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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)

Updated 2026-10-27

Edition timelineElectrical 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): 2018, 2021 (current)2016201820202022Electrical 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)IEC 61557-12:2018Electrical 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)2018Electrical 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)2021 (current edition)
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StandardEditionKindCurrentRecord
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)2018Editionstd.iec-61557-12.published
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)2018Revision ofstd.iec-61557-12.revision-of
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)2021EditionYesstd.iec-61557-12.amendment-1

Data records

  • The IEC catalog records an amendment 1 of 2021 to IEC 61557-12:2018 and a consolidated version that incorporates it, and notes that the contents of a corrigendum of September 2022 are included in that copy. Value: 2021. Source: IEC 61557-12:2018. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-12.amendment-1
  • IEC 61557-12:2018 was prepared by IEC technical committee TC 85, Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities. Source: IEC 61557-12:2018. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-12.committee
  • IEC 61557-12:2018 is the designation of the second edition of Part 12 of the IEC 61557 series, the part on power metering and monitoring devices (PMD). Value: IEC 61557-12:2018. Source: IEC 61557-12:2018. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-12.designation
  • IEC 61557-12:2018 was published by the IEC on 2018-10-22 as the second edition of the part. Value: 2018. Source: IEC 61557-12:2018. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-12.published
  • IEC 61557-12:2018 cancels and replaces the first edition of 2007 and is described by the publisher as a technical revision that withdrew the PMD-A class because such devices are now mainly covered by the power quality instrument series, created three categories of PMD each with a list of minimum required functions, and added annexes on applications and on power factor conventions. Value: 2018. Source: IEC 61557-12:2018. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-12.revision-of
  • IEC 61557-12:2018 states the requirements for power metering and monitoring devices that measure and monitor electrical quantities in low-voltage distribution systems, whether fixed or portable, for indoor or outdoor use, in single-phase and three-phase AC or DC systems. It excludes electricity metering equipment, power quality instruments and the measurements covered by other parts of the series, and does not address functional safety or cyber security. Source: IEC 61557-12:2018. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-12.scope
  • The IEC catalog offers IEC 61557-12:2018 as the current base publication of the part, an International Standard with a stability date of 2027. Value: current, stability date 2027. Source: IEC 61557-12:2018. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-12.status
  • The publisher catalog gives the full title of IEC 61557-12:2018 as Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to ... - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 12: Power metering and monitoring devices (PMD), where the ellipsis stands for the AC and DC voltage limits printed in the title. Value: 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). Source: IEC 61557-12:2018. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-12.title

Sources

  • IEC 61557-12:2018, 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), 2018 edition, IEC. Held as: Public page. Publisher page for IEC 61557-12:2018

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Changelog (17 entries)
DateRevisionChange
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-12.amendment-1)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-12.amendment-1)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-12.committee)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-12.committee)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-12.designation)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-12.designation)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-12.published)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-12.published)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-12.revision-of)
2026-10-27revised (std.iec-61557-12.revision-of)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-12.revision-of)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-12.scope)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-12.scope)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-12.status)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-12.status)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-12.title)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-12.title)

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