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Electrical Drawing Register, Best Practice

RGregory

Hi, 

Do the IET have any online guidance on best practice for the layout or the types of drawings that should be issued with an electrical design? 

I'm an electrical designer for industrial applications, the company I work for have a process for designs however I feel that it could be improved vastly as a lot of the information on drawings can be repetitive or there are multiples of similar drawings. It would be good to know if there is industry guidance out there or whether it just comes down to what is right for your own application and the customer. It may be a case of I just need to sit down and have a think about an improvement activity on what I already do and how it can be reduced or improved. 

I currently use AutoCAD electrical for drawings, which I haven't received training on so I'm definitely not using it to its full capability which could be saving me hours of time. I also use the ElectricalOM software which has improved my productivity vastly since purchasing early last year. Any tips or advise would be really appreciated. 

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    There is no real guidance in easy-to-read format as far as I know, but there are standards that might help. The basic standards for the drawings are:

    • BS EN 61082-1 General rules for electrotechnology documents and drawings (includes some basic structuring principles)
    • BS EN IEC 81346 series for industrial systems and installations (includes structuring principles)
    • IEC 60617 (on-line library - as specified in BS 7671) Graphical symbols for diagrams
    • BS EN IEC 60445 and BS EN IEC 60757  (terminal identification and colour code abbreviations for interconnection diagrams.)
    • BS ISO 14617 series Graphical symbols for diagrams

    Dependent on the use of the drawings, other standards may apply:

    • BS EN IEC/IEEE 82079-1 if the drawings or diagrams are intended to be used with or for user instructions
    • BS 1553 series for piping systems and plant (including P&ID)
    • BS 4737-5-2 Intruder alarm systems. Recommendations for symbols for diagrams.
    • BS 1635 (although this has not been updated since 1990 and is out of date with respect to current technology and practices) Recommendations for graphic symbols and abbreviations for fire protection drawings

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    There is no real guidance in easy-to-read format as far as I know, but there are standards that might help. The basic standards for the drawings are:

    • BS EN 61082-1 General rules for electrotechnology documents and drawings (includes some basic structuring principles)
    • BS EN IEC 81346 series for industrial systems and installations (includes structuring principles)
    • IEC 60617 (on-line library - as specified in BS 7671) Graphical symbols for diagrams
    • BS EN IEC 60445 and BS EN IEC 60757  (terminal identification and colour code abbreviations for interconnection diagrams.)
    • BS ISO 14617 series Graphical symbols for diagrams

    Dependent on the use of the drawings, other standards may apply:

    • BS EN IEC/IEEE 82079-1 if the drawings or diagrams are intended to be used with or for user instructions
    • BS 1553 series for piping systems and plant (including P&ID)
    • BS 4737-5-2 Intruder alarm systems. Recommendations for symbols for diagrams.
    • BS 1635 (although this has not been updated since 1990 and is out of date with respect to current technology and practices) Recommendations for graphic symbols and abbreviations for fire protection drawings

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    Have downloaded a copy of these standards to have a look through, thank you so much. 

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