IEC 61082-1:2014

Preparation of documents used in electrotechnology - Part 1: Rules

IEC 61082-1:2014 is available as IEC 61082-1:2014 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC 61082-1:2014 establishes general rules and guidelines for the presentation of information in documents, and specific rules for diagrams, drawings and tables used in electrotechnology. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2006. It constitutes a technical revision and includes the following changes:
- inclusion of presentation rules for wireless interconnections;
- description of exceptional cases for the application of rules for positioning of reference designations in diagrams;
- correction of errors and update of the normative references;
- harmonization of definitions with respect to referenced publications.
It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.

Etablissement des documents utilisés en électrotechnique - Partie 1: Règles

IEC 61082-1:2014 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61082-1:2014 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.
IEC 61082-1:2014 définit des règles générales et sert de guide pour la présentation des informations dans les documents et définit des règles particulières pour les schémas, les dessins et les tableaux utilisés en électrotechnique. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2006. Elle constitue une révision technique et inclut les modifications suivantes:
- inclusion de règles de présentation pour les interconnexions sans fil;
- description de cas exceptionnels pour l'application de règles pour le positionnement des désignations de référence dans les schémas;
- correction d'erreurs et mise à jour des références normatives;
- harmonisation des définitions par rapport aux publications référencées.
Elle a le statut de norme horizontale conformément au Guide IEC 108.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Oct-2014
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 01.110 - Technical product documentation
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• Technical Committee: TC 3 - Documentation, graphical symbols and representations of technical information
• Drafting Committee: MT 16 - TC 61/MT 16
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 31-Oct-2014
• Completion Date: 28-Oct-2014

Relations

• Revises: IEC 61082-1:2006 - Preparation of documents used in electrotechnology - Part 1: Rules
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 8
INTR ODUCTION . 10
1  Scope . 11
2  Normative references. 11
3  Terms and definitions . 13
3.1  Basic terms . 13
3.2  Terms related to the forms of presentation of information . 15
3.3 Terms related to basic document kinds .
3.3  Terms related to specific document kinds . 16
4  Documentation principles . 17
4.1  General considerations . 17
4.2  Structure of documentation . 17
4.3  Presentation of information . 17
4.4  Document identification and designation . 18
5  Rules for presentation of information . 19
5.1  Legibility . 19
5.2  Text orientation . 19
5.3  Colours, shading and patterns . 20
5.4  Paper page sizes . 20
5.5  Paper page reproduction . 20
5.6  Page identification . 20
5.7  Page lay out . 22
5.7.1  General . 22
5.7.2  Identification area . 22
5.7.3  Content area . 23
5.8  Cross-references . 26
5.9  Hy perlinks . 27
5.10  Line widt hs. 27
5.11  Text fonts . 28
5.12  Symbols . 28
5.12.1  Choice of symbols . 28
5.12.2  Symbol size . 29
5.12.3  Orientation of symbols . 29
5.13  Scales . 30
5.14  Pictorial presentation . 30
5.15  Quantities, units, values and colour codes . 30
5.16  Presentation of ranges and set of elements . 30
5.17  Dimension lines . 32
5.18  Leader lines and reference lines . 32
5.19  Explanatory notes and markings . 33
5.20  Designation of objects . 33
5.20.1  General . 33
5.20.2  Reference designations . 33
5.20.3  Simplified presentation . 34
5.20.4  Cable core designations . 35
5.21  Terminal designations . 35

5.22  Signal designations . 35
6  Document kinds . 35
7  Diagrams . 36
7.1  General . 36
7.1.1  Flow of energy, signal, etc. . 36
7.1.2  Symbols . 36
7.1.3  Connecting lines . 39
7.1.4  Representation of binary logic circuits . 45
7.1.5  Boundary frames . 48
7.1.6  Presentation of reference designations . 48
7.1.7  Presentation of terminal designations . 53
7.1.8  Presentation of signal designations . 53
7.1.9  Method of presentation of multi-phase circuits . 54
7.1.10  Emphasizing of circuits . 55
7.2  Overview diagrams . 55
7.3  Function diagrams . 60
7.3.1  General . 60
7.3.2  Equivalent-circuit diagrams . 60
7.3.3  Logic-function diagram . 60
7.4  Circuit diagrams . 61
7.4.1  General . 61
7.4.2  Layout . 61
7.4.3  Methods for representation of components . 62
7.4.4  Representation of components with movable parts . 67
7.4.5  Representation of supply circuits . 69
7.4.6  Representation of binary logic elements . 70
7.4.7  Symbols with a large number of terminals . 71
7.4.8  Wired functions (wired-AND, wired-OR) . 71
7.5  Connection diagrams. 72
7.5.1  General . 72
7.5.2  Representation of devices, units or assemblies . 73
7.5.3  Representation of terminals . 74
7.5.4  Representation of cables and its constituent cores . 74
7.5.5  Representation of conductors . 74
7.5.6  Simplified presentation . 76
8  Drawings . 77
8.1  General . 77
8.2  Requirements on base documents . 77
8.3  Arrangement drawings . 79
9  Tables . 82
9.1  General . 82
9.2  Presentation of reference designations . 82
9.3  Connection tables . 83
10  Charts, gr aphs . 85
10.1  General . 85
10.2  Function charts . 85
10.3  Sequence charts and time sequence charts . 85
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 8
INTRODUCTION . 10
1 Scope . 11
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms and definitions . 12
3.1 Basic terms . 13
3.2 Terms related to the forms of presentation of information . 14
3.3 Terms related to specific document kinds. 15
4 Documentation principles . 16
4.1 General considerations . 16
4.2 Structure of documentation . 16
4.3 Presentation of information . 17
4.4 Document identification and designation . 18
5 Rules for presentation of information . 18
5.1 Legibility . 18
5.2 Text orientation . 19
5.3 Colours, shading and patterns . 19
5.4 Paper page sizes . 19
5.5 Paper page reproduction . 20
5.6 Page identification . 20
5.7 Page layout . 21
5.7.1 General . 21
5.7.2 Identification area . 22
5.7.3 Content area . 22
5.8 Cross-references . 25
5.9 Hyperlinks . 26
5.10 Line widths . 26
5.11 Text fonts . 27
5.12 Symbols . 27
5.12.1 Choice of symbols . 27
5.12.2 Symbol size . 28
5.12.3 Orientation of symbols . 29
5.13 Scales. 29
5.14 Pictorial presentation . 29
5.15 Quantities, units, values and colour codes . 29
5.16 Presentation of ranges and set of elements . 29
5.17 Dimension lines . 31
5.18 Leader lines and reference lines . 31
5.19 Explanatory notes and markings . 32
5.20 Designation of objects . 32
5.20.1 General . 32
5.20.2 Reference designations . 32
5.20.3 Simplified presentation . 33
5.20.4 Cable core designations . 34
5.21 Terminal designations . 34
5.22 Signal designations . 34

6 Document kinds . 34
7 Diagrams . 35
7.1 General . 35
7.1.1 Flow of energy, signal, etc. . 35
7.1.2 Symbols . 35
7.1.3 Connecting lines . 38
7.1.4 Representation of binary logic circuits . 44
7.1.5 Boundary frames . 47
7.1.6 Presentation of reference designations . 47
7.1.7 Presentation of terminal designations . 52
7.1.8 Presentation of signal designations . 52
7.1.9 Method of presentation of multi-phase circuits . 53
7.1.10 Emphasizing of circuits . 54
7.2 Overview diagrams . 54
7.3 Function diagrams . 58
7.3.1 General . 58
7.3.2 Equivalent-circuit diagrams . 58
7.3.3 Logic-function diagram . 58
7.4 Circuit diagrams . 59
7.4.1 General . 59
7.4.2 Layout .
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