EN 61360-1:2010

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Standard data element types with associated classification scheme for electric items -
Part 1: Definitions - Principles and methods (IEC 61360-1:2009)
Genormte Datenelementtypen mit Klassifikationsschema für elektrische Bauteile - Teil 1:
Definitionen - Regeln und Methoden (IEC 61360-1:2009)
Types normalisés d’éléments de données avec plan de classification pour composants
électriques - Partie 1: Défénitions, principes et méthodes (CEI 61360-1:2009)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61360-1:2010
ICS:
01.040.29 Elektrotehnika (Slovarji) Electrical engineering
(Vocabularies)
29.100.20 (OHNWULþQLLQHOHNWURPHKDQVNL Electrical and
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components
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61360-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2010
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 31.020 Supersedes EN 61360-1:2002 + A1:2004

English version
Standard data elements types with associated
classification scheme for electric items -
Part 1: Definitions -
Principles and methods
(IEC 61360-1:2009)
Types normalisés d’éléments de données Genormte Datenelementtypen
avec plan de classification mit Klassifikationsschema für elektrische
pour composants électriques - Bauteile -
Partie 1: Définitions - Teil 1: Definitionen -
Principes et méthodes Regeln und Methoden
(CEI 61360-1:2009) (IEC 61360-1:2009)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2010-05-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified
to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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Ref. No. EN 61360-1:2010 E
Foreword
The text of document 3D/169/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61360-1, prepared by 3D, Data sets for
libraries, of IEC TC 3, Information structures, documentation and graphical symbols, was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61360-1 on 2010-05-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61360-1:2002 + A1:2004.
This EN 61360-1:2010 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
EN 61360-1:2002 + A1:2004 :
– extended administrative data for status and source of content;
– support of multiple language variants for data element types and classes;
– support for multiple alternative units for data element types;
– improved conventions for definition writing based on ISO 704 and ISO/IEC 11179-4;
– enhanced definitions and descriptions.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2011-02-01
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2013-05-01
with the EN have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61360-1:2009 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60191-4:1999 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60191-4:1999 (not modified).
IEC 60694 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60694.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60027 Series Letter symbols to be used in electrical EN 60027 Series
technology
IEC 60747 Series Semiconductor devices - -

IEC 60748 Series Semiconductor devices - Integrated circuits - -

IEC 61360-2 2002 Standard data element types with associated EN 61360-2 2002
classification scheme for electric components -
Part 2: EXPRESS dictionary schema

IEC 61360-4 - Standard data element types with associated EN 61360-4 -
classification scheme for electric components -
Part 4: IEC reference collection of standard data
element types and component classes

ISO/IEC 6523-1 - Information technology - Structure for the - -
identification of organizations and organization
parts -
Part 1: Identification of organization identification
schemes
ISO/IEC 10646-1 - Information technology - Universal Multiple-Octet - -
Coded Character Set (UCS) -
Part 1: Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane

ISO/IEC 11179-3 - Information technology - Specification and - -
standardization of data elements -
Part 3: Basic attributes of data elements

ISO 31 Series Quantities and units EN ISO 31 Series

ISO 639-1 - Codes for the representation of names of - -
languages -
Part 1: Alpha-2 code
ISO 704 - Terminology work - Principles and methods - -

ISO 843 1997 Information and documentation - Conversion - -
of Greek characters into Latin characters

ISO 2382 Series Data processing - Vocabulary - -

ISO 3166 Series Codes for the representation of names of EN ISO 3166 Series
countries and their subdivisions

ISO 6093 - Information processing - Representation of - -
numerical values in character strings for
information interchange
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

ISO 8601 - Data elements and interchange formats - - -
Information interchange - Representation
of dates and times
ISO 9735 - Electronic data interchange for administration, - -
commerce and transport (EDIFACT) - Application
level syntax rules
ISO 10303-21 - Industrial automation systems and integration - - -
Product data representation and exchange -
Part 21: Implementation methods: Clear text
encoding of the exchange structure

ISO 13584-24 2003 Industrial automation systems and integration - - -
Parts library -
Part 24: Logical resources: Logical model of
supplier library
ISO 13584-26 - Industrial automation systems and integration - - -
Parts library -
Part 26: Logical resource: Information supplier
identification
ISO 13584-42 - Industrial automation systems and integration - - -
Parts library -
Part 42: Description methodology: Methodology
for structuring part families
ISO 13731 - Ergonomics of the thermal environment - EN ISO 13731 -
Vocabulary and symbols
IEC 61360-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2009-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Standard data elements types with associated classification scheme for electric
items –
Part 1: Definitions – Principles and methods

Types normalisés d'éléments de données avec plan de classification pour
composants électriques –
Partie 1: Définitions – Principes et méthodes

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
XC
CODE PRIX
ICS 31.020 ISBN 978-2-88910-512-0
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
1 General .7
1.1 Scope.7
1.2 ISO/IEC EXPRESS information model .7
1.3 Normative references .8
2 Terms and definitions .9
3 Dictionary identification .13
3.1 Dictionary supplier.13
3.2 Code .14
3.3 Version number .14
3.4 Date of current version .14
3.5 Revision number .14
4 Data element type specification attributes .15
4.1 Information model of a data element type .16
4.2 Identifying attributes.17
4.2.1 Code .19
4.2.2 Version number .19
4.2.3 Revision number.20
4.2.4 Preferred name .21
4.2.5 Synonymous name .21
4.2.6 Visible from class .21
4.2.7 Short name.21
4.2.8 Preferred letter symbol .23
4.2.9 Synonymous letter symbol.24
4.3 Semantic attributes .24
4.3.1 Definition.25
4.3.2 Note .26
4.3.3 Remark.26
4.3.4 Formula.26
4.3.5 Figure.26
4.3.6 Source document of data element type definition.26
4.4 Value attributes .27
4.4.1 Data type.28
4.4.2 Value format.30
4.4.3 Data type dependencies .32
4.4.4 Unit of measure .32
4.4.5 Value list .33
4.4.6 Referenced class identifier .34
4.5 Administrative attributes .35
4.5.1 Status level .35
4.5.2 Published in.36
4.5.3 Published by.36
4.5.4 Proposed on .36
4.5.5 Released on .36
4.5.6 Version initiated on.36
4.5.7 Version released on.37
4.5.8 TRANSLATION DATA.37

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4.5.9 Obsolete from.37
4.6 Relationship attributes.37
4.6.1 Condition data element type .38
4.6.2 Data element type class .38
5 Translation data .39
5.1 Administrative translation data attributes .39
5.1.1 Translation revision .39
5.1.2 Language .40
5.1.3 Date of current translation revision .40
5.1.4 Responsible translator coded .40
5.1.5 Responsible translator.40
5.2 Language dependent attributes of a data element type.40
5.3 Language dependent attributes of an item class .41
5.4 Language dependent attributes of a drawing .41
6 Data element type classification .41
6.1 Objective.41
6.2 General principles .41
6.3 Quantitative data element types .42
6.4 Non-quantitative data element types.43
7 Item class specification .43
7.1 Use of auxiliary schemes for classification and coding of values.45
7.2 Item class specification attributes.46
7.3 Information model of an item class .46
7.4 Identifying attributes.47
7.4.1 Code .47
7.4.2 Version number .48
7.4.3 Revision number.48
7.4.4 Preferred name .49
7.4.5 Coded name.49
7.4.6 Synonymous name .49
7.5 Semantic attributes .50
7.5.1 Definition.50
7.5.2 Note .50
7.5.3 Remark.50
7.5.4 Drawing reference .50
7.5.5 Source document of class definition .51
7.6 Administrative attributes .51
7.7 Relationship attributes.52
7.7.1 Classifying data element type .52
7.7.2 Applicable data element type.53
7.7.3 Superclass .53
7.7.4 Subclass .53
8 Drawing specification attributes .53
8.1 Information model of a drawing .54
8.1.1 Code .54
8.1.2 Version number .54
8.1.3 Revision number.55
8.1.4 Drawing title .55
8.1.5 Descriptive designator .55

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8.1.6 File name .56
8.1.7 File format .56
8.2 Administrative attributes .57
Annex A (normative) Characters from ISO/IEC 10646-1.58
Annex B (normative) Survey of type classification codes of quantitative
data element types .62
Annex C (normative) Survey of type classification codes of non-quantitative data
element types (main class A) .72
Annex D (informative) Example of a feature class construct.73
Annex E (informative) Rules for defining new versions and/or revision of dictionary
elements.77
Annex F (informative) Classifying DETs .80
Annex G (informative) Conventions for names and definitions.81
Bibliography.84

Figure 1 – Information model principle .17
Figure 2 – Identifying attributes for data element type.18
Figure 3 – Semantic attributes for data element type .24
Figure 4 – Value attributes for data element type .27
Figure 5 – Attributes of the value list for data element type.27
Figure 6 – Administrative attributes for data element type.35
Figure 7 – Relationship attributes for data element type.37
Figure 8 – Administrative attributes for translation data .39
Figure 9 – Classification tree .44
Figure 10 – Identifying attributes for item class .47
Figure 11 – Semantic attributes for item class.50
Figure 12 – Administrative attributes for item class .51
Figure 13 – Class relationships.52
Figure 14 – Identifying attributes for drawing .54
Figure 15 – Administrative attributes for drawing .57

Table 1 – List of attributes of data element types as defined in IEC 61360-1 and their
equivalent in IEC 61360-2.15
Table 2 – Global unique identification .18
Table 3 – Transliteration .23
Table 4 – Data type dependencies .32
Table 5 – Survey of main classes and categories of data element types .42
Table 6 – List of attributes of item class as defined in IEC 61360-1 and their
equivalent in IEC 61360-2.46
Table 7 – List of attributes of drawing .53
Table A.1 – Group 00 – Plane 00 .59
Table C.1 – Survey of type classification codes of non-quantitative data element types
(main class A).72
Table E.1 – Overview of configuration management in DET updating operations .78
Table E.2 – Overview of configuration management in class updating operations .79
Table G.1 – Example of the DET name structure for electrical quantitative DETs.83

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Part 1: Definitions –
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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 61360-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 3D, Data sets for
libraries, of IEC technical committee 3: Information structures, documentation and graphical
symbols.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2002, and its
Amendment 1(2003). It is a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
– extended administrative data for status and source of content;
– support of multiple language variants for data element types and classes;
– support for multiple alternative units for data element types;
– improved conventions for definition writing based on ISO 704 and ISO/IEC 11179-4;
– enhanced definitions and descriptions.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
3D/169/FDIS 3D/172/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61360 series can be found, under the general title Standard data
elements types with associated classification scheme for electric items, on the IEC website.
Future standards in this series will carry the new general title as cited above. Titles of existing
standards in this series will be updated at the time of the next edition.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in
the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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CLASSIFICATION SCHEME FOR ELECTRIC ITEMS –

Part 1: Definitions –
Principles and methods
1 General
1.1 Scope
This part of IEC 61360 provides a firm basis for the clear and unambiguous definition of
characteristic properties (data element types) of all elements of electrotechnical systems from
basic components to sub-assemblies and full systems. Although originally conceived in the
context of providing a basis for the exchange of information on electric/electronic
components, the principles and methods of this standard may be used in areas outside the
original conception such as assemblies of components and electrotechnical systems and
subsystems.
In addition, this standard provides for establishing a classification hierarchy and the allocation
of applicable and relevant properties to each of the classes so established in order to
describe fully the characteristics of objects belonging to that class.
Use of this standard facilitates the exchange of data describing electrotechnical systems
through a defined structure for the information to be exchanged in a computer-sensible form.
Each property to be exchanged will have an unambiguously defined meaning and consistent
naming, where relevant a defined value list, a prescribed format and defined units of measure
for all quantitative values. There is also provision for:
– control of changes to definitions of the properties through version and revision numbers;
– inclusion of notes and remarks to clarify and help in the application of the definitions;
– indication of the sources of definitions and value lists;
– associated figures and formulae.
NOTE IEC TCs and SCs, or other organizations may take this part of IEC 61360 as a basis for the development of
their own dictionaries.
1.2 ISO/IEC EXPRESS information model
Closely associated with this part of IEC 61360 is IEC 61360-2. This part contains the
information model, using the EXPRESS modelling language. In this model, the definition and
structure of IEC 61360-1 is formalized and presented in a computer-sensible form. Use of this
information model allows dictionary information to be exchanged between different systems
using the STEP physical file format as defined in ISO 10303-21.
This information model has also been accepted as the common information model with
ISO/TC184/SC4 and is reproduced as ISO 13584-42. Use may be made of other standards in
the ISO 13584 series of standards for extension of the concepts defined in this standard. In
particular ISO 13584-24 contains provisions which allow:
– extensions of the class structure to include feature and functional model classes;
– tabulation of properties;
– functional relationships among properties;
– references to graphical information;
– structuring of parts libraries.

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NOTE This part of IEC 61360 is intended to be compliant with the upcoming Edition 3 of IEC 61360-2 and Edition
2 of ISO 13584-42.
1.3 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60027 (all parts), Letter symbols to be used in electrical technology
IEC 61360-2 :2002, Standard data element types with associated classification scheme for
electric components – Part 2: EXPRESS dictionary schema (available in English only)
IEC 61360-4, Standard data element types with associated classification scheme for electric
components – Part 4: IEC reference collection of standard data element types and component
classes (available in English only)
IEC 60747(all parts), Semiconductor devices
IEC 60748(all parts), Semiconductor devices – Integrated circuits
ISO 31(all parts), Quantities and units
ISO 639-1, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 1: Alpha-2 code
ISO 704, Terminology work – Principles and methods
ISO 843:1997, Information and documentation – Conversion of Greek characters into Latin
characters
ISO 2382 (all parts), Information processing systems – Vocabulary
ISO 3166 (all parts), Codes for the representation of names of countries and their
subdivisions
ISO 6093, Information processing – Representation of numerical values in character strings
for information interchange
ISO 8601, Data elements and interchange formats – Information interchange –
Representation of dates and times
ISO 9735, Electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport (EDIFACT)
– Application level syntax rules
ISO 10303-21, Industrial automation systems and integration – Product data representation
and exchange – Part 21: Implementation methods: Clear text encoding of the exchange
structure
ISO 13584-24:2003, Industrial automation systems and integration – Parts library – Part 24:
Logical resource: Logical model of supplier library
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This publication was withdrawn and replaced by IEC CDD (see bibliography).
This normative reference is based on the Trade Data Elements Directory (TDED) of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Trade Facilitation.

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ISO 13584-26, Industrial automation systems and integration – Parts library – Part 26: Logical
resource: Information supplier identification
ISO 13584-42, Industrial automation systems and integration – Parts library – Part 42:
Description methodology: Methodology for structuring part families
ISO 13731, Ergonomics of the thermal environment – Vocabulary and symbols
ISO/IEC 6523-1, Information technology – Structure for the identification of organizations and
organization parts – Part 1: Identification of organization identification schemes
ISO/IEC 10646-1,Information technology – Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character set
(UCS) – Part 1: Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane
ISO/IEC 11179-3, Information technology – Metadata registries (MDR) – Part 3:Registry
metamodel and basic attributes
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
NOTE The definitions are presented in a logical order, an alphabetic list is included.
Alphabetic list of the terms
applicable data element type .2.23
attribute .2.12
classification.2.9
classifying data element type .2.8
component.2.17
computer-sensible information .2.22
condition data element type .2.7
data element type .2.3
data element type class .2.4
drawing.2.28
electric component.2.18
electric item .2.14
entity .2.1
feature .2.20
geometry .2.21
item .2.13
item class .2.15
limiting value .2.33
material .2.19
maximum value (max).2.30
minimum value (min).2.29
nominal value (nom) .2.32
non-quantitative data element type .2.6
outline style .2.26

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package.2.27
product .2.16
quantitative data element type .2.5
relation .2.2
shape .2.25
subclass .2.10
superclass .2.11
typical value (typ) .2.31
visible data element type .2.24
2.1
entity
any concrete or abstract object of interest, including relations among things
2.2
relation
observed connection between entities
2.3
data element type
DET
unit of data for which the identification, description and value representation have been
specified
2.4
data element type class
class of data element types with same type of representation, or description or value
representation
2.5
quantitative data element type
data element type with a numerical value representing a measurable physical quantity, a
quantity of information or a count of objects
2.6
non-quantitative data element type
data element type which identifies or describes an object by means of codes, abbreviations,
names, references or descriptions
2.7
condition data element type
data element type whose value affects the value of another data element type
NOTE 1 A condition data element type has only a meaning when it is used in combination with another data
element type.
NOTE 2 A condition data element type forms not a part of the classification tree and can be used on every level of
the classification.
2.8
classifying data element type
data element type applicable for a particular item class, addressing a single elementary
attribute of that item and having a homogeneous complementary value list, whose values
define the item subclasses
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2.9
classification
systematic division of a set of items into subsets according to their difference in some
predetermined characteristics
2.10
subclass
class that is one step below another class in a characterization hierarchy or in a classification
hierarchy
[ISO 13584-42]
2.11
superclass
class that is one step above another class in a characterization hierarchy or in a classification
hierarchy
NOTE All parts that belong to a class also belong to its superclass.
[ISO 13584-42]
2.12
attribute
any one of the properties to describe an entity, possibly involving one or more other entities
2.13
item
a thing whose description can be captured by a class structure and a set o
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