IEC/TC114 Standards Cheat Sheet - Marine Energy: Wave, Tidal and Other Water Converters - September 2024

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IEC/TC114 Standards Cheat Sheet - Marine Energy: Wave, Tidal and Other Water Converters (September 2024) summarizes TC114 documents, their current status, and where to find them, supporting public use and funding integration. It outlines TC114 scope for international marine energy conversion standards focused on wave, tidal, and other water current energy to electricity, excluding tidal barrages and dams. It lists key topics such as terminology, performance measurements, design and safety, resource assessments, deployment and operations, electrical interfaces, and test/acceptance activities, plus a glossary of core standardization terms.

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TC114 Scope

Glossary

Document Status Topics Covered

IEC 62600-2

IEC 62600-3

IEC 62600-4

I E C / T C 1 1 4 S TA N D A R D S C H E AT S H E E T Wave, tidal and other water converters Marine Energy Purpose of Document This document is intended to provide a concise summary of TC114 documents along with their status and provide links to all TC114 documents. This is intended for public use and for help in incorporating standards into funding opportunities. As TC114 is rapidly evolving, this document will be updated once per year at a minimum, and feedback from document users is welcome to make the document as useful as possible; all feedback can be sent to Arielle.cardinal@ [nrel.gov](nrel.gov). • Chair: Jonathan Colby (U.S. ) • U.S. Technical Advisor: Bill Staby • Secretary: Danny Peacock (U. K. ) • U.S. Deputy Technical Advisor: Phil Beauchamp • Technical Officer:Anson Chiah (IEC) • U.S. Secretary: Arielle Cardinal TC114 Scope To prepare international standards for marine energy conversion systems. The primary focus will be on conversion of wave, tidal, and other water current energy into electrical energy, although other conversion methods, systems, and products are included. Tidal barrage and dam installations, as covered by TC 4, are excluded. The standards produced by TC 114 will address the following, as guided by the Strategic Business Plan: • 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. Glossary • Technical Specification—A technical specification approaches an international standard in terms of detail and completeness but has not yet passed through all approval stages, either because consensus has not been reached or because standardization is seen to be premature. • International Standard—An international standard is a document that has been developed through the consensus of experts from many countries and is approved and published by a globally recognized body. It comprises rules, guidelines, IEC/TC114 Standards Cheat Sheet | Marine Energy: Wave, Tidal and Other Water Converters | September 2024 1 Document Status Topics Covered 62600-2 | Design requirements for marine energy systems | TS Edition 2.0 published in 2019
Next edition ETA: 2022 | | --- | --- | This document provides requirements to ensure the engineering integrity of wave, ocean, tidal, and river current energy converters, collectively referred to as Marine Energy Converters (MECs) . Its purpose is to provide an appropriate level of protection against damage from all hazards that may lead to catastrophic failure of the MEC structural, mechanical, electrical, or control systems. Figure 1 illustrates the scope of this document and critical interfaces with other elements of a marine energy converter installation. IEC/TC114 Standards Cheat Sheet | Marine Energy: Wave, Tidal and Other Water Converters | September 2024 3 | Document Status Topics Covered | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 62600-3 | Measurement of mechanical loads | TS Edition 1.0 published in 2020
Next edition ETA: 2027 | This part of IEC 62600 describes the measurement of mechanical loads on hydrodynamic marine energy converters such as wave, tidal, and other water current converters (including river current converters) for the purpose of load simulation model validation and certification. This document contains the requirements and recommendations for the measurement of mechanical loads for such activities as site selection, measurand selection, data acquisition, calibration, data verification, measurement load cases, capture matrix, post-processing, uncertainty determination an

FAQs

What is the purpose of the IEC/TC114 Standards Cheat Sheet?

It provides a concise summary of IEC/TC114 documents, their status, and links, intended for public use and to help incorporate standards into funding opportunities. It is updated at least once per year and invites user feedback.

What does TC114 focus on when developing standards?

TC114 prepares international standards for marine energy conversion systems, primarily wave, tidal, and other water current energy converted into electrical energy. Tidal barrage and dam installations are excluded as covered by TC 4.

Which topics do the TC114 standards cover?

Topics include terminology, management plans, performance measurements, resource assessments, design and safety (reliability and survivability), deployment through decommissioning, electrical interfaces, testing laboratory/manufacturing and factory acceptance, and additional measurement methodologies.

How do IEC 62600 parts differ in subject matter?

IEC 62600-2 addresses design requirements for marine energy systems. IEC 62600-3 covers measurement of mechanical loads for hydrodynamic marine energy converters, including methods and reporting. IEC 62600-4 specifies requirements for technology qualification of marine renewable technologies and supports IECRE certification needs.

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