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IEC TC 114

Project Purpose

The establishment of international standards will assist in mitigating the technical and financial risks associated with the diverse range of technology concepts that currently exist in the marine energy industry, enabling a quicker uptake of commercial systems. Standardization will ultimately assist marine energy technologies in becoming marketable by providing a foundation for certification systems, promoting international trade of uniform high-quality products, and supporting the transfer of expertise from traditional energy systems. As stated in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Guide for U.S. Delegates: “To remain competitive in world trade, U.S. standards and engineering practices must be in line with international standards, or the U.S. will face competitive disadvantages…”

Project Description

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is an international organization that prepares and publishes consensus-based, internationally recognized technical specifications and international standards that establish technical requirements and operational methods for electronic devices. IEC TC 114 is a Technical Committee (TC) that prepares international standards for marine energy conversion systems (i.e., wave, tidal and other water current energy). These documents cover a broad range of topics, including safety, performance, interoperability, and the environment, and form the basis for global conformity assessment activities. 

Project Methods

The development of International Standards and Technical Specifications is accomplished by nationally nominated subject matter experts working on project teams, maintenance teams, and ad-hoc groups, among others. The U.S. Department of Energy provides funding to enable qualified U.S. industry technical experts to populate the international standards development working groups and national shadow committees using an IEC standards development process approved by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI). 

Key Findings/Applications

IEC publications serve as a basis for national standardization and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts. International Standards reflect agreements on the technical description of the characteristics to be fulfilled by the product, system, service or object in question. They are widely adopted at the regional or national level and are applied by manufacturers, trade organizations, purchasers, consumers, testing laboratories, governments, regulators and other interested parties. The standards produced by TC 114, listed in the table below, address:

  • terminology;
  • management plans for technology and project development;
  • performance measurements of marine energy converters;
  • resource assessments;
  • design and safety including reliability and survivability;
  • deployment, commissioning, operation, maintenance, retrieval and decommissioning;
  • electrical interface, including array integration and / or grid integration;
  • testing laboratory, manufacturing and factory acceptance;
  • additional measurement methodologies and processes.

 

This table lists documents associated with the IEC TC 114 project, including reports written by the project team and/or papers that have used the project outputs or are closely associated with them. To find additional project outputs, including related papers, datasets, and codes, explore the IEC TC 114 page on PRIMRE.

Associated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 36
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
IEC TS 62600-202:2022- Part 202: Early stage development of tidal energy converters - Best practices and recommended procedures for the testing of pre-prototype scale devices IEC Guidance Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Wave Modeling Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
IEC TC 114 Strategic Business Plan IEC TC 114 Report Current, Wave
Wave energy resources assessment for the multi-modal sea state of Hawaii Li, N., García-Medina, G., Cheung, K. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Wave resource characterization at regional and nearshore scales for the U.S. Alaska coast based on a 32-year high-resolution hindcast García-Medina, G., Yang, Z., Wu, W-C. Journal Article Wave Modeling
IEC TS 62600-4:2020 - Part 4: Specification for establishing qualification of new technology IEC Guidance Current, Tidal, Wave
Sri Lankan wave energy resource assessment and characterisation based on IEC standards Lokuliyana, R., Folley, M., Gunawardane, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
IEC TS 62600-1:2020 - Part 1: Vocabulary IEC Guidance Current, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave
PacWave Wave Resource Assessment Dunkle, G., Robertson, B., García-Medina, G. Report Wave Modeling, Test Center
IEC TS 62600-3:2020 - Part 3: Measurement of mechanical loads IEC Guidance Current, Riverine, Tidal, Wave Structural
A High-Resolution Regional Wave Resource Characterization for the U.S. West Coast Wang, T., Yang, Z., Rollano, F. Conference Paper Wave Modeling
Modeling Assessment of Tidal Energy Extraction in the Western Passage Yang, Z., Wang, T., Xiao, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Characterizing Wave Energy Resources for Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and U.S Virgin Islands Using an Ultra High-Resolution Wave Model Allahdadi, N., He, R., Chartrand, C. Presentation Wave Field Data, Modeling
High-Resolution Regional Wave Hindcast for Hawaii García-Medina, G., Yang, Z., Li, N. Report Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
IEC TS 62600-2:2019 - Part 2: Marine energy systems - Design requirements IEC Guidance Current, Wave Structural
IEC TS 62600-300:2019 - Part 300: Electricity producing river energy converters - Power performance assessment IEC Guidance Current, Riverine Performance
IEC TS 62600-301:2019 - Part 301: River energy resource assessment IEC Guidance Current, Riverine
Marine energy resource characterization, and classification in the United States Kilcher, L., Neary, V., Yang, Z. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Modeling
IEC TS 62600-40:2019 - Part 40: Acoustic characterization of marine energy converters IEC Guidance Current, Wave Acoustics
IEC TS 62600-20:2019 - Part 20: Design and analysis of an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant - General guidance IEC Guidance OTEC
The Critical Role of International Standards and Certification for the Marine Energy Industry Colby, J., Staby, P., Musial, W. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Tidal & River Energy Converters Power Curve Assessment: a standard protocol derived from IEC 62600-200 Larivier-Gillet, N., Barrou, K., Prevost, F. Conference Paper Current, Riverine, Tidal Performance
IEC TS 62600-30:2018 - Part 30: Electrical power quality requirements IEC Guidance Current, Ocean Current, Tidal, Wave
IEC TS 62600-103:2018 - Part 103: Guidelines for the early stage development of wave energy converters - Best practices and recommended procedures for the testing of pre-prototype devices IEC Guidance Wave
Advancing IEC standardisation and certification for tidal energy convertors Scheijgrond, P., Southall, A., Bittencourt, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Application of the IEC tidal resource and characterization assessment technical specification to the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Site Haas, K., Xu, T., Colby, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Accelerating marine energy commercialization through standards and certification development Colby, J., Adonizio, M., Hernandez, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Characterisation of Ocean Energy Resource to IEC Standards: WestWave Project Experience Barker, A., Murphy, J., Cooney, C. Conference Paper Wave
IEC TS 62600-102:2016 - Part 102: Wave energy converter power performance assessment at a second location using measured assessment data IEC Guidance Wave Performance
Scientific Validation of Standards for Tidal Current Energy Resource Assessment Toupin, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Tidal and River Energy Converter Debris Impact Load and Cable Snag Risk Quantification Wilson, C. Report Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Mooring, Structural
IEC TS 62600-101:2015 - Part 101: Wave energy resource assessment and characterization IEC Guidance Wave
IEC TS 62600-201:2015 - Part 201: Tidal energy resource assessment and characterization IEC Guidance Current, Tidal
IEC TS 62600-10:2015 - Part 10: Assessment of mooring system for marine energy converters (MECs) IEC Guidance Current, Wave Mooring
Characterization of U.S. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Test Sites: A Catalogue of Met-Ocean Data Dallman, A., Neary, V. Report Wave Field Data, Test Center
IEC TS 62600-200:2013 - Part 200: Electricity producing tidal energy converters - Power performance assessment IEC Guidance Current, Tidal Performance
IEC TS 62600-100:2012 - Part 100: Electricity producing wave energy converters - Power performance assessment IEC Guidance Wave Performance
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