Active Standards
IEEE PES Standards Process
Many of the PES Technical Committees and their Subcommittees create and maintain standardization documents related to the Committee scope of activity. There are three types of standardization document: Standard, Recommended Practice and Guide. These three types of document are generically referred to as “IEEE Standards”.
The American National Standard document development process is based on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Essential Requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process. The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) oversees the IEEE standards development process.
The IEEE-SA Standards Development OnLine, SDOL, provides a step-by-step description of the IEEE standards development process, including forms and tools. Standards projects are started in the IEEE-SA with the approval of a PAR (Project Authorization Request). PARs define the sponsor, scope, purpose, and contact points for the document project. In the IEEE-SA list of active PARs all those with a sponsor code starting with PE/ are PES Technical Committees document projects.
There are two methods of participating in document development. First is to become a member of the PES Technical Committee group developing the document. The second approach is to join the document balloting pool. The cost of balloting pool membership depends on if the applicant already has membership to the IEEE or an IEEE society.
Active PES Standards
- IEEE/IEC 65700-19-03-2025 - IEC/IEEE International Standard – Bushings for DC Application
This content has been transferred from the main text, since today's predominant bushing technology does not suffer from flashover during conditions of uneven wetting, in comparison to the earlier used ceramic insulators. Today's outdoor bushings in HVDC applications are made with composite insulators with silicon sheds with well proven hydrophobicity. Furthermore, there […]
- IEEE C57.12.38-2025 - IEEE Standard for Pad-Mounted-Type, Self-Cooled, Single-Phase Distribution Transformers 250 kVA and Smaller: High Voltage, 34 500 GrdY/19 920 V and Below; Low Voltage, 480/240 V and Below
Certain electrical, dimensional, and mechanical characteristics are covered in this standard, and certain safety features of single-phase, 60-Hz, liquid-filled, self-cooled, pad-mounted, compartmental-type distribution transformers are taken into consideration. These transformers are rated 250 kVA and smaller, with high voltages of 34 500 GrdY/19 920 V and below, and with […]
- IEEE 2819-2025 - IEEE Recommended Practice for Measuring Electromagnetic Fields from Overhead Power Transmission Lines in Shared AC and DC Corridors
Uniform procedures for the measurement of the power frequency electric field and dc electric field when ac/dc power transmission lines are installed in parallel or on shared towers are established in this recommended practice. The measurement ranges and layout of measurement points, data recording and processing, and result evaluation methods of parallel power […]
- IEEE C37.20.10-2024 - IEEE Standard Definitions for AC (52 kV and below) and DC (3.2 kV and below) Switchgear Assemblies
Terms and definitions encompassing products within the scope of ac (48.3 kV and below for air insulated equipment, 52 kV and below for gas insulated equipment) and dc (3.2 kV and below) power switchgear assemblies, including components for switching, interrupting, metering, protection, and regulating purposes as used primarily in connection with generation, transmission, […]
- IEEE C57.12.44-2024 - IEEE Standard Requirements for Secondary Network Protectors
The performance, electrical and mechanical interchangeability, and the safety of the equipment are covered. The proper selection of such equipment is established as a basis for use in this standard. Certain electrical, dimensional, and mechanical characteristics are described; and certain safety features of three-phase, 60 Hz, low-voltage (600 V and below) network […]
- IEEE 2993-2025 - IEEE Recommended Practice for Energy Storage System Design using Second-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries
The selection and repurposing (including design, operation and maintenance) of second-life electric vehicle batteries in energy storage systems with voltage levels of 10 kV and below is described in this recommended practice. Various technical indexes of batteries and equipment are assessed in different stages of engineering to evaluate the system's efficiency, safety, […]
- IEEE C37.62-2024 - IEEE Standard for Pad-Mounted, Dry Vault, Submersible, and Overhead Fault Interrupters for Alternating Current Systems Up to and Including 38 kV
Required definitions, ratings, procedures for performing design tests and production tests, and construction requirements for pad-mounted, dry vault, submersible, and overhead fault interrupters for alternating current systems up to and including 38 kV are provided in this standard.
- IEEE C57.32.10-2025 - IEEE Guide for the Selection of Neutral-Grounding Devices for High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Converter Transformers
The applications, selection principles, technical requirements, and test requirements for dry type and liquid-immersed neutral-grounding devices used with high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter transformers are discussed. HVDC converter transformers with a star-connected winding on the grid side and a delta-connected winding on the valve side are applicable to this […]
- IEEE C37.249-2024 - IEEE Guide for Categorizing Security Needs for Protection-, Automation-, and Control-Related Data Files
Security categorization is the first step in a security risk management framework because of its impact on all other steps, from the selection of security controls to apply based on the assessment to the level of effort required to assess the effectiveness of the security controls put in place. Information (data) at rest and information systems are covered by security […]
- IEEE C57.143-2024 - IEEE Guide for Application of Monitoring Equipment to Liquid-Immersed Transformers and Components
Identification of the key parameters that can be monitored for obtaining an indication of the condition of liquid-immersed transformers is covered by this guide. It also covers risk/benefit analysis, sensor application, and monitoring systems application. This guide does not cover interpretation of monitoring results.
Highlighted Standards
Standard Number: IEEE 1264 – 2022: IEEE Guide For Animal Mitigation for Electric Power Supply Substations
Standard Description: Documented in this guide are methods and designs to mitigate interruptions, equipment damage, and personnel safety issues resulting from animal intrusions into electric power supply substations, thereby improving reliability and safety, and minimizing the associated revenue loss.
Standard Number: IEEE 1366 – 2022: IEEE Guide For Electric Power Distribution Reliability Indices
Standard Description: Distribution reliability indices and factors that affect their calculations are defined in this guide. The indices are intended to apply to distribution systems, substations, circuits, and defined regions.
Standard Number: IEEE/ASHRAE 1635 – 2022: IEEE/ASHRAE Guide for the Ventilation and Thermal Management of Batteries for Stationary Applications
Standard Description: Vented lead-acid (VLA), valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA), nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd – both fully vented and partially-recombinant types), and Li-ion stationary battery installations are discussed in this guide, written to serve as a bridge between the electrical designer and the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) designer. Ventilation of stationary battery installations is critical to improving battery life while reducing the hazards associated with hydrogen production (hydrogen production is not a concern with Li-ion under normal operating conditions [it is under thermal runaway conditions]). This guide describes battery operating modes and the hazards associated with each. It provides the HVAC designer with the information to provide a cost-effective ventilation solution.