USNC/ TMC 710
2 September 2011
US NATIONAL COMMITTEE/IEC
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (TMC)
Minutes
Cooper Lighting
Peachtree City, GA
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
(Meeting # 33)
Members Present
Alec McMillan (Chairman) USNC, VP –Technical Rockwell Automation
David Aho Member Cooper Power Systems
Sonya Bird Member UL
Terry de Courcelle Member IEEE
William Fiske Member Intertek
Ken Gettman Member NEMA
John D Green Member Cooper Lighting (NEMA)
Megan A Hayes Member CEA
Don Heirman Member (US EMC Stds) Don HEIRMAN Consultants
Bernie Liebler Member AdvaMed
Tuong M. Nguyen Member Therm-O-Disc (NEMA)
Ron Reimer Member Rockwell Automation
Steve Swanson Member Corning
Charlie Zegers † USNC General Secretary ANSI
Tony Zertuche USNC Deputy General Sec. ANSI
Guests Participating
John G. Abbott, Ph.D. Council Member Philips Healthcare
Jean Baronas*† SG #1 Alternate Sony Electronics
Ken Caird† USNC Rep. SG3 GE Energy
Mark N. Early Council Member NFPA
JoAnne M. Emmel, Ph.D. Council Member Virginia Tech
Gerald J Fitzpatrick Council Member NIST
Paul Hamilton*† SG #1 Representative Schneider Electric
Paul J. Hearty, Ph.D. Council Member Sony Electronics
Susan C. Hoyler Council Member QUALCOMM, Inc.
Gary Kushnier VP, International Policy ANSI
Steven Margis Co-Vice Chair, USNC/IECEE NEMA
J E Matthews IEC VP/SMB Chair Corning Incorporated
Ed Mikoski Council Member ECA/EIA
Greg Monty TAG Sec, IEC/TC 113 UL
Rich Pescatore† Council Member Hewlett-Packard
Phil Piquera USNC President GE
Stanley H Salot Council Member ECCB
Alvin Scolnik Council Member NEMA
Gary Schrempp Council Member Dell, Inc
Jack Sheldon Standardization Strategy Mgr IEC Central Office
Joel Solis Sec, USNC/IECEE, Ex NEMA
Manyphay Souvannarath† Technical Expert GE Energy
Lori L Tennant Council Member Schneider Electric NA/Square D
Jack Wells Council Member Pass & Seymour/Legrand
Robert Williams Council Member UL
Members Not Participating
Wynn Bowman Member (ECCB) Star Associates Int’l
John Freudenberg Member Hypertherm Inc. (NEMA)
William F Hanrahan Member Consultant (EIA)
Florence Otieno Member TIA
James C. Powell Member Agilent
Charley Robinson Member ISA
William Scofield Member The Boeing Co. (USNC/IECQ)
* = Via Teleconference
† = Part Time
Section 1 – Organizational Matters
1.1 Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introductions
(A McMillan)
Alec McMillan called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. (CST) and welcomed everyone to Cooper Lighting and Peachtree City, GA. He then introduced Jack Sheldon and Jim Matthews as guests from the IEC as well as extending a special welcome to the guests from the CAPCC.
1.2 Approval of Agenda (USNC/TMC 691)
1.2.1 Approval of Consent Agenda
The Chairman called attention to the Consent Agenda (USNC/TMC 691) and asked if any items should be removed for detailed discussion.
VOTED #1 To approve the Consent Agenda (USNC/TMC 691)
(This motion was approved unanimously.)
1.2.2 Approval of Balance of the Agenda (USNC/TMC 691)
Mr. McMillan invited any additions or changes to the balance of the agenda and none were suggested. It was moved, seconded and
VOTED #2 To approve the Balance of the Agenda (USNC/TMC 691)
(This motion was approved unanimously.)
Section 2 - Status of Outstanding Action Items
(T Zertuche)
2.1 Action Item 2010-05-18 #1 T Zertuche
Regarding the CSA America presentation, there was a call to approach ANSI Legal Counsel to ask about TAGs operating only in the US.
Status: Completed
2.2 Action Item 2010-05-18 #2 C T Zegers
A revised version of TMC 661 (Travel Advisory to Hazardous Places) is due one month from the date of this TMC Meeting (2/19/2011) with 30 days for comment (3/19/2010).
Status: Completed - See Section 3.2
2.3 Action Item 2010-05-18 #3 USNC Officers
The USNC Office will put out a formal call for a replacement for Dr. Albert Keri as USNC Representative to IEC/SMB SG #2 – UHV and distribute a notice to Dr. Keri that he is thanked for his services.
Status: Pending
2.4 Action Item 2010-05-18 #4 J Matthews, R Reimer, T Zertuche
It was decided that in two weeks (on February 10th) the USNC Office would alert all TAG Officers (and their organizational executives) who have not responded with their TAG’s operating procedures that they would have 90 days to submit them before action would be initiated to suspend TAG operation including the loss of Participating Membership in TCs/SCs.
Status: Completed – See Section 5.1
2.5 Action Item 2010-05-18 #5 J Matthews, R Reimer, T Zertuche
As with the Action Item #4 above, any TAG that has below the requisite three (3) members for viability would be warned of a withdrawal of P-Membership. Also, any TAG below five (5) members would receive a letter of warning that they are near the level of viability.
Status: Completed – See Section 5.3
2.6 Action Item 2010-05-18 #6 J Matthews, R Reimer, T Zertuche
After the announcement by Robert Friedman of his intended resignation as chair of the USCCENV and ACEA representative, it was decided that a call from the USNC Office go out to solicit a new USCCENV chair and U.S. delegate to ACEA.
Status: Completed - See Section 9.2
Section 3 – Presentations
3.1 Presentation by Jack Sheldon, Standardization Strategy Manager (SMB), IEC Central Office, Geneva
A presentation was given by Jack Sheldon and supported by Jim Matthews dealing with current and upcoming issues facing both the SMB and IEC as a whole. They began with the same training session given to the new SMB Members before the last SMB Meeting in Geneva. Items discussed included the history, structure, membership and ongoing work of the SMB as well as its relation to the other areas of IEC. Mr. Sheldon also touched on the ISO/IEC Directives and the various ways that IEC Central Office communicates with both the National Committees and the technical and advisory groups.
Mr. Matthews followed with a brief discussion on procedures and best practices in the SMB Meetings. He accompanied his presentation with an informal but informative pop quiz that covered the various areas and rules within the SMB and the IEC standardization process. At the conclusion of the quiz, Charlie Zegers suggested that this kind of brief, informal test could be given at the upcoming TAG Leadership Workshop in Washington, DC.
3.2 Update by Sonya Bird, UL, SMB Proposal on Possible Development of a Travel Advisory to Dangerous Places
Sonya Bird reported on the Task Force’s proposal on whether or not scheduled meetings of IEC/TCs & SCs should be cancelled, postponed or moved during times of natural or civil unrest. Ms. Bird gave some brief background information on the genesis of this proposal before informing the TMC that it had indeed been submitted to the SMB for consideration at its June meeting in Stockholm and was on the agenda. She noted that the document itself laid out not only the problems of holding meetings in hazardous conditions but also possible solutions. Alec McMillan assured Ms. Bird and the TMC that USNC representatives to the SMB would speak to this issue at the meeting to determine what can and can not be done.
Section 4 - Standardization Management Board (SMB) Reports
4.1 - SMB Strategic Group #1 - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources
(J. Baronas)
Jean Baronas reported via teleconference that SG #1 is “alive and well” and that the group had its most recent Strategic Business Plan dealing with future activities drafted and out for comment. Ms. Baronas then made a call for comments from the TMC on the SBP due the following month (June). She then mentioned that the joint technical activity on Energy Management Systems will most likely come to fruition after the SBP is developed. Jim Matthews expressed concern that, because of the late voting time, the SBP would not be submitted to the SMB in time for the Stockholm meeting as requested. Ms. Baronas offered to do anything necessary to expedite the process on the US end but had no further insight as to why the report and comment period had taken so long.
One of the meeting members announced that ASHRAE was involved with the Energy Management Systems on the ISO side but had no representation with USNC. It was suggested that Tony Zertuche along with Joel Solis of NEMA reach out to AHSRAE and inquire if they would like to participate in the US “TAG” to SG #1 (ACTION ITEM #1). Along those same lines, Mr. McMillan made a call to everyone to start recruiting any prospective members to the SG #1 V-TAG who might have a vested interest.
4.2 – IEC Strategic Group #2 – UHV
(T Zertuche)
Tony Zertuche reported to the TMC that the replacement for Dr. Albert Keri, the US Representative for SG #2, had still not been found indicating that no response at all had been received from anyone interested in serving. Mr. McMillan then reminded the group that without a representative the US will have to pull out of this work completely.
4.3 – SMB Strategic Group #3 – Smart Grid
(K Caird)
Ken Caird gave a live demonstration of the still unreleased Smart Grid Mapping Tool that his group has been working on since the formation of SG #3. He noted during the demonstration that Smart Grid is really a “system of systems” with over 133 different standards associated with it. Mr. Caird referred to the systems approach to standardization by pointing out that the Smart Grid is made up of components which in turn are made up of subsystems. Further to this point, he was amazed at the level of cooperation between countries during the whole mapping process. All existing information was put into a database which was then converted into the user interface format which has become the Smart Grid Mapping Tool.
The Mapping Tool itself was demonstrated by GE Energy Systems Architect, Ms. Manyphay Souvannarath who is one of the technical experts assisting Mr. Caird during this process. Ms. Souvannarath began by showing a birds-eye view called the “mapping chart” of how all the information is mapped to each other. The tool itself uses a model-based systems engineering approach which identifies top level services that are linked to capabilities which are then associated to use-cases and finally to the different components of the Smart Grid, namely the standards themselves. This tool can be beneficial for all users dealing with Smart Grid including manufacturers, standards developers and even consulting engineers who are dealing with the various end-users.
Mr. Caird stated that this mapping tool would go public (to the IEC community) over the following few weeks and that a URL link would be sent to both Messers Zegers and Zertuche for distribution. In response to a question on document types, Mr. Caird emphasized that this was an IEC project and that IEC standards were the primary documents used. However, he did announce that SG #3 had been approached by NIST to build a similar mapping tool for their work on Smart Grid. Along these lines, he informed the group that this kind of tool could easily be used in other areas that would need this kind of organization and user-interface like the work being undertaken with Electric Vehicles. In conclusion, Mr. Caird welcomed further feedback regarding the tool and its uses to be sent to him at any time.
4.4 SMB Strategic Group #4 – LVDC
(K Gettman)
Ken Gettman commented on his brief report that was distributed to the TMC before the meeting. He spoke about the last LVDC workshop sponsored by NEMA, UL and NFPA that had about 145 attendees and garnered a lot of interest in all the potential applications of LVDC including many uses in Smart Grid. Mr. Gettman also suggested that the USNC might consider hosting a future LVDC workshop perhaps more focused on pieces of the puzzle in the area which could include personal and equipment protection, EMC considerations and/or market forces. He also noted a push to increase active participation in the E-TAG of the SG #4 especially since the perception is that the work being done in the IEC far outpaces that of the activity within the US. Finally, there is an upcoming IEC SG #4 meeting set for September in Germany.
Alec McMillan asked the group for suggestions for how to increase US TAG participation and encouraged the group to actively solicit interest in joining the TAG.
4.5 IEC Technical Committee Structure
(J Matthews)
Jim Matthews gave a presentation of his CAG observations on the subject of the IEC Technical Committee structure. He first outlined methods and approaches used within the TCs and SCs to accomplish their work including the advantages and disadvantages working via teleconference and email as opposed to face-to-face. Mr. Matthews then explained the various ways that TCs and SCs work together across multiple committees and with groups outside the IEC. In discussing how the SMB might manage the technical work in the future, he mentioned some groups already in place that could be the harbinger of things to come like the Strategic and Advisory Groups. Also highlighted were the pros and cons of a systems approach and how close we are today to working in that kind of environment.
Mr. Matthews asked the group to contribute comments on SMB/4499/DC dealing with these kinds of IEC technical structure issues. Alec McMillan then announced that he and Tony Zertuche would put together a discussion template with the 7 questions relating to the future of the IEC Technical Structure to be distributed to the TMC calling for member thoughts comments, suggestions and ideas in order to have a unified position before having a specific set of proposals for SMB approval in Melbourne in October 2011 (ACTION ITEM #2).