CSA Preface 

This is the first edition of CSA IEC/TS 62600-4, Marine energy — Wave, tidal and other water current converters — Part 4: Specification for establishing qualification of new technology , which is an adoption without modification of the identically titled IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Technical Specification 62600-4 (first edition, 2020-09). For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as "CSA IEC/TS 62600-4" throughout. This IEC Technical Specification was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the CSA Technical Committee on Marine Energy — Wave, Tidal, and Other Water Current Converters, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Power Engineering and Electromagnetic Compatibility, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group. 

Scope 

This part of IEC 62600 specifies the requirements of the technology qualification process for marine renewable technologies. Technology Qualification is a process of providing evidence and arguments to support claims that the technology under assessment will function reliably in a target operating environment within specific limits and with an acceptable level of confidence. The Technology Qualification process is also assumed in IEC TS 62600-2: 2019. The objective of this document is to provide the necessary practices and technical requirements, regarding technology qualification methodology, to support the needs of the IECRE certification process for marine renewables energy systems. Technology Qualification may be performed at the beginning of the certification process to identify the uncertainties, novelties, and modes of failure, mechanisms of failure, risks and risk control measures. In addition, Technology Qualification will identify the standards that are applicable, to what extent and what adaptation to the technology is required to address the risks. The Technology Qualification Plan is the deliverable arising from this process and it will provide all necessary actions to achieve certification.