81/228/INFForIECuseonly2003-07-25INTERNATIONALELECTROTECHNICALCOMMISSIONTECHNICALCOMMITTEENo.81:LIGHTNINGPROTECTIONLiaisonwithotherTC/SCandwithothersorganisations(tobediscussedunderdraftagendaitem12attheforthcomingTC81meetingtobeheldinPalmadeMallorca29thand30thSeptember2003)1)SC37AThereporthasbeenpreparedbytheLiaisonMemberbetweenSC37AandTC81,Mr.AlainROUSSEAU.SincethelastTC81meetingafewthingshappenedinSC37A:WG5:“PowerSPDproducttesting”:AfterpublicationofIEC61643-1anditsAmendmentA1,thisWGisworkinghardtoproduceasecondAmendmentcorrectingsomemistakes,bringingsomenewdataandintroducingnewsentences/tableswhichwillstillimprovecoordinationbothwithTC64(TOV,…)andTC81(introductionofW/RfortheClassItest,..)Itisalsoworkingonthefuturerevisionofthestandardinordertosimplifytheuseofitaswellastomakeacleardistinctionbetweenmandatorytest,optionaltestsandtestsdedicatedtoonetechnologyonly.FollowingthequestionraisedbyTC81tointroduceatesttocheckcoordination,theWGarrivetotheconclusionthatsuchatestisnotpossibleasthenetworkconditiongreatlydiffersfromonecasetoanother.Someguidancewillbeintroducedintheapplicationguide.WG3:“PowerSPDapplication”:AfterpublicationofIEC61643-12,thisWGisworkingonthepreparationoftheAmendment1.PurposeofA1istosimplifythetextandtobemorepracticalaswellasintroducinganewtextlayoutasproposedbyItalyandAustria.Inaddition,modificationofthetexttobemoreinlinewithnewTC64requirementsareintroduced.RegardingthecoordinationbetweenTC81andSC37Aonthatfielditappearsthatthenewdocument81/212/CDisnotfullyinlinebothwithTC64andSC37A.AletterfromSC37AChairman/SecretarytoTC81Chairman/Secretaryhasbeensenttoraisethatpoint.WG4:“TelecomSPDapplication”:Afterpublicationof61643-21,thisWGispreparingbothanfirstAmendmentforthestandardaswellasanapplicationguidewhichisatheCDVstage.2)TC64NomeetingsTC64/TC81hasbeenheldsincetheTC81Beijingmeeting.–2–81/228/INF3)UIT/SG5ThereporthasbeenpreparedbytheLiaisonMemberbetweenUIT/SG5andTC81,Mr.AhmedZEDDAM.SincethelastmeetingofTC81theSG5metthreetimes:OnDecember2002...