The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has added five new standards to the IEEE portfolio of more than 100 active standards or standards in development relevant to the smart grid.

The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board approved IEEE C37.118.1-Standard for Synchrophasor Measurements for Power Systems, IEEE C37.118.2-Standard for Synchrophasor Data Transfer for Power Systems, IEEE C37.238-Standard Profile for Use of IEEE Std. 1588 Precision Time Protocol in Power System Applications, IEEE C37.232-Standard for Common Format for Naming Time Sequence Data Files (COMNAME) and IEEE 1020-Guide for Control of Small (100 kVA to 5 MVA) Hydroelectric Power Plants.

The standards were developed outside the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability effort and must be approved through the NISR process before being added to the NIST Catalog of Smart Grid Interoperability Standard. Additionally, IEEE-SA recently modified the scope and purpose of an existing smart grid related standards- development project --IEEE P1409 -- Draft Guide for the Application of Power Electronics for Power Quality Improvement on Distribution Systems Rated 1 kV Through 38 kV. For more information, see related IEEE press release.

The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Plenary Committee voted to add three new standards to the SGIP Catalog of Standards. According to the NIST website, “the Catalog is a compendium of standards and practices considered to be relevant for the development and deployment of a robust and interoperable Smart Grid.” NIST and the SGIP no longer recommend standards for adoption by regulators like Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  Instead, the agency has created the Catalog of Standards that allows regulators to review common standards when creating regulations and best practices.  Standards added to the catalog recently are IEEE C37.238, WS-Calendar Common Schedule Communication Mechanism and SAE 2847-1 Communication between Plug-in Vehicles and the Utility Grid. Read more »