IEC 61360-1:20 17规定了属性和相关属性的定义原则，并解释了使用IEC 61360-2中提供的适当数据结构来表示口头定义的概念的方法。它还规定了从类别集合中建立分类层次的原则，每个类别代表电工领域或与电工相关的领域中的技术概念。第四版取消并取代了2009年出版的第三版。本版构成技术修订版。与上一版相比，此版本包括以下重大技术变更: -支持高级结构，例如 ？·条件和限制， ？·块， ？·基数， ？·多态性， ？·通用枚举和受限枚举，以及 ？·映射； -数据类型的扩展列表； -与IEC 62656-1协调； -支持IEC TS 62720和编码单元； -协调各种信息对象之间的语义和管理数据； -使用UML进行数据建模； -增强的定义和描述； -作为IEC 61360系列用户的指南，引入更高级构造的示例，例如块、基数或多态性。

IEC 61360-1:2017 specifies principles for the definition of the properties and associated attributes and explains the methods for representing verbally defined concepts with appropriate data constructs available from IEC 61360-2. It also specifies principles for establishing a hierarchy of classification from a collection of classes, each of which represents a technical concept in the electrotechnical domain or a domain related to electrotechnology. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2009. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- support of advanced constructs such as
？· conditions and constraints,
？· blocks,
？· cardinality,
？· polymorphism,
？· generic and restricted enumerations, and
？· mapping;
- extended list of data types;
- harmonization with IEC 62656-1;
- support of IEC TS 62720 and of coded units;
- harmonization of semantic and administrative data among the various information objects;
- use of UML for data modelling;
- enhanced definitions and descriptions;
- introduction of examples of higher level constructs such as block, cardinality, or polymorphism as guidance for the user of the IEC 61360 series.