IEC 61557-12:2007 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 12: Performance measuring and monitoring devices (PMD)
This part of IEC 61557 specifies requirements for combined performance measuring and
monitoring devices that measure and monitor the electrical parameters within electrical
distribution systems. These requirements also define the performance, in single and threephase
a.c. or d.c. systems having rated voltages up to 1 000 V a.c. or up to 1 500 V d.c.
These devices are fixed installed or portable. They are intended to be used indoors and/or
outdoors. This standard is not applicable for:
• electricity metering equipment that complies with IEC 62053-21, IEC 62053-22 and
IEC 62053-23. Nevertheless, uncertainties defined in this standard for active and reactive
energy measurement are derived from those defined in the IEC 62053 standards series.
• simple remote relays or simple monitoring relays.
This standard is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 61557-1 (unless otherwise
specified), which specifies the general requirements for measuring and monitoring equipment,
as required in IEC 60364-6.
The standard does not include the measurement and monitoring of electrical parameters
defined in Parts 2 to 9 of IEC 61557 or in IEC 62020.
Combined performance measuring and monitoring devices (PMD), as defined in this standard,
give additional safety information, which aids the verification of the installation and enhances
the performance of the distribution systems. For instance, those devices help to check if the
level of harmonics is still compliant with the wiring systems as required in IEC 60364-5-52.
The combined performance measuring and monitoring devices (PMD) for electrical
parameters described in this standard are used for general industrial and commercial
applications. A PMD-A is a specific PMD complying with requirements of IEC 61000-4-30
class A, which may be used in "power quality assessment" applications.
NOTE 1 Generally such types of devices are used in the following applications or for the following general needs:
– energy management inside the installation;
– monitoring and/or measurement of electrical parameters that may be required or usual;
– measurement and/or monitoring of the quality of energy.
NOTE 2 A measuring and monitoring device of electrical parameters usually consists of several functional
modules. All or some of the functional modules are combined in one device. Examples of functional modules are
mentioned below:
– measurement and indication of several electrical parameters simultaneously;
– energy measurement and/or monitoring, and also sometimes compliance with aspects of building regulations;
– alarms functions;
– power quality (harmonics, over/undervoltages, voltage dips and swells, etc).
IEC 61557-12:2007 Referenced Document
IEC 60068-2-1 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
IEC 60068-2-2 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60364-6 Low voltage electrical installations - Part 6: Verification; Corrigendum 1*, 2017-08-31 Update
IEC 60529 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Code) (Edition 2.1 ***Applies to French text only***)*, 2024-04-18 Update
IEC 61000-4-30:2003 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-30: Testing and measurement techniques; Power quality measurement methods
IEC 61000-4-5 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-5: Testing and measurement techniques - Surge immunity test*, 2024-04-18 Update
IEC 61010 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring circuits*, 2010-06-01 Update
IEC 61010-1:2001 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61326-1:2005 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use, control and laboratory use - EMC requirements - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61557-1:2007 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 62053-21:2003 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Particular requirements - Part 21: Static meters for active energy (classes 1 and 2)
IEC 62053-22:2003 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Particular requirements - Part 22: Static meters for active energy (classes 0,2 S and 0,5 S)
IEC 62053-23:2003 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Particular requirements - Part 23: Static meters for reactive energy (classes 2 and 3)
IEC 62053-31:1998 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Particular requirements - Part 31: Pulse output devices for electromechanical and electronic meters (two wires only)
2021IEC 61557-12:2018/AMD1:2021 Amendment 1 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 12: Power metering an
2021IEC 61557-12:2021 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 12: Power metering and monitoring devices (PMD)
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2007IEC 61557-12:2007 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 12: Performance measuring and monitoring devices (PMD)