Practical Guide to International Standardization for Electrical Engineers: Impact on Smart Grid and E-Mobility Markets (Hardcover)

Foreword

Mark Waldron xi

Bernhard Thies xiii

Markus Reigl xv

Damir Novosel xvii

Preface xix

Acknowledgements xxi

Abbreviations xxiii

Glossaryxxxi

1 Why Standards? 1

1.1 General Introduction 1

1.2 War on Standards 2

1.3 Main Players 3

1.3.1 Europe 3

1.3.2 America 5

1.3.3 Asia and Oceania 22

1.3.4 Africa 27

1.4 The Public View of Standardization 27

1.5 Right Timing 29

1.5.1 General 29

1.5.2 Innovation Process 29

1.5.3 Market Access 30

1.5.4 Regulatory Processes 31

1.6 Benefits of Standards 31

2  Framework for Standards  37

2.1    General    37

2.2  World Trade Organization  37

2.2.1    General 37

2.2.2  United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE)  38

2.2.3  United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA)  39

2.2.4  United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America   and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC)  40

2.2.5  United Nation Economic and Social Commission for   Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)  41

2.3  European Union  42

2.3.1    General 42

2.3.2  European Commission  44

2.4    Regional 45

2.4.1  United States  45

2.4.2    China 47

2.4.3    Europe 50

3  Standardization Processes  53

3.1    General 53

3.2    Principles 53

3.3  Legal Relevance  57

3.4  Benefits of Standardization  57

4  Development of Standards  59

4.1    General 59

4.1.1  Basic Process  59

4.1.2    Organizations 61

4.2  International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)  62

4.2.1    General 62

4.2.2  Mission and Objectives  62

4.2.3    Organization 63

4.2.4    Members 70

4.2.5  Types of Documents  73

4.2.6  Dresden Agreement  75

4.2.7  Steps in Standards  77

4.3  International Organization for Standardization (ISO)  79

4.3.1    General 79

4.3.2  ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC 1)  81

4.3.3  ISO Strategy  81

4.4  International Telecommunication Union (ITU)  83

4.4.1    General 83

4.4.2    Organization 83

4.5    CENELEC 84

4.5.1    General 84

4.5.2    Goals    85

4.5.3    Organization 86