List of IEC Technical Committees
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IEC or International Electrotechnical Commission is a standards-making body in the field of electrical and electronics technologies. The IEC works with National Committees in different countries in preparing and maintaining standards in this space. IEC is one of the oldest standards making bodies in existence.
This list is intended to detail the various technical committees of IEC, the scope of the committees, their key members and the key relevance and outputs of these committees.
Each technical committee and its standardization efforts is vast and is carried out by various working groups within the technical committees.
The list below was last updated on the 27th October 2011. For the most up-to-date list visit the IEC website.
Standards
The IEC standards making process, similar to many other standards making processes, is handled by various technical committees or TC as they are called. The TCs are the key bodies that drive the standardization and comprise experts from the national committees and are a completely voluntary effort. IEC has more than 1,000 technical experts working on standards voluntarily.This list is intended to detail the various technical committees of IEC, the scope of the committees, their key members and the key relevance and outputs of these committees.
Each technical committee and its standardization efforts is vast and is carried out by various working groups within the technical committees.
The list below was last updated on the 27th October 2011. For the most up-to-date list visit the IEC website.
List of Technical Committees
| Technical Committee | Description | Links and other Information |
|---|---|---|
| TC 1 | Terminology | |
| TC 2 | Rotating machinery | |
| TC 3 | Information structures, documentation and graphical symbols | |
| SC 3C | Graphical symbols for use on equipment | |
| SC 3D | Product properties and classes and their identification | |
| TC 4 | Hydraulic turbines | |
| TC 5 | Steam Turbines | |
| TC 7 | Overhead electrical conductors | |
| TC 8 | Systems aspects for electrical energy supply | |
| TC 9 | Electrical equipment and systems for railways | |
| TC 10 | Fluids for electrotechnical applications | |
| TC 11 | Overhead lines | |
| TC 13 | Electrical energy measurement, tariff- and load control | |
| TC 14 | Power transformers | |
| TC 15 | Solid electrical insulating materials | |
| TC 16 | Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification | |
| TC 17 | Switchgear and controlgear | |
| SC 17A | High-voltage switchgear and controlgear | |
| SC 17B | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear | |
| SC 17C | High-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies | |
| SC 17D | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies | |
| TC 18 | Electrical installations of ships and of mobile and fixed offshore units | |
| SC 18A | Electric cables for ships and mobile and fixed offshore units | |
| TC 20 | Electric cables | |
| TC 21 | Secondary cells and batteries | |
| SC 21A | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes | |
| TC 22 | Power electronic systems and equipment | |
| SC 22E | Stabilized power supplies | |
| SC 22F | Power electronics for electrical transmission and distribution systems | |
| SC 22G | Adjustable speed electric drive systems incorporating semiconductor power converters | |
| SC 22H | Uninterruptible power systems (UPS) | |
| TC 23 | Electrical accessories | |
| SC 23A | Cable management systems | |
| SC 23B | Plugs, socket-outlets and switches | |
| SC 23C | World-wide plug and socket-outlet systems | |
| SC 23E | Circuit-breakers and similar equipment for household use | |
| SC 23F | Connecting devices | |
| SC 23G | Appliance couplers | |
| SC 23H | Industrial, plugs and socket-outlets | |
| SC 23J | Switches for appliances | |
| TC 25 IEC TC 25 IEC Technical Committee 25 was established in 1935. It is one of the technical committees of the International Electrotechnical Commission .... |
Quantities and units | |
| TC 26 | Electric welding | |
| TC 27 | Industrial electroheating | |
| TC 28 | Insulation co-ordination | |
| TC 29 | Electroacoustics | |
| TC 31 | Equipment for explosive atmospheres | |
| SC 31G | Intrinsically-safe apparatus | |
| SC 31J | Classification of hazardous areas Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas In electrical engineering, a hazardous location is defined as a place where concentrations of flammable gases, vapors, or dusts occur. Electrical equipment that must be installed in such locations is especially designed and tested to ensure it does not initiate an explosion, due to arcing contacts... and installation requirements |
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| SC 31M | Non-electrical equipment and protective systems for explosive atmospheres | |
| TC 32 | Fuses | |
| SC 32A | High-voltage fuses | |
| SC 32B | Low-voltage fuses | |
| SC 32C | Miniature fuses | |
| TC 33 | Power capacitors and their applications | |
| TC 34 | Lamps and related equipment | |
| SC 34A | Lamps | |
| SC 34B | Lamp caps and holders | |
| SC 34C | Auxiliaries for lamps | |
| SC 34D | Luminaires | |
| TC 35 | Primary cells and batteries | |
| TC 36 | Insulators | |
| SC 36A | Insulated bushings | |
| SC 36B | Insulators for overhead lines | |
| SC 36C | Insulators for substations | |
| TC 37 | Surge arresters | |
| SC 37A | Low-voltage surge protective devices | |
| SC 37B | Specific components for surge arresters and surge protective devices | |
| TC 38 | Instrument transformers | |
| TC 39 | Electronic tubes | |
| TC 40 | Capacitors and resistors for electronic equipment | |
| TC 42 | High-voltage and high-current test techniques | |
| TC 44 | Safety of machinery - Electrotechnical aspects | |
| TC 45 | Nuclear instrumentation | |
| SC 45A | Instrumentation and control of nuclear facilities | |
| SC 45B | Radiation protection instrumentation | |
| TC 46 | Cables, wires, waveguides, R.F. connectors, R.F. and microwave passive components and accessories | |
| SC 46A | Coaxial cables | |
| SC 46C | Wires and symmetric cables | |
| SC 46F | R.F. and microwave passive components | |
| TC 47 | Semiconductor devices | |
| SC 47A | Integrated circuits | |
| SC 47D | Mechanical standardization for semiconductor devices | |
| SC 47E | Discrete semiconductor devices | |
| SC 47F | Micro-electromechanical systems | |
| TC 48 | Electromechanical components and mechanical structures for electronic equipment | |
| SC 48B | Connectors | |
| SC 48D | Mechanical structures for electronic equipment | |
| TC 49 | Piezoelectric, dielectric and electrostatic devices and associated materials for frequency control, selection and detection | |
| TC 51 | Magnetic components and ferrite materials | |
| TC 55 | Winding wires | |
| TC 56 | Dependability | |
| TC 57 IEC TC 57 IEC Technical Committee 57 is one of the technical committees of the International Electrotechnical Commission .TC 57 is responsible for development of standards for information exchange for power systems and other related systems including Energy Management Systems, SCADA, distribution automation... |
Power systems management and associated information exchange | |
| TC 59 | Performance of household and similar electrical appliances | |
| SC 59A | Electric dishwashers | |
| SC 59C | Heating appliances | |
| SC 59D | Home laundry appliances | |
| SC 59F | Surface cleaning appliances | |
| SC 59K | Ovens and microwave ovens, cooking ranges and similar appliances | |
| SC 59L | Small household appliances | |
| SC 59M | Performance of electrical household and similar cooling and freezing appliances | |
| TC 61 | Safety of household and similar electrical appliances | |
| SC 61B | Safety of microwave appliances for household and commercial use | |
| SC 61C | Safety of refrigeration appliances for household and commerical use | |
| SC 61D | Appliances for air-conditioning for household and similar purposes | |
| SC 61E | Safety of electrical commercial catering equipment | |
| SC 61H | Safety of electrically-operated farm appliances | |
| SC 61J | Electrical motor-operated cleaning appliances for commercial use | |
| TC 62 | Electrical equipment in medical practice | |
| SC 62A | Common aspects of electrical equipment used in medical practice | |
| SC 62B | Diagnostic imaging equipment | |
| SC 62C | Equipment for radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and radiation dosimetry | |
| SC 62D | Electromedical equipment | |
| TC 64 | Electrical installations and protection against electric shock | |
| TC 65 | Industrial-process measurement, control and automation | |
| SC 65A | System aspects | |
| SC 65B | Measurement and control devices | |
| SC 65C | Industrial networks | |
| SC 65E | Devices and integration in enterprise systems | |
| TC 66 | Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment | |
| TC 68 | Magnetic alloys and steels | |
| TC 69 | Electric road vehicles and electric industrial trucks | |
| TC 70 | Degrees of protection provided by enclosures | |
| TC 72 | Automatic controls for household use | |
| TC 73 | Short-circuit currents | |
| TC 76 | Optical radiation safety and laser equipment | |
| TC 77 | Electromagnetic compatibility | |
| SC 77A | Low frequency phenomena | |
| SC 77B | High frequency phenomena | |
| SC 77C | High power transient phenomena | |
| TC 78 | Live working | |
| TC 79 | Alarm and electronic security systems | |
| TC 80 | Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems | |
| TC 81 | Lightning protection | |
| TC 82 | Solar photovoltaic energy systems | |
| TC 85 | Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities | |
| TC 86 | Fibre optics | |
| SC 86A | Fibres and cables | |
| SC 86B | Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components | |
| SC 86C | Fibre optic systems and active devices | |
| TC 87 | Ultrasonics | |
| TC 88 | Wind turbines | |
| TC 89 | Fire hazard testing | |
| TC 90 | Superconductivity | |
| TC 91 | Electronics assembly technology | |
| TC 93 | Design automation | |
| TC 94 | All-or-nothing electrical relays | |
| TC 95 | Measuring relays and protection equipment | |
| TC 96 | Transformers, reactors, power supply units, and combinations thereof | |
| TC 97 | Electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes | |
| TC 99 | System engineering and erection of electrical power installations in systems with nominal voltages above 1 kV a.c. and 1,5 kV d.c., particularly concerning safety aspects | |
| TC 100 | Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment | |
| TA 1 | Terminals for audio, video and data services and contents | |
| TA 2 | Colour measurement and management | |
| TA 4 | Digital system interfaces and protocols | |
| TA 5 | Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services | |
| TA 6 | Storage media, data structures, equipment and systems | |
| TA 8 | Multimedia home server systems | |
| TA 9 | Audio, video and multimedia applications for end-user network | |
| TA 10 | Audio, video and multimedia applications for end-user network | |
| TA 11 | Quality for audio, video and multimedia systems | |
| TA 12 | AV energy efficiency and smart grid applications | |
| TA 13 | Environment for AV and multimedia equipment (tentative title) | |
| TA 14 | Interfaces and methods of measurement for personal computing equipment | |
| TC 101 | Electrostatics | |
| TC 103 | Transmitting equipment for radiocommunication | |
| TC 104 | Environmental conditions, classification and methods of test | |
| TC 105 | Fuel cell technologies | |
| TC 106 | Methods for the assessment of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields associated with human exposure | |
| TC 107 | Process management for avionics | |
| TC 108 | Safety of electronic equipment within the field of audio/video, information technology and communication technology | |
| TC 109 | Insulation co-ordination for low-voltage equipment | |
| TC 110 | Flat panel display devices | |
| TC 111 | Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems | |
| TC 112 | Evaluation and qualification of electrical insulating materials and systems | |
| TC 113 | Nanotechnology standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems | |
| TC 114 | Marine energy - Wave and tidal and other water current converters | |
| TC 115 | High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission for DC voltages above 100 kV | |
| TC 116 | Safety of motor-operated electric tools | |
| TC 117 | Solar thermal electric plants | |
| CISPR | International special committee on radio interference | |
| CIS/A | Radio-interference measurements and statistical methods | |
| CIS/B | Interference relating to industrial, scientific and medical radio-frequency apparatus, to other (heavy) industrial equipment, to overhead power lines, to high voltage equipment and to electric traction | |
| CIS/D | Electromagnetic disturbances related to electric/electronic equipment on vehicles and internal combustion engine powered devices | |
| CIS/F | Interference relating to household appliances tools, lighting equipment and similar apparatus | |
| CIS/H | Limits for the protection of radio services | |
| CIS/I | Electromagnetic compatibility of information technology equipment, multimedia equipment and receivers | |
| CIS/S | Steering Committee of CISPR | |
| ISO/IEC JPC 2 | Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources - Common international terminology | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 | Coded character sets | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 | Telecommunications and information exchange between systems | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 | Software engineering | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 | Cards and personal identification | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 | Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 23 | Optical disk cartridges for information interchange | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 | Computer graphics and image processing | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 | Interconnection of information technology equipment | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 | IT security techniques | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 28 | Office equipment | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 | Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 | Automatic identification and data capture techniques | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 | Data management services | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 | Document description and processing languages | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 | User interfaces | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 | Information Technology for learning, education and training | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 | Biometrics | |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 | Distributed Application Platforms and Services (DAPS) |
See also
- List of ISO standards
- List of IEC standards
- List of EN standards
- International Classification for StandardsInternational Classification for StandardsInternational Classification for Standards is an international classification system for technical standards. It is designed to cover every economic sector and virtually every activity of the humankind where technical standards may be used....
- StandardizationStandardizationStandardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....