IEEE
ACTS ON RANGE OF ELECTRONIC AND INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS
· Approves New Standard for Photovoltaic Batteries
· Revises Standard for Electronic Pulses and Waveforms
· Puts Rotating Machinery Discharge Standard into Full
Use
· Begins Standard for Sensor Transducer Interface
· Begins Standard for Test Signal Definition
Contact:
Karen McCabe, +1 732 562 3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
For Release:
Immediate
PISCATAWAY,
NJ, 1 May 2003 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board has
approved a new standard for lead-acid batteries in photovoltaic
systems and a revised standard that defines terms for electronic
pulses and waveforms. The IEEE also put the standard on partial
discharges in rotating machinery into full use and began work
on standards for smart transducer interfaces for sensors and actuators
and for defining test signals.
The approved
new standard, IEEE 1361(TM), "Guide for Selection, Charging,
Test and Evaluation of Lead-Acid Batteries Used in Stand-Alone
Photovoltaic (PV) Systems," will help PV system designers
select and evaluate batteries, design PV systems, and test the
selected battery. It includes information on lead-acid battery
technology, battery charging characteristics, environmental characteristics,
PV operating conditions, and a test procedure for charge parameters
and battery performance.
The approved
revised standard, IEEE 181 (TM), "Standard on Transitions,
Pulses, and Related Waveforms," provides manufacturers and
users of pulse generators, waveform recorders and high-speed digital
circuits with clear terms for transitions, pulses and related
signals to aid communication and defines procedures for estimating
parameters. The revision combines IEEE 181-1977 and IEEE 194 (TM)-1977.
The Board
also approved the full use IEEE 1434 (TM), "Guide to the
Measurement of Partial Discharges in Rotating Machinery,"
which reviews the nature of partial discharges in machine windings,
their measurement for form-wound coils and bars, and the significance
and limitations of the values measured.
The IEEE also
authorized the start of work on three projects: two new standards
and one revised standard:
IEEE P1451.0
(TM), "Standard for a Smart Transducer Interface for Sensors
and Actuators; Common Functions, Communication Protocols, and
Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (TEDS) Formats," will be
a new standard containing a common set of functions, communications
protocols and TEDS formats for various physical communications
media. It will aid interoperability among IEEE 1451 (TM) standards
and simplify the creation of standards for different physical
layers.
IEEE P1641
(TM), "Signal and Test Definition," will be a new standard
that defines and describes signals used in testing. It will offer
a set of basic signals that can be combined into complex signals
for all test platforms to aid information transfer and test reuse
and allow broader application of test information.
IEEE P836
(TM), "Recommended Practice for Precision Centrifuge Testing
of Linear Accelerometers," will be a revised standard that
will change "g" units to metric units.
About the
IEEE Standards Association
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body, develops consensus standards through an open process that
brings diverse parts of an industry together. It has a portfolio
of more than 870 completed standards and more than 400 in development.
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IEEE Std 1361, 181, 1434, P1451.0, P1641, P836 are trademarks of the
IEEE. All other names or product names are the trademarks, service
marks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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