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IEC Standards List

This is an incomplete list of standards published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

The numbers of older IEC standards were converted in 1997 by adding 60000; for example IEC 27 became IEC 60027. IEC standards often have multiple sub-part documents; only the main title for the standard is listed here.

  • IEC 60027 Letter symbols to be used in electrical technology
  • IEC 60028 International standard of resistance for copper
  • IEC 60034 Rotating electrical machinery
  • IEC 60038 IEC Standard Voltages
  • IEC 60041 Field acceptance tests to determine the hydraulic performance of hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines
  • IEC 60044 Instrument transformers
  • IEC 60045 Steam turbines
  • IEC 60050 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary
  • IEC 60051 Recommendation for direct acting indicating analogue electric measuring instruments and their accessories
  • IEC 60055 Paper-insulated metal-sheathed cables for rated voltages up to 18/30 kV
  • IEC 60060 High-voltage test techniques
  • IEC 60062 Marking codes for resistors and capacitors
  • IEC 60063 Preferred number series for resistors and capacitors
  • IEC 60061 Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safety
  • IEC 60064 Tungsten filament type GLS (General Lighting Solutions) bulbs
  • IEC 60065 Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus – Safety requirements
  • IEC 60068 Environmental Testing
  • IEC 60071 Insulation Co-ordination
  • IEC 60073 Basic Safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - coding principles for indicators and actuators
  • IEC 60076 Power transformers
  • IEC 60077 Railway applications - Electric equipment for rolling stock
  • IEC 60079 Explosive Atmospheres
  • IEC 60083 Plugs and socket-outlets for domestic and similar general use standardized in member countries of IEC
  • IEC 60085 Electrical insulation
  • IEC 60086 Primary batteries
  • IEC 60092 Electrical installations on ships
  • IEC 60094 Magnetic tape sound recording and reproducing systems
  • IEC 60095 Lead-acid starter batteries
  • IEC 60096 Radio-frequency cables
  • IEC 60098 Rumble measurement on Vinyl Disc Turntables
  • IEC 60099 Surge arresters
  • IEC 60119 The Electrical Performance of Semiconductor Rectifiers (Metal Rectifiers)
  • IEC 60134 Absolute maximum and design ratings of tube and semiconductor devices
  • IEC 60137 Bushings for alternating voltages above 1000V
  • IEC 60146 Semiconductor Converters
  • IEC 60169 Radio-frequency connectors
  • IEC 60183 Guide to the selection of high voltage cables
  • IEC 60193 Hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines - Model acceptance tests
  • IEC 60204 Safety of machinery
  • IEC 60214 On-load tap changers
  • IEC 60228 Conductors of insulated cables
  • IEC 60233 Tests on Hollow Insulators for use in Electrical Equipment
  • IEC 60238 Edison screw Lampholders
  • IEC 60239 Graphite electrodes for electric arc furnaces – Dimensions and designation
  • IEC 60245 Rubber-Insulated Cables
  • IEC 60254 Lead-acid traction batteries
  • IEC 60255 Electrical Relays
  • IEC 60268 Sound system equipment
  • IEC 60269 Low voltage fuses
  • IEC 60270 High-Voltage Test Techniques – Partial Discharge Measurements
  • IEC 60273 Characteristics of indoor and outdoor post insulators for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000V
  • IEC 60287 Calculation of permissible current in cables at steady state rating
  • IEC 60296 Mineral Insulating oils for transformers & switchgear
  • IEC 60297 Dimensions of mechanical structures of the 482.6 mm (19 in) series
  • IEC 60298 high voltage switchgear in metallic enclosure
  • IEC 60308 Hydraulic turbines - Testing of control systems
  • IEC 60309 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes
  • IEC 60317 Specifications for particular types of winding wires
  • IEC 60320 Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes
  • IEC 60331 Tests for Electric Cables under Fire Conditions
  • IEC 60332 Flame Retardant vs Fire Rate Cables
  • IEC 60335 Safety of electrical household appliances
  • IEC 60364 Electrical installations of buildings
  • IEC 60397 Test methods for batch furnaces with metallic heating resistors
  • IEC 60398 Installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing - General test methods
  • IEC 60417 Graphical symbols for use on equipment
  • IEC 60439 Low voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies
  • IEC 60445 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface
  • IEC 60446 Wiring colours
  • IEC 60457 Method of sampling insulating liquids
  • IEC 60479 Effects of current on human beings and livestock
  • IEC 60502 Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1kV up to 30kV
  • IEC 60519 Safety in installations for electroheating and electromagnetic processing
  • IEC 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
  • IEC 60539 Directly heated negative temperature coefficient thermistors
  • IEC 60545 Guide for commissioning, operation and maintenance of hydraulic turbines
  • IEC 60546 Controllers with analogue signals for use in industrial-process control systems
  • IEC 60571 Electronic equipment used on rail vehicles
  • IEC 60574 Audio-visual, video and television equipment and systems
  • IEC 60598 Luminaires
  • IEC 60559 Binary floating-point arithmetic for microprocessor systems
  • IEC 60601 Medical Electrical Equipment
  • IEC 60603 Connectors for frequencies below 3 MHz for use with printed boards
  • IEC 60609 Hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines - Cavitation pitting evaluation
  • IEC 60617 Graphical symbols for diagrams
  • IEC 60651 Sound level meters
  • IEC 60662 High-pressure sodium lamp - Performance specifications
  • IEC 60664 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems
  • IEC 60669 Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations
  • IEC 60676 Industrial electroheating equipment - Test methods for direct arc furnaces
  • IEC 60680 Test methods of plasma equipment for electroheat and electrochemical applications
  • IEC 60683 Test methods for submerged arc furnaces
  • IEC 60688 Electrical measuring transducers for converting AC electrical quantities to analogue or digital signals
  • IEC 60694 Common Specifications For High-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Standards
  • IEC 60703 Test methods for electroheating installations with electron guns
  • IEC 60708 Low-frequency cables with polyolefin insulation and moisture barrier polyolefin sheath
  • IEC 60715 Dimensions of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear. Standardised mounting on rails for mechanical support of electrical devices in switchgear and controlgear installations.
  • IEC 60721 Classification of environmental conditions
  • IEC 60726 Dry type power transformers
  • IEC 60728 Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services
  • IEC 60730 Class B certification requirements for appliances.
  • IEC 60747 Semiconductor devices; Part 1: General
  • IEC 60748 Semiconductor devices – integrated circuits
  • IEC 60760 Flat, quick-connect terminations (merged into IEC 61210:2010-08)
  • IEC 60774 VHS/S-VHS video tape cassette system
  • IEC 60793 Optical fibres
  • IEC 60779 Test methods for electroslag remelting furnaces
  • IEC 60801 EMI and RFI Immunity
  • IEC 60805 Guide for commissioning, operation and maintenance of storage pumps and of pump-turbines operating as pumps
  • IEC 60809 Filament lamps for road vehicles - Dimensional, electrical and luminous requirements
  • IEC 60811 Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables and optical cables
  • IEC 60812 International Standard on Fault Mode and Effects Analysis
  • IEC 60815 Selection and dimensioning of high-voltage insulators intended for use in polluted conditions
  • IEC 60825 Laser safety
  • IEC 60826 Design criteria of overhead transmission lines
  • IEC 60849 Sound Systems for Emergency Purposes
  • IEC 60865 Short Circuit Current: Calculation of Effects
  • IEC 60870 Telecontrol equipment and systems
  • IEC 60874 Connectors for optical fibres
  • IEC 60884 Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes
  • IEC 60898 Electrical accessories. Circuit breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations.
  • IEC 60904 Photovoltaic Devices (Part 1-10).
  • IEC 60906 IEC system of plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes
  • IEC 60908 Compact disk digital audio system
  • IEC 60909 Short-circuit currents in three-phase a.c. systems - Part 0: Calculation of currents
  • IEC 60921 Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps – Performance requirements
  • IEC 60929 AC-supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps – Performance requirements
  • IEC 60942 Electroacoustics – Sound calibrators
  • IEC 60945 Maritime Navigation and Radiocommunication Equipment and Systems – General Requirements – Methods of Testing and Required Test Results
  • IEC 60947 Standards for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
  • IEC 60950 Safety of information technology equipment
  • IEC 60958 Digital Audio Interface
  • IEC 60994 Guide for field measurement of vibrations and pulsations in hydraulic machines (turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines)
  • IEC 61000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
  • IEC 61008 Residual current operated circuit-breakers without integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCCBs)
  • IEC 61009 Residual current operated circuit breakers with integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBO's)
  • IEC 61010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use
  • IEC 61024 Protection of structures against lightning
  • IEC 61025 Fault tree analysis
  • IEC 61030 Domestic Digital Bus - a standard for a low-speed multi-master serial communication bus for home automation applications.
  • IEC 61043 Sound intensity meters with pairs of microphones
  • IEC 61058 Switches for Appliances
  • IEC 61084 Cable trunking and ducting systems for electrical installations
  • IEC 61097 Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS)
  • IEC 61116 Electromechanical equipment guide for small hydroelectric installations
  • IEC 61131 Programmable Logic Controllers
  • IEC 61149 Safety of mobile radios
  • IEC 61156 Multicore and symmetrical pair/qud cables for digital communications
  • IEC 61158 Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications
  • IEC 61162 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems, Digital Systems
  • IEC 61164 Reliability growth – Statistical test and estimation methods
  • IEC 61174 Maritime Navigation and Radio Communications, Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)
  • IEC 61194 Characteristic parameters of stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) systems
  • IEC 61210 Connecting devices – Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors – Safety requirements
  • IEC 61211 Insulators of ceramic material or glass for overhead lines with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Impulse puncture testing in air
  • IEC 61215 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type approval
  • IEC 61226 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions
  • IEC 61238 Compression and mechanical connectors for power cables for rated voltages up to 30 kV
  • IEC 61241 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust
  • IEC 61277 Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) power generating systems – General and guide
  • IEC 61280 Field testing method for measuring single mode fibre optic cable
  • IEC 61286 Character set with electrotechnical symbols
  • IEC 61307 Industrial microwave heating installations – Test methods for the determination of power output
  • IEC 61308 High-frequency dielectric heating installations – Test methods for the determination of power output
  • IEC 61326 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – EMC requirements
  • IEC 61334 Distribution automation using distribution line carrier systems - a standard for low-speed reliable power line communications by electricity meters, water meters and SCADA [1]
  • IEC 61345 UV test for photovoltaic (PV) modules
  • IEC 61346 Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products – Structuring principles and reference designations
  • IEC 61347 Lamp Controlgear
  • IEC 61355 Classification and designation of documents for plants, systems and equipment
  • IEC 61360 Common Data Dictionary
  • IEC 61362 Guide to specification of hydraulic turbine control systems
  • IEC 61363 Electrical installations of ships and mobile and fixed offshore units
  • IEC 61364 Nomenclature for hydroelectric powerplant machinery
  • IEC 61366 Hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines - Tendering Documents
  • IEC 61378 Converter Transformers
  • IEC 61400 Wind turbines
  • IEC 61439 Low-Voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies
  • IEC 61467 Insulators for overhead lines - Insulator strings and sets for lines with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - AC power arc tests
  • IEC 61499 Function blocks
  • IEC 61508 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems
  • IEC 61511 Functional safety – safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector
  • IEC 61513 Functional safety – safety instrumented systems for the Nuclear Industries
  • IEC 61523 Delay and Power Calculation Standards
  • IEC 61537 Cable management – Cable tray systems and cable ladder systems
  • IEC 61544 Panel-Mounted equipment - Electrical measuring instruments - Dimensions for panel mounting
  • IEC 61557 Equipment for measuring electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems
  • IEC 61558 Safety of power transformers, power supplies, reactors and similar products
  • IEC 61588 Precision clock synchronization protocol for networked measurement and control systems
  • IEC 61603 Infrared transmission of audio or video signals
  • IEC 61642 Industrial a.c. Networks Affected by Harmonics – Application of Filters and Shunt Capacitors
  • IEC 61643 Surge protective devices connected to low-voltage power distribution systems
  • IEC 61646 Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type approval
  • IEC 61672 Electroacoustics – Sound level meters
  • IEC 61683 Procedure to Measure Efficiency
  • IEC 61690 Electronic design interchange format, EDIF
  • IEC 61701 Salt mist corrosion testing of photovoltaic (PV) modules
  • IEC 61723 Safety Guidelines for grid connected photovoltaic Systems mounted on the building
  • IEC 61724 Photovoltaic system performance monitoring – Guidelines for measurement
  • IEC 61727 Photovoltaic (PV) systems – Characteristics of the utility interface
  • IEC 61730 Photovoltaic modules
  • IEC 61753 Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components performance standard
  • IEC 61784 Industrial communication networks – Profiles
  • IEC 61800 Adjustable speed electrical power drive systems
  • IEC 61803 Determination of power losses in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations
  • IEC 61829 Crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) array – On-site measurement of I-V characteristics
  • IEC 61846 Ultrasonics – Pressure pulse lithotripters – Characteristics of fields
  • IEC 61850 Communication Networks and Systems in Substations
  • IEC 61883 Consumer audio/video equipment - Digital interface
  • IEC 61892 Mobile and fixed offshore units, electrical installations
  • IEC 61922 High-frequency induction heating installations – Test methods for the determination of power output of the generator
  • IEC 61966 Multimedia systems -- Colour measurement
  • IEC 61968 Application integration at electric utilities – System interfaces for distribution management
  • IEC 61970 Application integration at electric utilities – Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API)
  • IEC 61992 Railway applications - Fixed installations - DC switchgear
  • IEC 61993 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems.
  • IEC 62006 Hydraulic machines - Acceptance tests of small hydroelectric installations
  • IEC 62040 Uninterruptible power systems
  • IEC 62041 EMC requirements for power transformers, power supplies, reactors and similar products
  • IEC 62052 Electricity metering equipment (AC) General requirements, tests and test conditions
  • IEC 62056 DLM/COSEM communication protocol for reading utility meters
  • IEC 62061 Safety of machinery: Functional safety of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
  • IEC 62076:2006, Industrial electroheating installations – Test methods for induction channel and induction crucible furnaces
  • IEC 62087 Methods of measurement for the power consumption of audio, video and related equipment
  • IEC 62097 Hydraulic machines, radial and axial - Performance conversion method from model to prototype
  • IEC 62107 Super Video Compact Disc
  • IEC 62108 Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules and assemblies – Design qualification and type approval
  • IEC 62138 Nuclear Power Plants - Instrumentation and control important for safety - Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category B or C functions
  • IEC/TR 62157 Cylindrical machined carbon electrodes – Nominal dimensions
  • IEC 62196 Plugs and sockets for charging electric vehicles
  • IEC 62256 Hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines - Rehabilitation and performance improvement
  • IEC 62262 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK code)
  • IEC 62264 Enterprise-control system integration
  • IEC 62265 Advanced Library Format (ALF) describing Integrated Circuit (IC) technology, cells and blocks
  • IEC 62270 Hydroelectric power plant automation – Guide for computer-based control
  • IEC 62271 Standards for high-voltage switchgear and controlgear
  • IEC 62278 Railway applications – Specification and demonstration of reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS)
  • IEC 62282 Fuel cell technologies
  • IEC 62301 Household electrical appliances – Measurement of standby power
  • IEC 62304 Medical Device Software – Software Life Cycle Processes
  • IEC 62305 Protection Against Lightning
  • IEC 62325 Standards related to energy market models & communications
  • IEC 62351 Power System Control and Associated Communications – Data and Communication Security
  • IEC 62353 Medical electrical equipment - Recurrent test and test after repair of medical electrical equipment
  • IEC/TR 62357 Power system control and associated communications - Reference architecture for object models, services and protocols
  • IEC 62365 Digital audio – Digital input-output interfacing – Transmission of digital audio over asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks
  • IEC 62366 Medical devices – Application of usability engineering to medical devices
  • IEC 62379 Common control interface for networked digital audio and video products
  • IEC 62386 Digital addressable lighting interface
  • IEC 62388 Maritime Navigation and Radio Communications, Shipborne Radar
  • IEC 62395 Electrical resistance trace heating systems for industrial and commercial applications
  • IEC 62443 Industrial communication networks – Network and system security (DRAFT)
  • IEC 62446 Grid connected photovoltaic systems – Minimum requirements for system documentation, commissioning tests and inspection
  • IEC 62455 Internet protocol (IP) and transport stream (TS) based service access
  • IEC 62464 Magnetic resonance equipment for medical imaging
  • IEC 62471 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems
  • IEC 62474 Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry
  • IEC 62481 Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) home networked device interoperability guidelines
  • IEC 62502 Analysis techniques for dependability – Event tree analysis (ETA)
  • IEC 62531 Property Specification Language (PSL)
  • IEC 62606 General requirements for arc fault detection devices
  • IEC 62680 Universal Serial Bus (USB) interfaces for data and power
  • IEC 62682 Management of alarm systems for the process industries
  • IEC 62684 Interoperability specifications of common external power supply (EPS) for use with data-enabled mobile telephones
  • IEC 62693 Industrial electroheating installations – Test methods for infrared electroheating installations
  • IEC 62700 DC Power supply for notebook computer
  • IEC/TS 62796 Energy efficiency in electroheating installations
  • IEC 62798 Industrial electroheating equipment – Test methods for infrared emitters
  • IEC 80001 Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices
  • IEC 81346 Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products - Structuring principles and reference designations

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