An overview of the measurement of electrical quantities within imeko from 2003 to 2015

Abstract This paper is a logical and complementary carrying on of the previous history dedicated to an overview of the measurement of electrical quantities, from 1979 to 2002, written by Mario Savino, an author of the present article. He started from the beginning of the IMEKO (International Measurement Confederation) Technical Committee on “Measurement of Electrical Quantities” (TC4), and then described its genesis and evolution in that period. This historical background was necessary to understand the origin of IMEKO TC4. One of the most important points was that of showing the different ways of understanding and considering the concept of both the applied measurement and the measurement science in western and eastern countries, and then, the changes concerning the TC4 activities. In the present paper, not only a short overview of the scientific and organizational progress in IMEKO TC4 from 2003 to 2015 is shown, but also some reasons and related consequences due to some global, international events. One noteworthy fact was the decision of several new countries to join the European Community, which influenced the described development and promoted new trends in measurement of electrical quantities.