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MCE/15 - Hydraulic turbines

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Fluid power system components. Other | Pumps and motors | Wind turbine energy systems | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Lamps. Other | Lighting installation systems | Radiation protection | Fluid power systems. General | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Multilayer applications | Geology. Meteorology. Hydrology | Electrical accessories. Other | Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances | Generators | Integrated circuits. Microelectronics | Hydraulic energy engineering | Testing. Environmental | Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines | Fluid power systems | Pumps | Safety. Domestic | Industrial process measurement and control | Fluid systems and components | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to IEC/TC 4 for the preparation of International standards on hydraulic turbines.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (25)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PNW TS 4-533 ED1: TECHNICAL GUIDE FOR THE DEFINITION AND OPERATION OF WATERWAYS SAFETY DEVICES

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-07-25 		Proposal
PNW TS 4-478 ED1: Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines ? Part 8: Horizontal Francis Turbine

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Hydraulic energy engineering

Proposal begins : 2023-09-28 		Proposal
PNW TS 4-477 ED1: Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines ? Part 7: Horizontal Generator

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Hydraulic energy engineering

Proposal begins : 2023-09-28 		Proposal
PNW TS 4-474 ED1: Hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines ? Hydraulic transient analysis, design considerations and testing

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Hydraulic energy engineering

Proposal begins : 2023-09-20 		Proposal
PNW 4-514 ED1: Terms and Definitions for Hydraulic Turbine Governing Systems

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-12-06 		Proposal
PD IEC/TS 63398 Ed.1.0 Technical Specification for Black Start of Hydropower Plant

Categories: Unclassified documents

Public comment begins : 		Public comment
PD IEC/TS 63390 Ed.1.0 Technical Specifications for Digitalization of Operation and Maintenance in Hydropower Assets

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2025-07-23 		Drafting
PD IEC/TS 63132-8 ED1 Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines. Part 8: Horizontal Francis Turbine

Categories: Unclassified documents

Comment resolution begins : 2025-07-28 		Comment resolution
PD IEC/TS 63132-7 ED1 Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines. Part 7: Horizontal Generator

Categories: Unclassified documents

Comment resolution begins : 2025-07-28 		Comment resolution
PD IEC/TS 63111 Ed.1.0 Hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines – Hydraulic transient analysis, design considerations and testing

Categories: Unclassified documents

Approval begins : 		Approval
Published (20)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC TS 62882:2020 Hydraulic machines. Francis turbine pressure fluctuation transposition

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2020-09-30 		Published standard
BS IEC/IEEE 63198-2775:2023 Technical guidelines for smart hydroelectric power plant

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2023-02-21 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 63461:2024 Pelton hydraulic turbines. Model acceptance tests

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2025-04-02 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 63132-6:2023 Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines. Vertical Pelton turbines

Categories: Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines | Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2023-06-06 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 63132-5:2023 Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines. Bulb turbines and generators

Categories: Geology. Meteorology. Hydrology | Hydraulic energy engineering | Wind turbine energy systems | Generators

Published standard begins : 2023-06-05 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 63132-4:2020 Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines. Vertical Kaplan or propeller turbines

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2020-07-01 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 63132-3:2020 Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines. Vertical Francis turbines or pump-turbines

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2020-07-02 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 63132-2:2020 Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines. Vertical generators

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2020-06-09 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 63132-1:2020 Guidance for installation procedures and tolerances of hydroelectric machines. General aspects

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2020-06-10 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 62364:2019 Hydraulic machines. Guidelines for dealing with hydro-abrasive erosion in kaplan, francis, and pelton turbines

Categories: Pumps and motors | Hydraulic energy engineering

Published standard begins : 2019-03-21 		Published standard
Withdrawn (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN IEC 63461:2024 Pelton hydraulic turbines. Model acceptance tests

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Withdrawn begins : 2025-04-02 		Withdrawn
BS EN 62364:2013 Hydraulic machines. Guide for dealing with hydro-abrasive erosion in Kaplan, Francis, and Pelton turbines

Categories: Pumps and motors | Hydraulic energy engineering

Withdrawn begins : 2019-03-21 		Withdrawn
BS EN 62256:2008 Hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines. Rehabilitation and performance improvement

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Withdrawn begins : 2017-09-21 		Withdrawn
BS EN 62097:2009 Hydraulic machines, radial and axial. Performance conversion method from model to prototype

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Withdrawn begins : 2019-05-09 		Withdrawn
BS EN 61362:2012 Guide to specification of hydraulic turbine governing systems

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Withdrawn begins : 2024-10-31 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60308:2005 Hydraulic turbines. Testing of control systems

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Withdrawn begins : 2024-11-05 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60193:1999 Hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines. Model acceptance tests

Categories: Hydraulic energy engineering

Withdrawn begins : 2019-06-18 		Withdrawn