Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 8-82: Functional aspects - Prosumer's low-voltage electrical installations (IEC 60364-8-82:2022)

IEC 60364-8-82:2022 provides requirements and recommendations that apply to low-voltage electrical installations connected or not to a distribution network able to operate:
– with local power supplies, and/or
– with local storage units,
and that monitors and controls the energy from the locally connected sources delivering it to:
– current-using equipment, and/or
– local storage units, and/or
– distribution networks.
Such electrical installations are designated as prosumer's electrical installations (PEIs).
These requirements and recommendations apply to new installations and modifications of existing installations.
This document also provides requirements and recommendations for the safe, efficient and correct behaviour of these installations when integrated into a smart grid.
Information related to grid interaction to ensure the stability of the electrical system for grid connected PEIs is given in Annex B.
This document covers the requirements related to stability of islanded and stand-alone PEIs.
This first edition cancels and replaces IEC 60364-8-2 published in 2018. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to IEC 60364­8­2:2018:
a) the vocabulary and concepts have been aligned as much as possible with those used by TC 8 and SC 8B, taking notably into account the IEC 62898 and IEC 62786 series, still respecting the installers mindset (installers being the first users of the IEC 60364 series and being used to only refer to the IEC 60364 series);
b) the type of system earthing and the change of type of system earthing (sequencing) when there is a change of mode of the prosuming installation, have been clarified;
c) the conditions of connection and disconnection from the DSO network have also been described, both from the safety point of view and the proper functioning point of view;
d) additional requirements have been introduced;
e) the figures have been updated;
f) a new normative Annex D on single dwelling or similar application islandable PEIs has been added;
g) the numbering has also been reviewed to follow the updated numbering system of the IEC 60364 series, in line with the IEC Directives and compatible with Parts 7.

Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 8-82: Funktionale Aspekte - Kombinierte Erzeugungs-/Verbrauchsanlagen (IEC 60364-8-82:2022)

Installations électriques à basse tension - Partie 8-82: Aspects fonctionnels - Installations électriques à basse tension du prosommateur (IEC 60364-8-82:2022)

IEC 60364-8-82:2022 spécifie les exigences et recommandations qui s'appliquent aux installations électriques à basse tension connectées ou non à un réseau de distribution capable de fonctionner:
– avec des alimentations électriques locales; et/ou
– avec des unités de stockage locales;
et qui surveille et commande l'énergie délivrée par les sources connectées en local afin d'alimenter:
– des matériels d'utilisation; et/ou
– des unités de stockage locales; et/ou
– les réseaux de distribution.
Ces installations électriques sont appelées installations électriques du prosommateur (PEI, Prosumer's Electrical Installations).
Ces exigences et recommandations s'appliquent aux installations neuves et aux modifications des installations existantes.
Le présent document spécifie également les exigences et recommandations relatives au comportement sûr, efficace et correct de ces installations lorsqu'elles sont intégrées dans un réseau intelligent.
Les informations relatives à l'interaction du réseau pour assurer la stabilité du système électrique des PEI connectées au réseau sont données à l'Annexe B.
Le présent document couvre les exigences relatives à la stabilité des PEI autonomes ou en réseau séparé.
Cette première édition annule et remplace l'IEC 60364-8-2 parue en 2018.

Nizkonapetostne električne inštalacije - 8-82. del: Funkcionalni vidiki - Nizkonapetostne električne inštalacije proizvajalca-odjemalca (IEC 60364-8-82:2022)

Ta del standarda IEC 60364 podaja zahteve in priporočila za nizkonapetostne električne inštalacije, ki so (oziroma niso) priključene na distribucijsko omrežje, ki lahko deluje:
– z lokalnimi električnimi napajalniki; in/ali – z lokalnimi enotami za shranjevanje; ter spremlja in nadzoruje energijo, ki se iz lokalno priključenih virov dovaja:
– opremi, ki porablja tok; in/ali – lokalnim enotam za shranjevanje; in/ali – distribucijskim omrežjem.
Takšne električne inštalacije so zasnovane kot električne inštalacije proizvajalca-odjemalca (PEI).
Te zahteve in priporočila veljajo za nove inštalacije in spremembe obstoječih inštalacij.
Ta dokument podaja tudi zahteve in priporočila za varno, učinkovito in pravilno delovanje teh inštalacij, kadar so integrirane v pametno omrežje.
OPOMBA: Zahteve za električne vire za varnostne storitve so podane v standardu IEC 60364-5-56.
Informacije v zvezi z interakcijo z omrežjem za zagotovitev stabilnosti električnega sistema za električne inštalacije proizvajalca-odjemalca, priključene na omrežje, so podane v dodatku B. Ta dokument zajema zahteve v zvezi s stabilnostjo otočnih in samostojnih električnih inštalacij proizvajalca-odjemalca.

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Publication Date
21-Jul-2025
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
18-Jul-2025
Due Date
22-Sep-2025
Completion Date
22-Jul-2025

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST HD 60364-8-2:2019
SIST HD 60364-8-2:2019/A11:2019
SIST HD 60364-8-2:2019/A12:2021
Nizkonapetostne električne inštalacije - 8-82. del: Funkcionalni vidiki -
Nizkonapetostne električne inštalacije proizvajalca-odjemalca (IEC 60364-8-
82:2022)
Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 8-82: Functional aspects - Prosumer's low-
voltage electrical installations (IEC 60364-8-82:2022)
Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 8-82: Funktionale Aspekte - Kombinierte
Erzeugungs-/Verbrauchsanlagen (IEC 60364-8-82:2022)
Installations électriques à basse tension - Partie 8-82: Aspects fonctionnels - Installations
électriques à basse tension du prosommateur (IEC 60364-8-82:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: HD 60364-8-82:2025
ICS:
91.140.50 Sistemi za oskrbo z elektriko Electricity supply systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

HARMONIZATION DOCUMENT HD 60364-8-82

DOCUMENT D'HARMONISATION
HARMONISIERUNGSDOKUMENT July 2025
ICS 91.140.50 Supersedes HD 60364-8-2:2018; HD 60364-8-
2:2018/A11:2019; HD 60364-8-2:2018/A12:2021
English Version
Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 8-82: Functional
aspects - Prosumer's low-voltage electrical installations
(IEC 60364-8-82:2022)
Installations électriques à basse tension - Partie 8-82: Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 8-82:
Aspects fonctionnels - Installations électriques à basse Funktionale Aspekte - Kombinierte Erzeugungs-
tension du prosommateur /Verbrauchsanlagen
(IEC 60364-8-82:2022) (IEC 60364-8-82:2022)
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European foreword
The text of document 64/2559/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60364-8-82, prepared by IEC/TC 64
"Electrical installations and protection against electric shock" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as HD 60364-8-82:2025.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2026-07-31
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2028-07-31
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes HD 60364-8-2:2018 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60364-8-82:2022 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60364-1:2005 NOTE Approved as HD 60364-1:2008 + A11:2017
IEC 60364-4-44:2007 NOTE Approved as HD 60364-4-442:2012
IEC 60364-8-1:2019 NOTE Approved as HD 60364-8-1:2019 (not modified)
IEC 60947-3 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60947-3
IEC 60947-6-1 NOTE Approved as EN 60947-6-1
IEC 62933-1:2018 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 62933-1:2018 (not modified)

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
82.1 Scope . 8
82.2 Normative references . 8
82.3 Terms and definitions . 9
82.4 Integration of PEI in its environment . 12
82.4.1 Main objectives. 12
82.4.2 Safety . 12
82.4.3 Proper functioning . 12
82.5 PEI concept . 13
82.6 Types of PEI . 16
82.6.1 General . 16
82.6.2 Operating modes . 16
82.6.3 Interaction with the distribution network . 17
82.7 Control and monitoring . 24
82.7.1 General . 24
82.7.2 Architecture of control and monitoring system . 25
82.8 Protection of prosumer electrical installation . 25
82.8.1 General . 25
82.8.2 Protection against electric shock . 25
82.8.3 Protection against thermal effect . 41
82.8.4 Protection against overcurrent . 41
82.8.5 Protection against transient overvoltages . 45
82.9 Isolation and switching . 46
82.9.1 Isolation . 46
82.9.2 Emergency switching-off . 46
82.10 Load and source management . 46
82.10.1 Energy storage . 46
82.10.2 Design for flexibility of load and generators (demand/response) . 46
82.10.3 Electric vehicle . 46
Annex A (informative) Operating modes of PEI . 47
A.1 Direct feeding mode . 47
A.2 Island mode . 47
A.3 Reverse feeding mode . 48
Annex B (informative) Interaction with the supply system . 50
B.1 General . 50
B.2 Active power and frequency control . 50
B.3 Reactive power and voltage control . 50
B.4 Load shedding programme . 50
Annex C (informative) Architectures of PEI . 51
C.1 General . 51
C.2 Architecture of individual PEI . 51
C.3 Architecture of collective PEI . 52
C.4 Architecture of shared PEI . 57
Annex D (normative) Single dwelling or similar application islandable PEI . 61

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D.1 General . 61
D.2 Type of system earthing . 61
D.3 Connection of the local source . 64
D.4 Fire switching-off . 64
D.5 Switching device for islanding and system referencing conductor switching

device . 64
D.6 Labelling. 64
D.7 Upgrading an existing single dwelling installation in islandable PEI . 65
D.8 Initial verification . 68
Annex E (informative) List of notes concerning certain countries . 69
Bibliography . 70

Figure 1 – Example of prosumer's low-voltage electrical installation with AC electrical
distribution within the PEI . 14
Figure 2 – Example of prosumer's low-voltage electrical installation with AC and DC

electrical distribution within the PEI . 15
Figure 3 – Example of grid connected PEI architecture . 18
Figure 4 – Example of islandable PEI architecture . 19
Figure 5 – Example of architecture of PEI connected to LV DSO operating in TN-C-S in
connected mode and becoming TN-S in island mode . 28
Figure 6 – Example of architecture of PEI connected to LV DSO operating in TNC-S in
connected mode and in island mode . 29
Figure 7 – Example of architecture of PEI connected to LV DSO with disconnection of

the neutral, operating in TT in connected mode and becoming TN in island mode . 30
Figure 8 – Example of PEI installation with neutral earthing on the HV/LV transformer
side: TT in connected mode, TN in island mode (as one unique earthing arrangement
in the installation) . 32
Figure 9 – Example of PEI installation in TN-S with neutral permanently earthed on
PEI side . 34
Figure 10 – Example of PEI installation in TN-S with neutral permanently earthed on
PEI side with RCD on the system referencing conductor . 37
Figure 11 – Example of PEI in IT system in island mode . 39
Figure 12 – Example of PEI in IT system in island mode with automatic disconnection
of supply . 40
Figure 13 – Example of double short-circuit protection for the same circuit . 43
Figure 14 – Example of selectivity with various power supplies . 44
Figure 15 – Potential selectivity issue with overcurrent protections . 45
Figure A.1 – Example of electrical design of PEI operating in direct feeding mode . 47
Figure A.2 – Example of electrical design of PEI operating in island mode . 48
Figure A.3 – Example of electrical design of individual PEI operating in reverse
feeding mode . 49
Figure C.1 – Example of electrical design of individual PEI . 51
Figure C.2 – Example of type of architecture of individual PEI . 52
Figure C.3 – Example of electrical design of collective PEI using DSO distribution
system . 53
Figure C.4 – Example of electrical design of collective PEI using a distribution system
within PEI . 54
Figure C.5 – Example of electrical design of collective PEI with distribution system
within PEI in parallel with DSO distribution system. 55

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Figure C.6 – Example of type of architecture for collective PEI . 56
Figure C.7 – Example of electrical design of shared PEI using DSO distribution system . 57
Figure C.8 – Example of electrical design of shared PEI with distribution system
within PEI . 58
Figure C.9 – Example of electrical design of shared PEI with distribution system within

PEI in parallel with DSO distribution system. 59
Figure C.10 – Example of type of architecture for shared PEI . 60
Figure D.1 – Example of single dwelling islandable PEI architecture in TN in connected
mode and in island mode (with disconnection of the neutral – TN-S) . 62
Figure D.2 – Example of single dwelling islandable PEI architecture in TT in connected
mode becoming TN in island mode . 63
Figure D.3 – Example of label . 65
Figure D.4 – Example of single dwelling electrical installation before being upgraded to

islandable PEI. 66
Figure D.5 – Example of single dwelling electrical installation upgraded to
islandable PEI. 67

Table 1 – Combinations of possible types of system earthing in connected mode and
island mode for PEIs and associated requirements for system referencing conductor

switching device . 27

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FOREWORD
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IEC 60364-8-82 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 64: Electrical installations and
protection against electrical shock, IEC technical committee 8: System aspects of electrical
energy supply and its subcommittee 8B: Decentralized electrical energy systems. It is an
International Standard.
This first edition cancels and replaces IEC 60364-8-2 published in 2018. This edition constitutes
a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
IEC 60364-8-2:2018:
a) the vocabulary and concepts have been aligned as much as possible with those used by
TC 8 and SC 8B, taking notably into account the IEC 62898 series and IEC TS 62786, still
respecting the installers mindset (installers being the first users of the IEC 60364 series and
being used to only refer to the IEC 60364 series);
b) the type of system earthing and the change of type of system earthing (sequencing) when
there is a change of mode of the prosuming installation, have been clarified;

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c) the conditions of connection and disconnection from the DSO network have also been
described, both from the safety point of view and the proper functioning point of view;
d) additional requirements have been introduced;
e) the figures have been updated;
f) a new normative Annex D on single dwelling or similar application islandable PEIs has been
added;
g) the numbering has also been reviewed to follow the updated numbering system of the
IEC 60364 series, in line with the IEC Directives and compatible with Parts 7.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
64/2559/FDIS 64/2562/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
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described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/standardsdev/publications.
A list of all parts in the IEC 60364 series, published under the general title Low-voltage electrical
installations, can be found on the IEC website.
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on differing practices of a less permanent nature relating to the subject of this document.
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INTRODUCTION
Historically, utilities were managing the public transmission and distribution network from the
point of view of having a central production adapted to demand variation, a top-down energy
flow, a production/consumption balance done by integrated utility companies and with rather
passive users.
The following key factors are pushing the distribution network to change:
– the increasing number of electronic devices used daily and the growing needs as well as
future needs (e.g. charging electric vehicles) will result in the structural growing of electricity
consumption;
– the mediated pressure on climate change results in pressure on CO emissions reduction;
– the electricity market is also quickly changing due mainly to its unbundling and deregulation,
and to the greater number of intermittent renewable energy sources (global and local);
– users' expectations are also evolving as a result of an increasing need for better distribution
networks reliability and quality, the search for better economic performance and the
willingness to pro-actively manage their energy;
– technological evolution should also be considered as information and communication
technology (ICT) is affordable and new energy storage solutions are emerging.
All stakeholders directly involved in the electricity generation, transmission, distribution and
consumption have new expectations:
– customers are willing to reduce electrical energy costs in order to meet environment targets
(renewable energy, energy efficiency) but also wish to benefit from the quality of electricity
supply;
– suppliers wish to limit customer churn rate with price and service management;
– producers expect to maximize their yield of assets, to optimize their investments and to take
profit from energy trading;
– the aggregator wants to create conditions suitable for new market emergence;
– the transmission system operator (TSO) aspires to a robust transmission network and to
meet regulation objectives (price and level of services), while the distribution system
operator (DSO) wants to meet regulation objectives (price and level of services), to reduce
costs by productivity (including meter) and to have a flexible network;
– finally, governments and regulators are willing to create a competitive and sustainable
energy market.
The objective of this document is to ensure that the low-voltage electrical installation is
compatible with the current and future ways to deliver safely and functionally the electrical
energy to current-using equipment wherever the electrical energy comes from the DSO or local
generation. This document is not intended to influence all stakeholders of electricity supply on
how the electrical energy should be sold and delivered.

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82.1 Scope
This part of IEC 60364 provides requirements and recommendations that apply to low-voltage
electrical installations connected or not to a distribution network able to operate:
– with local power supplies, and/or
– with local storage units,
and that monitors and controls the energy from the locally connected sources delivering it to:
– current-using equipment, and/or
– local storage units, and/or
– distribution networks.
Such electrical installations are designated as prosumer's electrical installations (PEIs).
These requirements and recommendations apply to new installations and modifications of
existing installations.
This document also provides requirements and recommendations for the safe, efficient and
correct behaviour of these installations when integrated into a smart grid.
NOTE Requirements for electrical sources for safety services are given in IEC 60364-5-56.
Information related to grid interaction to ensure the stability of the electrical system for grid
connected PEIs is given in Annex B.
This document covers the requirements related to stability of islanded and stand-alone PEIs.
82.2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60038, IEC standard voltages
IEC 60364 (all parts), Low-voltage electrical installations
IEC 60364-4-41:2005, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 4-41: Protection for safety –
Protection against electric shock
IEC 60364-4-41/AMD1:2017
IEC 60364-4-42:2010, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 4-42: Protection for safety –
Protection against thermal effects

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IEC 60364-4-43:2008, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 4-43: Protection for safety –
Protection against overcurrent
IEC 60364-5-51:2005, Electrical installations of buildings – Part 5-51: Selection and erection of
electrical equipment – Common rules
IEC 60364-5-53:2019, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 5-53: Selection and erection
of electrical equipment – Devices for protection for safety, isolation, switching, control and
monitoring
IEC 60364-5-53:2019/AMD1:2020
IEC 60364-5-54:2011, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 5-54: Selection and erection
of electrical equipment – Earthing arrangements and protective conductors
IEC 60364-5-55:2011, Electrical installations of buildings – Part 5-55: Selection and erection of
electrical equipment – Other equipment
IEC 60364-5-55:2011/AMD1:2012
IEC 60364-5-55:2011/AMD2:2016
IEC 60364-5-57, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 5-57: Selection and erection of
electrical equipment – Erection of stationary secondary batteries
IEC 60364-6, Low voltage electrical installations – Part 6: Verification
IEC 60364-7-722, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 7-722: Requirements for special
installations or locations – Supplies for electric vehicles
IEC 60947-2:2016, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear – Part 2: Circuit-breakers
IEC 60947-2:2016/AMD1:2019
IEC 61557-12:2018, Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and
1 500 V DC – Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures – Part 12:
Power metering and monitoring devices (PMD)
IEC 62423, Type F and type B residual current operated circuit-breakers with and without
integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses
IEC TS 62749, Assessment of power quality – Characteristics of electricity supplied by public
networks
82.3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
82.3.1
smart grid
intelligent grid
electric power system that utilizes information exchange and control technologies, distributed
computing and associated sensors and actuators, for purposes such as:
– to integrate the behaviour and actions of the network users and other stakeholders,

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– to efficiently deliver sustainable, economic and secure electricity supplies
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-617:2011, 617-04-13]
82.3.2
distribution network
electric power network for the distribution of electric power from and to network users for which
a distribution system operator (DSO) is responsible
[SOURCE: IEC TS 62786:2017, 3.4]
82.3.3
producer
entity or party generating electrical energy
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-617:2009, 617-02-01, modified – "entity or" has been added.]
82.3.4
consumer
entity or party which uses electricity
82.3.5
prosumer
entity or party which can be both a producer and a consumer of electrical energy
82.3.6
prosumer's electrical installation
PEI
low-voltage electrical installation connected or not to a distribution network able to operate:
– with local power supplies, and/or
– with local storage units,
that monitors and controls the energy from the connected sources delivering it to:
– current-using equipment, and/or
– local storage units, and/or
– distribution networks
82.3.7
electrical energy management system
EEMS
system monitoring, operating, controlling and managing energy resources and loads of the
installation
Note 1 to entry: The EEMS can be a dedicated system or part of an integrated system, such as a home and building
electronic system (HBES) or building management system (BMS or BACS) or other similar management system.
[SOURCE: IEC 60364-8-1:2019, 3.2.1, modified – Note 1 to entry has been added.]
82.3.8
operating mode
operation of an installation with respect to the different sources of electrical energy and to
energy flow
82.3.9
direct feeding mode
operating mode in which the distribution network supplies the PEI

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Note 1 to entry: Local storage units can supply current-using equipment or be charged by local power supplies
and/or the distribution system.
82.3.10
reverse feeding mode
operating mode in which the PEI supplies the distribution network
Note 1 to entry: Local storage units can supply current-using equipment and/or the distribution system or be
charged by local power supplies.
82.3.11
connected mode
operating mode in which the PEI is connected to the distribution network
EXAMPLE Direct feeding mode, reverse feeding mode or no feeding mode (i.e. without any energy exchange
between the PEI and the distribution network).
82.3.12
island mode
operating mode in which the PEI is disconnected from the distribution network
Note 1 to entry: An island mode can be either the result of the action of automatic protections or the result of a
deliberate action.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-692:2017, 692-02-11, modified – The term "electric island" has been
replaced with "island mode", the definition has been adapted to the PEI and Note 2 to entry has
been deleted.]
82.3.13
grid connected PEI
PEI intended for operating only when connected to a distribution network
82.3.14
stand-alone PEI
PEI permanently not connected to a distribution network
Note 1 to entry: A stand-alone PEI is in a permanent island mode.
82.3.15
islandable PEI
PEI intended for operating either being connected to a distribution network or being
disconnected from the distribution network
Note 1 to entry: An islandable PEI is in a connected mode or an intentionally island mode.
82.3.16
point of connection
POC
reference point where the prosumer's electrical installation is connected to the distribution
network
Note 1 to entry: A PEI can have several points of connection for resilience.
Note 2 to entry: In IEC 60364 (all parts), the concept of origin of the installation is also used, origin of the installation
meaning the point at which energy is delivered to the electrical installation. The POC is a specific origin of the
installation, the one connected to the distribution network. Other origins of the installation can be the connection to
the local power supply, to the storage system.
Note 3 to entry: Connection or disconnection of the prosumer electrical installation from the distribution network
generally occurs at the POC.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-617:2009, 617-04-01 modified – The definition has been adapted to the
PEI and the notes to entry have been added.]

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82.3.17
load shedding
method(s) of optimizing demand by controlling the electrical loads for variable periods of time
[SOURCE: IEC 60364-8-1:2019, 3.2.2]
82.3.18
system referencing conductor
conductor that connects one live conductor of the power system to an earthing arrangement
Note 1 to entry: The live conductor connected is the neutral or the mid-point if existing, or a line conductor when
not existing.
82.3.19
electrical energy storage system
EES
installation able to absorb electrical energy, to store it for a certain duration and to release it
[SOURCE: IEC 62933-1:2018, 3.2, modified – The definition has been adapted to the PEI and
the notes to entry have been deleted.]
82.4 Integration of PEI in its environment
82.4.1 Main objectives
Where a smart grid and an electrical installation interact a dynamic power demand/response
concept should be implemented.
The smart grid has an impact on the electrical installations, thus:
– the consumer shall take into consideration the constraints of the electrical power system
and can adapt its needs (e.g. through time) with the EEMS;
– the design and configuration of the installation may include load shedding and source
selection by the EEMS.
As production of energy from the renewable sources such as PV or wind turbines is intermittent,
a storage capacity may be installed within the PEI to ensure continuity of supply in all modes
without being supplied by the grid, to support stability of the PEI and/or to maximize the self-
consumption in connected mode.
82.4.2 Safety
The implementation of the requirements provided in this document shall not impair the safety
of the PEI, as required by other parts of the IEC 60364 series. In case of change from any
energy supply configuration (e.g. from distribution network supply to local power supplies) all
protective measures shall continue to be operational or shall be automatically replaced by other
standardized protective measures providing an equivalent level of safety.
82.4.3 Proper functioning
The power quality parameters are used to demonstrate reliable operation of the PEI and should
not be outside the allowed operating range for all components in the PEI.
For a non stand-alone PEI, unless otherwise specified, the power quality levels at the point of
connection (POC) shall be in the same range allowed in grid-connected and island mode.
When a PEI is connected to a distribution system, it shall not cause unacceptable disturbances
to the other system users.
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When operating in parallel with the distribution system the PEI shall not cause voltage
fluctuation at the distribution system or result in flicker and rapid voltage changes outside the
ranges defined in the IEC TS 62749.
NOTE See also IEC TS 60364-8-3:2020, Clause 11.
82.5 PEI concept
Any low-voltage PEI shall be considered as a set of electrical equipment having the following
functions (see Figure 1):
– supply (e.g. connection to public power supply, local generator, photovoltaic systems, wind
turbines, electrical energy storage system);
– distribution (e.g. distribution panel, wiring systems);
– consumption (e.g. motors, heating systems, lighting, lifts);
– energy management (e.g. load shedding equipment, monitoring device).
NOTE 1 An electrical energy storage system can be considered as a generator and as a load.
The electrical distribution within the PEI can be in alternating current (a.c), direct current (d.c),
or a combination of both (see examples in Figure 1 and Figure 2), as every low voltage electrical
installation covered by IEC 60364 (all parts).
The electrical installations shall consider both the requests from the DSO and the needs
expressed by the prosumer. An EEMS shall be implemented to combine information and/or data,
from/to the DSO, the availability of energy by the local sources and the prosumer's needs. The
EEMS shall ensure the data security.
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) shall not be considered as a prosumer when this UPS
does not have a reverse feeding mode to supply energy to current-using equipment in the
upstream part of the electrical installation and/or the distribution network, if any.

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Key
1 Distribution network 10 Wind inverter
2 Electric vehicle 11 Other generator
3 Heaters 12 POC
4 Motors 13 Prosumer electrical installation
5 Lightings 14 Local consumption
6 Home appliances and electronic devices 15 Local generation
7 EEMS 16 Management signals (bidirectional exchanges)
8 Electrical energy storage system 17 EV charging station
9 Solar inverter
Figure 1 – Example of prosumer's low-voltage electrical installation
with AC electrical distribution within the PEI

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Key
1 Distribution network 11 Other generator
2 Electric vehicle (sheddable load) 12 POC
3 Heaters (sheddable load) 13 Prosumer electrical installation
4 Motors, AC loads (home appliances) 14 Local consumption
5 Lightings (LED) 15 Local generation
6 DC loads (possibly sensitive loads if islandable PEI) 16 Management signals (bidirectional exchanges)
7 EEMS 17 EV charging station
8 Electrical energy storage system 18 Bidirectional AC/DC converter
9 Solar inverter
10 Wind inverter
Figure 2 – Example of prosumer's low-voltage electrical installation
with AC and DC electrical distribution within the PEI
The PEI installation owner should, in order to supply electrical loads in the most efficient and
cost-effective way, consider providing a system for supervision and control of the different
power supplies connected to the installation.
Connections shall comply with the IEC 60364 series.
NOTE 2 Specific parts of the IEC 60364 series include, for example, IEC 60364-5-55:2011, Clause 551, for power
supplies; IEC 60364-5-57 for energy storage systems; IEC 60364-7-712 for photovoltaic systems and
IEC 60364-7-722 for supplies for electric vehicles.
Energy locally produced can be used locally or can feed the distribution network. In such a case
the operator of the installation shall be considered as a consumer of electrical energy and as a
producer of electrical energy (prosumer).

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