Definition
IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is the international organisation that develops and publishes standards for electrotechnology, electronics and related technologies. IEC standards are central to the power sector: IEC 61968/61970 defines CIMCommon Information Model - IEC standard for semantic modeling of the electricity system, the basis for data exchange between TSOs across Europe. (Common Information Model) for data exchange between network systems, IEC 61850 standardises communication in substation systems, and IEC 60870 defines SCADASupervisory Control and Data Acquisition - system for real-time monitoring and control of industrial processes. protocols. In the Norwegian energy sector, network operators and suppliers follow IEC standards as the basis for interoperability between systems from different vendors. IEC collaborates closely with ISO and national standards bodies such as Standard Norge.