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Global reach: 173 countries

IEC CO

Geneva

IEC-LARC

São Paulo

IEC-APRC

Singapore

IEC-ReCNA

Boston

IECEx/IECQ

Sydney86 Members 87 Affiliates

Only international

standardized form of

certification

Biggest working

multilateral recognition

agreement

One test…one certification…

many countries

4 Conformity Assessment Systems

IECEE – safety, security, performance at home,

office, medical, manufacturing, public spaces,

Smart Grid, EVs

IECEx – all verification needs of Ex industry

IECQ – electronic components and supplier

quality management

IECRE – renewable energy

Verification and certification

Scope of the IECUnderpins global trade in

electrical and electronic devices,

Safety, security of data, people

and the environment

innovation

Infrastructure development

Smart urbanization,

Transportation

Energy access and efficiency

Global knowledge platform• <20 000 experts

• >200 TC/SCs

• >10 000 International Standards

• ca. 80% of European standards = identical to

IEC International Standards

• Testing and certification

More usable energy Less waste

IEC definition of energy efficiencyRatio: output of performance vs. input of energy

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Less energy used Same performance

Same energy use Better performance

Benefits of EE improvements

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• Increased energy

security

• Positive impact on

public budget

• Better health

• Reduced emissions

• Power to more people

Barriers to energy efficiency

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Lack of awareness of

savings potential:

• Focus on:

− devices instead of

systems = lower ROI

− Low initial cost vs. life-

cycle gains

− Lack of incentive: user

≠ payer

Improved energy use = real EE

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Slow and difficult:

Modify behaviour of

people

Fast and easier:

Build EE technology

solutions into devices

and systems

EE: the role of International Standards

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• Calculation methods, metrics, processes to

measure, compare and improve EE

• Reliable, consistent, reproducible, comparable

• Foundation for energy labels

IEC: many EE relevant Standards

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• Electricity generation,

distribution and use by

billions of devices and

systems

• Supporting the roll-out of

energy efficient technologies

• Defining many aspects

impacting EE

EE: System thinking needed

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• Greater efficiency gains

compared to individual

devices

• Systems approach:

Process improvements +

more efficient

technologies = up to 80%

additional efficiency

gains

Generation: select the right technology

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Inefficient: Burning fossil fuels:

only 30 % to 50% efficiency

Efficient:

Hydropower: near 100% efficient

• Clean, reliable

• Useful for integration of solar

and wind

Renewables

Energy storage

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• Important for EE – when the

wind blows and the sun

shines

• Eliminate need for

expensive/polluting

generators and idling

power plants.

• Regulate power quality

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• Smart Grid: maximise

available energy and

reduce power losses

• IEC Standards: important

parameters for cable and

transformer design

• Long distance UHV

transmission – reduce

losses by nearly 30%

Smart Grid, transmission, distribution

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• Solar, wind or small hydro +

energy storage = less

expensive access to

electricity

• IECRE – verifies energy

output of renewables

• LVDC = easier to connect

renewables, reduces power

losses through conversion

Off-grid electrification and LVDC

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• Electric motors = 50% of global

electricity use

• Industry: machines, pumps, fans,

compressors, conveyor belts, etc.

• EE motors = 50% less electricity

• IEC motor efficiency classification

• IECEE verifies performance

Electric motors – big EE potential

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• Heating and cooling:

plasma torches, microwaves,

radio-frequency electric

fields, lasers, infrared, etc.

• Electric furnaces: 95% energy

efficient, better process

control, higher temperatures,

lower environmental impact

Industry – additional EE potential

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• Lighting, heating, ventilation,

air conditioning, elevators,

escalators, machinery, etc.

Automation = significant EE

potential

• EE technologies: Sensors,

timers, LED lighting, heat

pumps, motors, transformers

Building automation

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• By 2030 demand for artificial

light 80% higher than today

• LED = high energy efficiency

LED = complex electronic

assemblies – IEC TC 34

prepares the Standards

• IECQ verifies quality of

components

Lighting

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• Dishwashers, laundry

appliances, cooking, cooling,

freezing - IEC Standards by TC

59, TC 100

• IEC work = efficiency

increases: today’s refrigerators

use 40% less energy

• Biggest EE opportunity:

replacement of old appliances

Consumer goods

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• Biggest EE potential: move from

combustion to electric or fuel-

cell motors

• Boats, cars, buses, trains,

metro, specialized vehicles

used in warehouses, airports,

mining, etc.

• IEC work underpins all forms of

transportation

Transportation

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• Sensors and wireless

communication devices

running independently of

external power sources

• Heat and movement captured

by piezoelectric transducers

• Standards prepared by IEC

TC 49

Energy harvesting

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