IEC 60364

Short description: International standard on electrical installations of buildings

Relevant topics on

Electrical installations
Wiring practice by region or country

* North American practice
* United Kingdom practice

Regulation of electrical installations

* BS 7671 UK wiring regulations
* IEC 60364 IEC international standard
* Canadian Electrical Code (CE Code)
* U.S. National Electrical Code (NEC)

Cabling and accessories

* AC power plugs and sockets
* Cable tray
* Electrical conduit
* Mineral-insulated copper-clad cable
* Multiway switching
* Steel wire armoured cable
* Ring main unit
* Ring circuit
* Thermoplastic-sheathed cable

Switching and protection devices

* AFCI
* ELCB
* Electrical busbar system
* Circuit breakers
* Disconnector
* Fuse
* Residual-current device
* Distribution board
* Consumer unit
* Electrical switch
* Earthing system

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IEC 60364 Electrical Installations for Buildings is the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)'s international standard on electrical installations of buildings. This standard is an attempt to harmonize national wiring standards in an IEC standard and is published in the European Union by CENELEC 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
* Section 41: Protection against electric shock
* 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: Isolation, switching and control
* Section 54: Earthing arrangements, protective conductors and protective bonding 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
* 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 1: Energy Efficiency
* Section 2: Prosumer’s low-voltage electrical installations
* Section 3: Operation of prosumer’s electrical installations

## See also

* Electrical wiring
* Earthing systems
* BS 7671
* AS/NZS 3000

## External links

* [1] All IEC 60364 parts and sections published by the IEC
* [2] NEMA comparison of IEC 60364 with the US NEC
* How the IEC relates to North America—particularly IEC 60364
* WIKI-Electrical installation guide – According to IEC 60364, Schneider Electric, 2010.
* Online Cable Sizing Tool to IEC 60364-5-52:2009
* "IEC 60364" at International Electrotechnical Commission

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List of International Electrotechnical Commission standards

IEC standards|

* IEC 60027
* IEC 60034
* IEC 60038
* IEC 60062
* IEC 60063
* IEC 60068
* IEC 60112
* IEC 60228
* IEC 60269
* IEC 60297
* IEC 60309
* IEC 60320
* IEC 60364
* IEC 60446
* IEC 60559
* IEC 60601
* IEC 60870
* IEC 60870-5
* IEC 60870-6
* IEC 60906-1
* IEC 60908
* IEC 60929
* IEC 60958
* AES3
* S/PDIF
* IEC 61030
* IEC 61131
* IEC 61131-3
* IEC 61158
* IEC 61162
* IEC 61334
* IEC 61346
* IEC 61355
* IEC 61360
* IEC 61400
* IEC 61499
* IEC 61508
* IEC 61511
* IEC 61850
* IEC 61851
* IEC 61883
* IEC 61960
* IEC 61968
* IEC 61970
* IEC 62014-4
* IEC 62056
* IEC 62061
* IEC 62196
* IEC 62262
* IEC 62264
* IEC 62304
* IEC 62325
* IEC 62351
* IEC 62365
* IEC 62366
* IEC 62379
* IEC 62386
* IEC 62455
* IEC 62680
* IEC 62682
* IEC 62700

ISO/IEC standards|

* ISO/IEC 646
* ISO/IEC 2022
* ISO/IEC 4909
* ISO/IEC 5218
* ISO/IEC 6429
* ISO/IEC 6523
* ISO/IEC 7810
* ISO/IEC 7811
* ISO/IEC 7812
* ISO/IEC 7813
* ISO/IEC 7816
* ISO/IEC 7942
* ISO/IEC 8613
* ISO/IEC 8632
* ISO/IEC 8652
* ISO/IEC 8859
* ISO/IEC 9126
* ISO/IEC 9293
* ISO/IEC 9592
* ISO/IEC 9593
* ISO/IEC 9899
* ISO/IEC 9945
* ISO/IEC 9995
* ISO/IEC 10021
* ISO/IEC 10116
* ISO/IEC 10165
* ISO/IEC 10179
* ISO/IEC 10646
* ISO/IEC 10967
* ISO/IEC 11172
* ISO/IEC 11179
* ISO/IEC 11404
* ISO/IEC 11544
* ISO/IEC 11801
* ISO/IEC 12207
* ISO/IEC 13250
* ISO/IEC 13346
* ISO/IEC 13522-5
* ISO/IEC 13568
* ISO/IEC 13818
* ISO/IEC 14443
* ISO/IEC 14496
* ISO/IEC 14882
* ISO/IEC 15288
* ISO/IEC 15291
* ISO/IEC 15408
* ISO/IEC 15444
* ISO/IEC 15445
* ISO/IEC 15504
* ISO/IEC 15511
* ISO/IEC 15693
* ISO/IEC 15897
* ISO/IEC 15938
* ISO/IEC 16262
* ISO/IEC 17024
* ISO/IEC 17025
* ISO/IEC 18000
* ISO/IEC 18004
* ISO/IEC 18014
* ISO/IEC 19752
* ISO/IEC 19757
* ISO/IEC 19770
* ISO/IEC 19788
* ISO/IEC 20000
* ISO/IEC 21000
* ISO/IEC 21827
* ISO/IEC 23000
* ISO/IEC 23003
* ISO/IEC 23008
* ISO/IEC 23270
* ISO/IEC 23360
* ISO/IEC 24707
* ISO/IEC 24727
* ISO/IEC 24744
* ISO/IEC 24752
* ISO/IEC 26300
* ISO/IEC 27000
* ISO/IEC 27000-series
* ISO/IEC 27002
* ISO/IEC 27040
* ISO/IEC 29119
* ISO/IEC 33001
* ISO/IEC 38500
* ISO/IEC 42010
* ISO/IEC 80000

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* International Electrotechnical Commission

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