IEC Standards Codes In Electrical & Solar PV Technologies

About IEC Standards:-

IEC Stands for International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. The United States formed an IEC National Committee (USNC) to oversee the country's participation in IEC activities. The USNC is governed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The IEC promotes international cooperation on all questions of standardization and the verification of conformity to standards and often serves as the basis for national standardization and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts. The IEC standards include all electrotechnologies, which also includes photovoltaic systems for energy production and distribution. IEC Technical Committee 82 (IEC TC82) covers photovoltaic systems. The U.S. Technical Advisory Group (USTAG) provides input from U.S. stakeholders into IEC TC82 standards.

Development Process of IEC standards:-

The IEC PV Standards Development includes the IEC Technical Committee 82 Solar Photovoltaic Energy System (IEC TC82). The IEC TC82 develops and adopts all PV related standards. The scope of IEC TC82 is to prepare international standards for photovoltaic systems that convert solar energy into electrical energy, as well as for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system.

    The meaning of all important IEC standards codes which is related solar photovoltaic given in fallowing table ㅡ

Governing Standards
S.No	Standards Reference	Standards Description
	Governing Standards For PCU
1	IEC 60068-2 (1,2,14,30)	Environmental Testing Standards
2	IEC 61683	Inverter Efficiency
3	IEC 62116 ( IEEE- 1547.1)	Anti-Islanding Protection
4	IEC 62109-1	Safety of Power Converters for use in PV power System
5	IEC 62109-2	Safety Requirements Relevant to DC to AC
6	IEC 60529	IP-Test
7	IEC 62103	Electronic Equipment for use in power installation
8	VDEAR N 4105:2011-08	Harmonics/Flicker/Frequency
	Governing Standards For Solar PV Module
9	IEC 61215	c/mc-Si Terrestrial PV Module: Design qualification and type approval.
	IEC 61345	UV testing of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Module
	IEC 60409-9	Solar Simulators Performance Requirements
10	IEC 61646	Thin-Film Terrestrial PV Module: Design qualification and type approval.
11	IEC 62108	CPV Modules & Assemblies: Design qualification and type approval.
12	IEC 61730	PV Module: Safety qualification.
	Connectors
13	EN 50521	Connectors for solar photovoltaic systems: safety
14	IEC 62208	Empty Enclosures for Low-Voltage Switch-gear and Control gear Assemblies: General requirements.
15	IEC/TS 62257-12-1	Recommendations for small renewable energy and hybrid systems for rural electrification – Part 12-1: Selection of self-ballasted lamps (CFL) for rural electrification systems and recommendations for household lighting equipment

In above table only few important IEC standards code are explained, if you are interested to know about all IEC standards code then you can visit on official website of IEC. IEC is an international organization which is located in USA.

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Reference :- 

1. Gujrat Energy Research & Management Institute (GERMI) training ppt.
2. official website of Solar America Board For Codes & Standards (SABCS).
3. Image taken from official Website of IEC

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