Section 55: Other equipment (Note: Some national standards provide an individual document for each chapter of this section, i.e. 551 Low-voltage generating sets, 557 Auxiliary circuits, 559 Luminaires and lighting installations)
** Section 56: Safety services
** Section 57: Erection of stationary secondary batteries
* Part 6: Verification
* Part 7: Requirements for special installations or locations
** Section 701: Electrical installations in bathrooms
** Section 702: Swimming pools and other basins
** Section 703: Rooms and cabins containing sauna heaters
** Section 704: Construction and demolition site installations
** Section 705: Electrical installations of agricultural and horticultural premises
** Section 706: Restrictive conductive locations
** Section 708: Electrical installations in caravan parks and caravans
** Section 709: Marinas and pleasure craft
** Section 710: Medical locations
** Section 711: Exhibitions, shows and stands
** Section 712: Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems
** Section 713: Furniture
** Section 714: External lighting
** Section 715:
Extra-low-voltage lighting installations
** Section 717: Mobile or transportable units
** Section 718: Communal facilities and workplaces
** Section 721: Electrical installations in caravans and motor caravans
** Section 722: Supplies for Electric Vehicles
** Section 729: Operating or maintenance gangways
** Section 740: Temporary electrical installations for structures, amusement devices and booths at fairgrounds, amusement parks and circuses
** Section 753: Heating cables and embedded heating systems
* Part 8: Functional Aspects
** Section 8-1: Energy Efficiency
** Section 8-82: Prosumer’s low-voltage electrical installations
** Section 8-3: Operation of prosumer’s electrical installations
See also
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Electrical wiring
Electrical wiring is an electrical installation of Electrical cable, cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure.
Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and in ...
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Earthing systems
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BS 7671
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AS/NZS 3000
External links
All IEC 60364 parts and sections published by the
IEC
National Electrical Manufacturers Association, NEMA comparison of IEC 60364 with the US
NEC
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How the IEC relates to North America—particularly IEC 60364WIKI-Electrical installation guide – According to IEC 60364 Schneider Electric, 2010.
Online Cable Sizing Tool to IEC 60364-5-52:2009
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