Global Markets, Global Standards

IEC: enabling Smart Grids everywhere

October 21, 10:30am

The whole world of electrotechnology

162 participating countries

Network of 10 000 experts

Focus: all electric and electronic devices

Core work: develop standards to define rules, specifications, measuring and testing criteria for safety, efficiency, interoperability, EMC, environment

3 Conformity Assessment Systems:+ 500 000 certificates issued

Offices in: Switzerland, Australia, Brazil, Singapore, USA

Energy Efficiency and the Smart Grid

IEC White Paper: review of whole energy chain. Identifies areas for highest energy efficiency gains and necessary actions to be undertaken:

•Total re-design of energy chain•Increased use of electric energy•Globally relevant metrics•Solid technical foundation •Global coordination•Interconnected Smart Grids

IEC essential Smart Grid work•Universally recognized Smart Grid

Guide launched in 2006. Crucial to define Smart Grid needs independently of technology solutions (use cases)

•Core Smart Grid Standards

•Vast majority of technical Smart Grid Standards

•New IEC Smart Grid Mapping Solution and dedicated Smart Grid standards hub, to get the most value out of standards

IEC: Global Smart Grid involvement

Significant use of IEC Smart Grid Standards

Canada

USA

Brazil

China

Australia

France

ItalyJapan

Korea

Sweden

GermanySwitzerland

DenmarkUK

Spain

New IEC initiative

•Fast, efficient answers to focused questions - eliminates need to read 1 000s of standards pages

•Consistent, reliable and reproducible results.Easy to use, even for non-standard experts

• Powerful tool for total Smart Grid standards portfolio management.

IEC Smart Grid Mapping Solution

Fundamental drivers for the IECMake standards work for you- Cooperate with other standard

developers to fill gaps – fast track adoption of existing standards

- Existing portfolio – update and manage- facilitate navigation- make standards easy

to use

Enable global market solutions- Facilitate industry cooperation- Avoid island solutions/technical barriers

Boost innovation impact- Provide focus and solid foundation- Built-in interoperability on a global scale