IEC 60320的本部分仅适用于家用和类似用途的双极电器耦合器，带或不带接地触点，额定电压不超过250 V，额定电流不超过16 a，用于将电源线连接到50 Hz或60 Hz电源的电器或其他电气设备。 IEC 60320-1的合并版本包括第二版（2001年）及其修正案1（2007年）。

This part of IEC 60320 is applicable to two-pole appliance couplers for a.c. only, with or without earthing contact, with a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V and a rated current not exceeding 16 A, for household and similar general purposes and intended for the connection of a supply cord to electrical appliances or other electrical equipment for 50 Hz or 60 Hz supply. This consolidated version of IEC 60320-1 consists of the second edition (2001) and its amendment 1 (2007).