IECEE launches INDAT service for industrial automation

1. It provides a platform offering progressive support of global recognition and acceptance of industrial automation products;
2. It allows for the sharing of expertise, knowledge and tools that enable third-party CBs to deliver compliance services pertaining to the functional safety of industrial automation products;
3. It provides easier and faster market access for industry, eliminates the need for multiple testing and, ultimately, drastically reduces the costs associated with the global roll-out of products.

A number of IEC TCs (Technical Committees) prepare International Standards relating to industrial automation:

• IEC TC 2: Rotating machinery
• IEC TC 17: Switchgear and controlgear
• IEC TC 22: Power electronic systems and equipment
• IEC TC 44: Safety of machinery - Electrotechnical aspects
• IEC TC 65: Industrial-process measurement, control and automation
• IEC TC 66: Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment

Most of the International Standards developed by these IEC TCs are already integrated within services provided by IECEE (the IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components). However, the complexity and sophistication of today's industrial automation systems and equipment require a specific approach to safety and security. To provide improved response to industry and market needs, IECEE and its Business Development Working Group (WG 2) have created a new service dedicated to industrial automation. One of the first tasks undertaken by WG 2 was to gather into one product category - INDAT - all the existing IEC International Standards that have a direct bearing on products used in this area.

The IEC International Standards listed below are currently available in the INDAT product category; others may be added in the future:

• IEC 61010-1, Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
• IEC 61010-2-201, Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - Part 2-201: Particular requirements for control equipment
• IEC 60034 series on rotating electrical machines
• IEC 60439 series on low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies
• IEC 60947 series on low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
• IEC 61131 series on programmable controllers
• IEC 61204 series on low-voltage power supply devices, DC output
• IEC 61496 series on safety of machinery - Electro-sensitive protective equipment
• IEC 61800 series on adjustable-speed electrical power drive systems
• IEC 62026 series on low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Controller-device interfaces (CDIs)
• IEC/TS 62046, Safety of machinery - Application of protective equipment to detect the presence of persons [Note: This publication is a Technical Specification; the development of IEC 62046 as an IEC International Standard is currently underway]
• IEC 62061, Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
• IEC 60204 series on safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines
• IEC 62477-1, Safety requirements for power electronic converter systems and equipment - Part 1: General
• IEC 62477-2, Safety requirements for power semiconductor converter systems - Part 2: Power Electronic Converters from 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c. up to 35 kV a.c. [under development]

Note that these standards may also be available in other IECEE categories.

Follow the link for more information about the IECEE's new INDAT service for products and installations in industrial automation.