International
Electrotechnical
Commission
International Standards and Conformity Assessment
for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
Accelerating innovation – Assessing competition
Dr Tamotsu Nomakuchi, President AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science) and Chair of the Technology Council of JISC (Japanese Industrial Standards Committee)
JISC (Japanese Industrial Standards Committee) is active in 175 IEC Technical Committees and Subcommittees.
Involvement in the IEC
Committee |
Description |
|---|---|
| Technical Committees and Subcommittees | |
| 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 | 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 and installation requirements |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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, 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 |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 | Interconnection of information technology equipment |