IEC TS 63222-1-2021 PDF

Full title and description

IEC/TS 63222-1:2021 — Power quality management - Part 1: General guidelines. This Technical Specification provides general guidelines and recognised engineering practices for power quality (PQ) management in public electric power supply networks, grouping common use cases, stakeholder roles and high-level provisions to support PQ assessment, planning and operation activities.

Abstract

IEC TS 63222-1:2021 summarises power quality management operations and investigates existing standards and requirements for power quality assessment. It organises the domain by use cases (e.g., network management, customer support, planning and extensions), describes interactions between actors such as network operators and users, and captures common requirements and interface considerations intended to guide further standardization and best-practice development. Use-case examples are provided for information only.

General information

• Status: Current (Technical Specification).
• Publication date: 15 December 2021.
• Publisher: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
• ICS / categories: 29.020 (Electrical engineering in general).
• Edition / version: Edition 1.0 (2021).
• Number of pages: 81 pages.

Scope

This document provides general guidelines for power quality management in public electric power supply networks (LV, MV, HV) by describing use cases, typical stakeholder roles and the common requirements that support network operation, customer support and planning activities. It is intended to collect recurring practices and derive provisions to be used in subsequent standardization work; it does not mandate measurement methods or detailed system designs but identifies interface and data needs for later normative documents.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition and grouping of power quality use cases (network operation, customer support, planning and extension).
• Stakeholder roles and responsibilities (network operator, network user, regulators, service providers).
• High-level requirements for PQ assessment, monitoring strategy and data handling.
• Guidance on selecting monitoring objectives, parameters and sites (informative use-case examples).
• Consideration of interfaces and data flows to support future standardization of PQ management systems.
• Recommendations to align practices with existing PQ measurement and reporting standards.

Typical use and users

Primary users include transmission and distribution network operators (TSOs/DSOs), utilities, regulatory bodies, consultants, metrology and power quality engineers, researchers and vendors of monitoring/analytics systems. The document is used to inform monitoring strategies, procurement of PQ services, design of PQ management processes, and to frame requirements for subsequent technical standards and tools.

Related standards

IEC TS 63222-1:2021 is part of the broader IEC 63222 series on power quality management; closely related and complementary documents include IEC TS 63222-2:2023 (Power quality monitoring system), IEC TS 63222-3:2024 (User characteristics modelling) and later TR/technical publications in the 63222 series addressing data applications. Measurement and metrology guidance referenced by PQ management standards includes the IEC 61000-4-30 series on power quality measurement methods. These related parts and measurement standards together support implementation of PQ management programmes and monitoring systems.

Keywords

Power quality, PQ management, monitoring, use cases, network operator, customer support, IEC TS 63222, power quality assessment, data management, PQ monitoring system.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: IEC/TS 63222-1:2021 is a Technical Specification titled "Power quality management - Part 1: General guidelines" that provides high-level guidance and use-case based provisions for power quality management in public power supply networks.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers general guidelines, common PQ use cases, stakeholder roles, and high-level requirements for PQ assessment and management. It captures repeated practices and identifies interface/data needs for follow-up normative work, rather than prescribing detailed measurement or system-design methods.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Utilities (TSOs/DSOs), regulators, consultants, power-quality engineers, vendors of PQ monitoring/analytics, and researchers use it to shape monitoring strategies, procurement and internal PQ management practices.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2021 edition (Ed. 1.0) is current; the IEC webstore shows stability planning and the IEC 63222 series continues to evolve with additional parts published subsequently (for example parts published in 2023–2025). Users should check for newer editions or related parts when implementing requirements.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — IEC TS 63222-1 is Part 1 of the IEC 63222 series on Power Quality Management; other parts (e.g., Part 2 and Part 3) and TRs in the series address monitoring systems, user modelling and data/application topics.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Power quality, power quality management, monitoring system, use case, PQ assessment, IEC 63222, PQ data, network operator.