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American Society for Testing and Materials International - Committee D03 Gaseous Fuels / D03.14 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

ASTM WK21162: New Test Method for Standard Test Method for the Characterization of Particles from Hydrogen Fuel Streams by Scanning Electron Microscope

Compressed Gas Association

CGA PS-31: Cleanliness for Proton Exchange Membranes Hydrogen Piping/Components
CGA C-6.4 Methods for External Visual Inspection of Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) and Hydrogen Vehicle (HV) Fuel Containers and Their Installation

CSA America

CSA HGV2 Standard Hydrogen Vehicle Fuel Containers
CSA America HPRD1: Standards for Basic Requirements for Pressure Relief Devices for Compressed Hydrogen Vehicle Fuel Containers
ANSI/CSA America HGV3.1: Fuel System Components for Hydrogen Gas Powered Vehicles

National Fire Protection Association

NFPA 52 Vehicular Fuel Systems Code

Society of Automotive Engineers - Interface Working Group

SAE J2600: Compressed Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling Connection Devices (defines geometries of receptacles for different pressure levels)
SAE J2601 Fueling Protocols for Light Duty Gaseous Hydrogen Surface Vehicles
SAE TIR J2601/2: Fueling Protocols for Heavy Duty Gaseous Hydrogen Surface Vehicles (buses)
SAE J2719 Hydrogen Fuel Quality for Fuel Cell Vehicles
SAE J2799: 70 MPa Compressed Hydrogen Surface Vehicle Refueling Connection Device and Optional Vehicle to Station Communication
SAE J2601/4 Ambient Temperature Fixed Orifice Fueling

Society of Automotive Engineers - Performance Working Group

SAE J 2615: Performance Test Procedures of Fuel Cell Systems For Automotive Applications.
SAE J 2616: Performance Test Procedures for the Fuel Processor Subsystem of Automotive Fuel Cell System.
SAE J2617: Performance Test Procedure of PEM Fuel Cell Stack Subsystem for Automotive application.

Society of Automotive Engineers - Recyclability Working Group

SAE J 2594: Recommended Practices to Design for Recycling PEM Fuel Cell Systems

Society of Automotive Engineers - Safety Working Group

SAE J1766: Recommended Practice for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Systems Crash Integrity Testing
SAE J2578: Recommended Practice for General Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety
SAE J2579: Standard for Fuel Systems in Fuel Cell and Other Hydrogen Vehicles
SAE J2760: Technical Information Report for Pressure Terminology Used in Fuel Cells and Other Hydrogen Vehicle Applications
SAE J2990/1 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle First and Second Responder Recommended Practice
SAE J 3089: Technical Information Report (TIR) for Vehicular Hydrogen Sensor Test Method
SAE J 2990/1: Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle First and Second Responder Recommended Practice

Society of Automotive Engineers - Terminology Working Group

SAE J2574: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Terminology

International Standards Organization - Technical Committee 22 - Road Vehicles / SC 37 Electrically Propelled Vehicles (formerly TC22/SC21)

ISO 6469-1: Electrically propelled road vehicles - Safety specifications - Part 1: On-board rechargeable energy storage systems (RESS) Published International
ISO 6469-2: Electrically propelled road vehicles (Part 2) Vehicle operational safety means and protection against failures Published International
ISO 6469-3: 2011 - Electrically propelled road vehicles (Part 3) Protection of persons against electric shock
ISO 6469-4:2015 Electrically propelled road vehicles (Safety specifications) Part 4: Post crash electrical safety requirements Under development International
ISO 23273: 2013 - Fuel cell road vehicles: Protection against hydrogen hazards for vehicles fuelled with compressed hydrogen