Luise Christmann Secretary

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IEC Meeting held in Paris 7th December 1964First IEC TC 59 meeting: 20th to 24th July 1965

TC 59: Performance of electrodomestic appliancesScope:‘To state and define the characteristics to be used to determine the performance of domestic electrical appliances in order to inform the consumer; to describe the standard methods for measuring these characteristics’

Founding IEC TC 59

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Current Scope:‘To prepare International Standards on methods of measurement of characteristics which are of importance to determine the performance of electrical appliances for household use or of electrical appliances for commercial use and that are of interest for the user. This may include associated aspects related to the use of the appliances and aspects such as the classification, accessibility and usability of appliances, ergonomic characteristics and conditions for the information provided at the point of sale’.

TC 59: Performance of household and similar electrical appliances

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IEC TC 59: structure

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Horizontal groups under TC 59 Product specific Sub committees

IEC TC 59: structure

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Example for cooperation:

WG 2 Expertise on acoustical noisemeasurement

General / crossproductIEC 60704-1IEC 60704-3

Product specificIEC 60704-2-x

SC X Expertise on product specificrequirements

IEC TC 59: Publications

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Facts and Figures

IEC TC 59: Publications

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Reference Edition TitleIEC 60704-1:2021 Edition 4.0 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General

requirementsIEC 60704-1:2021 RLV

Edition 4.0 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 1: General requirements

IEC PAS 60704-2-15:2008

Edition 1.0 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-15: Particular requirements for household food waste disposers

IEC PAS 60704-2-15:2008/COR1:2012

Edition 1.0 Corrigendum 1 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 2-15: Particular requirements for household food waste disposers

IEC 60704-3:2019 Edition 3.0 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 3: Procedure for determining and verifying declared noise emission values

IEC 60704-3:2019 RLV

Edition 3.0 Household and similar electrical appliances - Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise - Part 3: Procedure for determining and verifying declared noise emission values

IEC 61176:1993 Edition 1.0 Hand-held electric mains voltage operated circular saws - Methods for measuring the performanceIEC TR 61592:2003 Edition 2.0 Household electrical appliances - Guidelines for consumer panel testingIEC 62301:2011 Edition 2.0 Household electrical appliances - Measurement of standby powerIEC 62849:2016 Edition 1.0 Performance evaluation methods of mobile household robots IEC TS 62950:2017 Edition 1.0 Household and similar electrical appliances - Specifying smart capabilities of appliances and devices - General aspects IEC TR 62970:2016 Edition 1.0 Guidance on how to conduct round robin tests for household and similar electrical appliances IEC 63008:2020 Edition 1.0 Household and similar electrical appliances - Accessibility of control elements, doors, lids, drawers and handlesIEC 63086-1:2020 Edition 1.0 Household and similar electrical air cleaning appliances - Methods for measuring the performance - Part 1: General requirementsIEC 63252:2020 Edition 1.0 Energy consumption of vending machines

Publications developed by TC 59 horizontal WGs, MT, PT

IEC TC 59: Work programme

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Project Reference TitlePNW 59-746 ED1 Household and similar electrical air cleaning appliances – Measurement of performance –Part 2-5: Particular requirements for change in

performance over time on reduction of particulate matterIEC 60704-2-19 ED1 Household and similar electrical appliances – Test code for the determination of airborne acoustical noise – Part 2-19: Particular

requirements for air cleanersIEC 62849 ED2 Performance evaluation methods of mobile household robotsIEC 63086-2-1 ED1 Household and similar electrical air cleaning appliances - Methods for measuring the performance - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for

determination of reduction of particlesIEC 63086-2-6 ED1 Household and similar electrical air cleaning appliances – Methods for measuring the performance – Part 2-6: Particular requirements for

fresh-air air cleanersIEC 63237-1 ED1 Household and similar electrical appliances - Product information properties - Part 1: FundamentalsIEC TR 63250 ED1 Household electrical appliances - Method of measuring performance - Assessment of repeatability, reproducibility and uncertainty

Horizontal work programme of TC 59

Current structure:https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:29:15709267775623::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:1275,25#1

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Possible application for IEC TC 59 standards

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Comparative appliance tests Appliance development and design Basis for national or regional standards Measurement methods to verify the conformity

of a device with a legal requirement

Application of an IEC Performance standard

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To be decided on when a standard is referenced bylegislation

Surrounding conditions Installation requirements Test materials Number of tests Number of repetitions Number of appliances Etc.

Luise Christmann Secretary

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Randi MyersSecretaryGrace RohAssistant Secretary

What is TC 61?

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The IEC Technical Committee on Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances

Scope: To prepare safety requirements for electrical appliances primarily for household purposes, but also for other equipment and appliances in similar fields where there is no IEC Technical Committee in existence.

TC 61 Officers

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Fabio Gargantini

(IT) Chair

Mr. Dejun Ma

(CN)Vice-Chair

Ms. Randi Myers(US)

Secretary

Ms. Grace Roh(US)

Assistant Secretary

Ms. Valara Davis(US)

Assistant Secretary

Chair Fabio Gargantini, IT• 2016-04-01 to 2022-03-31

Chair Derek Johns, NZ• Elected as Chair in 1994; final term ended 2015-07-31• Interim Chair 2015-08-01 to 2016-03-31

TC 61 Chair

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Secretary, Randi Myers, US• Appointed Secretary 2016-10-28; Assistant Secretary

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Assistant Secretary• Grace Roh, US• Valara Davis, US

TC 61 Secretary

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Interpretation Panel for TC 61• Chairman’s Advisory Group, AG28

Editing Committee• Convenor: Michelle Andersen, US

Other leadership

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History

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• 1966 - The formation of TC 61 was agreed at the meeting of the IEC/COA(SMB) held in Tel Aviv in October 1966.

• 1967 - First meeting of TC 61 in New York City – This was also the first IEC technical meeting to be held in the USA.

• Since the TC was formed, the United States has held the Secretariat.

• 2019 - TC 61 celebrated its 100th plenary meeting.

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60335-2-103 Drives for

gates, doors, windows

60335-2-3 Electric Irons

IEC 60335-1 General

Requirements

60335-2-116 Furniture with

electrically motorized parts

60335-2-80 Fans

60335-2-5 Dishwashers

60335-2-30 Room Heaters

60335-2-101Vaporizers

60335-2-14 Kitchen

Machines

60335-2-60 Whirlpool baths

& Whirlpool Spas

60335-2-11 Tumble Dryers

60335-2-62Commercial

electric rinsing sinks

TC 61 Map of Standards

TC 61 Summary

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• 40 participating (P-member) countries• 16 observing (O-member) countries• 500+ national experts• 23 working groups (WG/JWG/PT/MT)• 290 publications• 25 active projects

3 New standards in development• Beauty care appliances• Vacuum packaging machines• E-cigarettes & vaping devices

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Overview of Structure • 5 Subcommittees – Responsible for

standards relating to a given application or technology (i.e., microwave, refrigeration)

• 9 Working Groups – Studying or clarifying particular areas of focus

• 9 Maintenance Teams – Maintaining specific requirements or considerations

• 3 Project Teams – Working on developing new standards

• 2 ad hoc Groups – Researching assigned conditions or other factors

• Goal 1: No Poverty• Goal 5: Gender Equality• Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation• Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy• Goal 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth• Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production• Goal 15: Life on Land• Goal 16: Peace, Justice Strong Institutions• Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goals

Support for SDGs

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• Meet twice per year in plenary

• Ten days of meetings per year

• Editing Committee meeting follows TC 61 meeting dates

• SCs, WGs, MTs, PTs, and ad hoc Groups have more than 150 meeting days per year

TC 61 Meeting Arrangements

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TC 61 Meetings

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Plenary meetings • Strive to hold 2nd meeting each

year during IEC General Meeting• Work done in the plenary –

review comments, finalize observations, decide on next stage

• Broad range of standards and products necessitates

• Experts attend for specific topics0 50 100 150 200 250

Mexico City, May 2016

Frankfurt, October 2016

Toronto, June 2017

Vladivostok, October 2017

Wellington, June 2018

Busan, October 2018

Bled, June 2019

Shanghai, October 2019

Web meetings 2020

TC 61 Plenary Attendance 2016 to 2020

Attendance

• TC 61 work continues at rapid pace • Increasing number of appliances under scope of TC 61• Value of international trade measured in billions of US$• Mature industry yet updates needed for standards to

address new technologies, new applications, use environments, safety incidents, vulnerable persons, interconnection (IOT)

Industry Outlook

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• Increased use of programmable electronics to provide Functional safety outcomes Power management control Remote interrogation and repair of faulty appliances Remote updating of appliance functionality Remote control of appliances

Ongoing priorities

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Cybersecurity Software integrity Power sources & Class III appliances Battery safety Geographic, climate and use environment Circular economy & material efficiency Robots for household & similar use

Ongoing priorities

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• Importance for developing countries to participate TC 61 Vice chair promotes participation by developing

countries Vice chair engages with IEC Affiliate Countries and

related IEC program Significant role of standardization work in

technological innovation and progress

Developing countries

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IEC CO sales by TC/SCs

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• First commented redline version available by the IEC• The document identifies significant differences between

the previous version of the standard and the new version• Explains the committee’s explanation and rationale for the

main changes• Allows the standard user to better understand the impact

of the changes on the application and usability of the standard

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6th Edition of 60335-1

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Sixth Edition was published in 2020 (Part 2s cannot be used with reference to the 2020 Edition of Part 1 until they are updated to align with Ed 6)Main changes with reference to the previous edition:• clarified requirements for PELV circuits;• introduced and clarified mechanical strength requirements for

appliances with integral pins for insertion into socket-outlets;• revised requirements for battery-operated appliances;• introduced requirements for metal-ion batteries including a new Clause

12 Charging of metal-ion batteries;

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• introduced the application of test probe 18;• introduced requirements for appliances incorporating

appliance outlets and socket-outlets accessible to the user;

• introduced limits on the output voltage of an accessible safety extra-low voltage outlet or connector or Universal Serial Bus (USB) under abnormal operation conditions;

• introduced requirements to cover optical radiation hazards;

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• introduced external communication software management items into normative Annex R;

• introduced in new normative Annex U cyber security requirements to avoid unauthorized access and the effects of transmission failures via remote communication through public networks.

TC 61 Convenors

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• MT 4 – David Brière, CA• MT 15 – Theo Van Huet, NL• MT 16 – Frank Richarz, DE• MT 23 – Irma Rustemi, GB• MT 25 – Stéphane Bottollier, FR• MT 26 – Nicolas Dimier, FR• MT 32 – Fabio Gargantini, IT• MT 46 – Michelle Andersen, US

• WG 30 – Pamela Gwynn, US• WG39 – Frank Richarz, DE• WG 40 – Bruno Reiter, DE• WG 43 – Gert Bukkjaer, DK• WG 44 – Dejun Ma, CN• WG 48 – Robert Woodhead, NZ• WG 49 – Wenxiu Huang, CN• WG 50 – Dejun Ma, CN

Working Groups overview

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• WG 40 – Fires in dishwashers and other wet household appliances

• WG 47 – Fires in tumble dryers• WG 49 – Circular economy and

material efficiency• WG 50 – Safety of household and

similar use appliances working under plateau conditions

• JWG 51 – with IEC TC 125, Development of IEC 60335-2-114 to include PeTs

• MT 4 – Temperature limits, use of test probes and presence of children

• MT 23 – Functional safety related aspects of electronic circuits, remote control of household appliances and insulation co-ordination

• MT 31 – Batteries

• MT 46 – Kitchen machines 60335-2-14

Maintenance Teams Overview

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Project Teams Overview

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• PT 60335-2-119 – Particular requirements for vacuum packaging machineso Convenor – Fabio Gargantini, ITo CDV circulated in 2019

• PT 60335-2-120 – Particular requirements for electric heaters for tobacco products (EHTP) and portable vaping deviceso Co-Convenor – Flore Chiang, USo Co-Convenor – Yusuke Chiang, JPo NP circulated in 2020

Editing Group

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Convenor: Michelle Andersen, US• To prepare English version drafts for the FDIS, CDV, CD,

Q, SBP, DC and TC 61 letters that arise from discussion at plenaries.

• Membership includes TC officers, one native English-speaking member, one native French-speaking member, one native German-speaking member, and additional experts

• Meets to work on documents after the TC 61 plenary meeting

• TC 61 Inquiries are responded to by the Interpretation Panel, AG28

• Inquiries are then confirmed during the subsequent plenary meeting

Anyone can access all TC 61 inquiries –they are publicly available on IEC website:

TC 61 Dashboard > Documents > Supporting Documents

TC 61 Interpretations

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TC 61 Dashboard

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Information about TC 61 can be found at this link:https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1236

TC 61 Project Details

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TC 61 Welcomes You

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IEC TC 61 Plenary in Shanghai, October 2019100th Meeting of IEC TC 61

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Randi MyersSecretaryGrace RohAssistant Secretary