Standards
The PELS is the driving force behind numerous standards activities relating to power electronics and smart grid initiatives, including the following:
International Technology Roadmap of Power Electronics for Distributed Energy Systems (ITRD)
NEW International Technology Roadmap for High-Power Electronics for Modern Energy Grids (ITRG)
This international roadmap seeks to identify the research and technology developments in high-power electronics and digital technologies for future net-zero energy systems.
International Technology Roadmap for Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductors (ITRW)
Smart Grid Activities
Among the efforts of the PELS Standards Committee is participation in the IEEE-SA P2030.1 work on smart grid infrastructure. The IEEE-SA P2030.1 guide will provide a knowledge base for understanding and defining the electric grid infrastructure requirements to support various forms of electric-sourced transportation, including both vehicle and mass transit. This is necessary to determine the future grid infrastructure requirements that must be implemented in phases in the future. The P2030.1 project is sponsored by the IEEE_SA Standards Coordinating Committee 40 (SCC40).
Magnetic Components
The Electronics Transformers Technical Committee (ETTC), chaired by George Slama, operates as a subcommittee under the Power Electronics Standards Committee (PELSC). The ETTC manages multiple working groups engaged in standards-related projects focused on the characterization and testing requirements for magnetic components and cores across various applications.
ETTC’s scope includes developing and maintaining standards documents pertinent to transformers, inductors, and magnetic cores utilized in filter, power, and signal applications. The components addressed by the ETTC operate within the following ranges:
- Operating frequencies exceed 1 Hz.
- Working voltages below 2 kV
- Power ratings less than 100 kVA
The ETTC convenes monthly via teleconference and annually in-person to assess progress in developing new or revising existing IEEE standards, recommended practices, and guides maintained by the subcommittee. These meetings encourage attendees to discuss current trends in magnetic component applications and identify the need for new or revised standards, practices, or guides.
Participation in ETTC meetings is open to individuals with a genuine interest in the design, manufacturing, or application of electronics transformers or related magnetic devices. Active membership, granting voting rights, is governed by the PELSC Policies and Procedures.
Other Relevant Standards Activities
Current and Ongoing Standards Efforts and Coordinating Committees
To view all of IEEE’s standards, please visit the IEEE Standards Association.
Call for participation for IEEE P3380 (Recommended Practice for System Stability of AC Power Converters in Data Centers): Sponsored by IEEE PELS. This recommend practice applies to AC power converters in Data Centers where it is desired to improve electrical system stability. The recommended practice aims to: 1) recommend desirable impedance characteristics to help support system stability, 2) provide guidance for component and system design to comply with desirable impedance characteristics, 3) provide a recommended practice for impedance measurement of power-converter systems. This recommended practice does not provide for standardization of components outside of power converters. If you are interested to be a chair, co chair or secretary for this working group or interested in joining this working group please contact Pat Roder (P.order@ieee.org) or Matt Wilkowski (mattwilkow57@gmail.com).
| Standard ID | Standard Name | Contact |
| IEEE 1573-2003 | IEEE Recommended Practice for Electronic Power Subsystems: Parameters, Interfaces, Elements, and Performance | Peter Wilson |
| P1789 | Working Group on Recommending Practices for Modulating Current in High Brightness LEDs for Mitigating Health Risks | |
| P1826 | Standard for Power Electronics Open System Interfaces in Zonal Electrical Distribution Systems Rated Above 100 kW | Patricia Roder |
| P2004 | Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation Based Testing of Electric Power Apparatus and Controls | Mischa Steurer |
| P2030.1 | Working Group on Grid Infrastructure for Electric Sourced Transportation Information | |
| P2988 | Recommended Practice for Use and Function on Virtual Synchronous Machines | Ashley Moran |
| Task Force on Fault Current Limiter Testing | Mischa Steurer |
Policies and Procedures
Governance
Learn about the operating policies and procedures governing the IEEE PELS Standards Committee and the development of Standards.
Join the PELS Standards Committee
The PELS Standards Committee is actively looking for volunteers to engage in standard activities. If you are interested in working on new standards or revisions, submit an application to join. For more information, please view the PELS Standards Policies and Procedures or contact Dr. Johan Enslin.
