The European Commission, via the EISMEA agency, finances projects to boost the development and pre-standardisation of innovative subjects in support of the Single Market Programme.
In this context, AFNOR-CEF, in collaboration with its partners, is leading a project on the theme of low-voltage direct current.
Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) and Direct Current (DC) technologies constitute a cornerstone for the European modern electricity landscape. At its core lie fundamental principles that set it apart from alternating current (AC) and grant it an ever-increasing place in numerous applications.
The integration of LVDC into traditional electrical grids presents unique challenges and opportunities for the UE. While historical distribution infrastructures are primarily designed for AC technologies, adopting LVDC requires significant adaptations.
Low-voltage direct current plays a pivotal role across a multitude of applications and industrial sectors within the EU but also in a broader international context. As the demand for electricity continues to increase exponentially, understanding the fundamentals and requirements of low-voltage direct current is crucial for effectively meeting the growing energy needs of our society.
The main aim of this project is to map the existing work on LVDC, which provides a clear overview of the current situation in LVDC standardization, identifying gaps and needs, exchanging around a proposed scope for a future CENELEC technical body on LVDC, proposing further steps and activities and a preparation of revisions of European standardization deliverables, which support the European Union legislation and policies.
To share the intermediate results of this project, AFNOR-CEF and its partners are organising a workshop on 20 June 2024 in Brussels.
The workshop will provide a global overview on the state of the art of LVDC technologies by addressing existing international standardisation work on LVDC (in particular the IEC SyC LVDC systems committee).
This will be followed by a specific focus on the European perspective, which will address:
- EU policies and legislation framework on LVDC and related domains;
- Existing standards and gap analysis regarding LVDC use cases for European market following a survey carried out among CENELEC members;
- European stakeholders’ perspectives for the future of LVDC;
- Exchange around a proposed scope for a future CENELEC technical body on LVDC.
Contact person:
Nawelle HEMRI (nawelle.hemri@afnor.org)
Meriem NAIMI (meriem.naimi@afnor.org )