title: IEC TC 57
text: # IEC TC 57
  
  IEC Technical Committee 57 is one of the technical committees of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). TC 57 is responsible for development of standards for information exchange for power systems and other related systems including Energy Management Systems, SCADA, distribution automation & teleprotection.
  
  ## Working groups
  
  TC 57 consists of several working groups, each of which is responsible for development of standards within its domain. The active working groups are listed below.
  
  TC 57 Working Groups :
  
  | Working Group | Details | Standards Developed or related |
  | - | - | - |
  | WG 3 | Telecontrol & Teleprotection standards | IEC 60870-5 |
  | WG 10 | IED communications & associated data models in power systems | IEC 61850 |
  | WG 13 | Software interfaces for operation and planning of the electric grid | IEC 61970 |
  | WG 14 | Enterprise business function interfaces for utility operations | IEC 61968 |
  | WG 15 | Data & Communication Security | IEC 62351 |
  | WG 16 | Standards related to energy market communications | IEC 62325 |
  | WG 17 | Communication systems for Distributed Energy Resources (DER) | IEC 61850-7-420 |
  | WG 18 | Communication systems for Hydroelectric power plants | IEC 61850-7-410 |
  | WG 19 | Interoperability within TC57 in the long term | standards for integration of CIM & SCL |
  | WG 20 | Planning of power line carrier systems | |
  | WG 21 | Other communication technologies | KNX (IEC 14543),BACnet (ISO 16484-5),Echonet (14543-4),Profibus & Profinet (IEC 61158/IEC 61784),LonTalk (IEC 14908.1)... |
  