August 2009 (09NB-218)

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has announced the availability of the following new standards and documents:

Electrical Engineering

     >IEC 60079-18 Ed. 3.0 (2009-06) Corrigendum 1 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 18: Equipment protection

       by encapsulation "m"

     >IEC 60146-1-1 Ed. 4.0 (2009-06) Semiconductor converters - General requirements and line commutated

       converters - Part 1-1: Specification of basic requirements

     >IEC 61243-1 Ed. 2.1 (2009-06) Live working - Voltage detectors - Part 1: Capacitive type to be used for

       voltages exceeding 1 kV a.c.

     >IEC 62501 Ed. 1.0 (2009-06) Voltage sourced converter (VSC) valves for high-voltage direct current (HVDC)

       power transmission - Electrical testing

Electromagnetic Compatibility

     >CISPR 13 Ed. 5.0 (2009-06) Sound and television broadcast receivers and associated equipment - Radio

       disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement

Medical Electrical Equipment

     >IEC 60601-2-54 Ed. 1.0 (2009-06) Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-54: Particular requirements for the 

       basic safety and essential performance of X-ray equipment for radiography and radioscopy

Multimedia

     >IEC 62448 Ed. 2.0 (2009-02) Multimedia systems and equipment - Multimedia e-publishing and e-books -

       Generic format for E-publishing

Additional information regarding these standards is available at the IEC web site at www.iec.ch.

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