TC37 IEC technical committee meetings

TC37 IEC technical committee meetings

At the High Voltage Faculty of the Darmstadt University of Technology, experts (19) in surge arresters met at two TC37 IEC technical meetings (overvoltage arresters) MT3 and MT10.

• At the MT10 meeting which was held on 22 and 23 October 2015, the experts dealt with the IEC 60099-5 standard renewal. The standard discusses the selection and recommendations for the use of overvoltage arresters.

• At the MT4 meeting that was held on 23 and 24 October 2015, experts dealt with the IEC 60099-4, -6, -8 standard renewal. The standards discuss several types of overvoltage arresters.

The representative of the Milan Vidmar Electric Power Research Institute, Mr Miha Bečan, participated at both meetings as an invited guest. The faculty also organised the visit of the high voltage laboratory and other specialised test laboratories.