IEEE 1613.1-2013

This standard establishes the requirements for communications networking devices supporting electric transmission and distribution inside/outside an electric power substation. It addresses issues such as equipment enclosures, temperature ranges, electrical phenomena, and others that are haracterized by a transmission and distribution environment. This includes the different communication methods used in these locations, such as wireless and power line carrier/communications

This standard will fill critical gaps, as today no IEEE standard exists for Smart Grid devices installed in substations, on distribution feeders, or the communications devices installed in Smart Meters—and utilize radio frequency, power line communications, or Ethernet cables. This standard (as an extension of IEEE Std 1613-2009) will fill those gaps. It adds new frequencies, now in use by cell phones and portable devices, not covered in IEEE Std 1613-2009. It also adds five new immunity tests (Clause 6 and Clause 9 through Clause 12) not previously covered by any IEEE standard. Thus, Clause 6 and Clause 9 through Clause 12 are additional requirements for IEEE 1613 devices.

New IEEE Standard - Inactive-Reserved. Environmental testing requirements are defined for communications networking devices to be installed in transmission and distribution facilities. This standard establishes a common reproducible basis for designing and evaluating devices utilizing radio frequency (RF) up to 6 GHz, power line communications, and broadband over power line (BPL) technologies. It also requires immunity to five IEC electromagnetic compatibility standards for which there are no IEEE equivalent standards. This standard is an extension to IEEE Std 1613(tm)-2009 and IEEE Std 1613a(tm)-2011.