本标准适用于在高冲击电压和高冲击电流测试期间用于测量的数字记录器和数字示波器，如IEEE Std 4-2013《IEEE高压测试技术标准》中所定义。它涵盖了满足IEEE Std 4-2013和IEEE Std C57.98-2011中规定的测量精度所需的测量特性和校准。IEEE Std 1057-2007涵盖了通用数字记录器的特性。本标准a）定义了与用于进行高压和大电流冲击测量的数字记录器具体相关的术语；b） 规定此类数字记录器的必要性能特征，以确保其符合高压和大电流冲击试验的要求；c） 描述了证明这些性能特性在规定范围内所需的测试和程序。

This standard is applicable to digital recorders and digital oscilloscopes used for measurements during tests with high-impulse voltages and high-impulse currents, as defined in IEEE Std 4-2013, IEEE Standard for High-Voltage Testing Techniques. It covers the measuring characteristics and calibrations required to meet the measuring accuracy specified in IEEE Std 4-2013 and IEEE Std C57.98-2011. The characteristics of general-purpose digital recorders are covered in IEEE Std 1057-2007. This standard a) Defines the terms specifically related to the digital recorders used for making high-voltage and high-current impulse measurements; b) Specifies the necessary performance characteristics for such digital recorders to ensure their compliance with the requirements for high-voltage and high-current impulse tests; c) Describes the tests and procedures that are necessary to show that these performance characteristics are within the specified limits.