APPENDIX A

IEC STANDARDS ON
POWER QUALITY

IEC 61000: Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) consists of six parts each with
several sections. The list below gives the power quality and power-quality-related
standards within the 61000 series as well as some documents currently (May
2006) in preparation.

. Part 1: General
Section 1: Application and interpretation of fundamental definitions and
terms.
Section 2: Methodology for the achievement of functional safety of electri-
cal and electronic equipment with regard to electromagnetic phenomena.
Section 4: Rationale for limiting power – frequency conducted harmonic and
interharmonic current emissions from equipment in the frequency range
up to 9 kHz.
. Part 2: Environment
Section 1: Description of the environment—Electromagnetic environment
for low-frequency conducted disturbances and signalling in power
supply systems.
Section 2: Compatibility levels for low-frequency conducted disturbances
and signaling in public supply systems.
Section 3: Description of the environment—Radiated and non-network-
frequency-related conducted disturbances.

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Section 4: Compatibility levels in industrial plants for low-frequency con-

ducted disturbances.
Section 5: Classification of electromagnetic environments.
Section 6: Assessment of the emission levels in the power supply of indus-
trial plants as regards low-frequency conducted disturbances.
Section 7: Low-frequency magnetic fields in various environments.
Section 8: Voltage dips and short interruptions on public electric power
supply systems with statistical measurement results.
Section 12: Compatibility levels for low-frequency conducted disturbances
and signalling in public medium voltage power supply systems.
Section 14: Overvoltages on public electricity distribution networks (in
preparation).
. Part 3: Limits
Section 1: Overview of emission standards and guides (in preparation).
Section 2: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current
16 A per phase).
Section 3: Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations, and flicker in
public low-voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current
16 A per phase and not subject to conditional connection.
Section 4: Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment with rated
current greater than 16 A per phase).
Section 5: Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage
power supply systems for equipment with rated current greater than 16 A.
Section 6: Assessment of emission limits for distorting loads in MV and HV
power systems.
Section 7: Assessment of emission limits for fluctuating loads in MV and HV
power systems.
Section 8: Signalling on low voltage electrical installations—Emission
levels, frequency bands, and electromagnetic disturbance levels.
Section 9: Limits for interharmonic current emissions (equipment with input
power 16 A per phase and prone to produce interharmonics by design)
(in preparation).
Section 10: Emission limits in the frequency range 2 to 9 kHz (in prep-
aration).
Section 11: Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations, and flicker
in public low-voltage supply systems—Equipment with rated current
75 A and subject to conditional connection.
Section 12: Limits for harmonic currents produced by equipment connected
to public low voltage systems with input current .16 A and 75 A per
phase and subject to restricted connection.
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. Part 4: Testing and Measurement Techniques

Section 1: Overview of IEC 61000-4 series.
Section 2: Electrostatic discharge immunity test.
Section 3: Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test.
Section 4: Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test.
Section 5: Surge immunity test.
Section 6: Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency
fields.
Section 7: General guide on harmonics and interharmonics measurement
and instrumentation for power supply systems and equipment connected
thereto.
Section 8: Power frequency magnetic field immunity test.
Section 9: Pulse magnetic field immunity test.
Section 10: Damped oscillatory magnetic field immunity test.
Section 11: Voltage dips, short interruptions, and voltage variations immu-
nity tests.
Section 12: Oscillatory waves immunity test.
Section 13: Harmonics and interharmonics, including mains signaling at ac
power port, low-frequency immunity tests.
Section 14: Voltage fluctuation immunity test.
Section 15: Flickermeter—Functional and design specifications.
Section 16: Test for immunity to conducted, common-mode disturbances in
the frequency range 0 Hz to 150 kHz.
Section 17: Ripple on dc input power port immunity test.
Section 18: Oscillatory wave immunity test (in preparation).
Section 27: Unbalance, immunity test.
Section 28: Variation of power frequency, immunity test.
Section 29: Voltage dips, short interruptions, and voltage variations on dc
input power ports, immunity test.
Section 30: Power quality measurement methods.
Section 33: Measurement methods for high-power transient parameters.
Section 34: Voltage dips, short interruptions, and voltage variations immunity
tests for equipment with input current more than 16 A per phase.
. Part 5: Installation and mitigation guidelines
Section 1: General considerations.
Section 2: Earthing and cabling.
Section 6: Mitigation of external EM influences.
Section 7: Degrees of protection provided by enclosures against electromag-
netic disturbances (EM code).
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. Part 6: Generic standards

Section 1: Immunity for residential, commercial, and light-industrial
environments.
Section 2: Immunity for industrial environments.
Section 4: Emission standard for industrial environments.
Section 5: Immunity for power station and substation environments.