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IEC Standardisation efforts
Facilitate A2A and B2B integration for Electric
Utilities in planning, constructing, maintaining
and operating the TD network
TC57
WG14
System Interfaces forDistribution Management
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Current difficulties at Utilities

• Confined business functions
• Large amount of data
• Frequent changes
• Manual data exchanges that are error prone
• No link between Technical and Commercial systems
• Utilities are seeking for more automation of
  their business processes

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Objectives of a 61968 based solution

• Robust and reliable integrated solution
• Shared development costs
• Faster implementation
• Easier maintenance (incl. QA policy)
• Better control on technical and financial risks
• Configurable, scalable and vendor neutral

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Conditions for System Integration

• Common understanding
• Common language
• Enabling technologies
• Business process driven solutions (not technology
  driven)
• ? Requires joined expertise in UT Business, in UT
  Engineering, in Data Modelling and in IT

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Interface Reference Model
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Common Information Model
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CIM XML Interoperation Tests
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Participant A
Participant B
Performed by a dozen of solutions and services
providers, and Utilities, under the auspices of
EPRI
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IEC 61968 Methodology

1. Business Process Analysis
2. Use Cases
3. Logical Data Model
4. Message Type Definitions
5. Information Exchange Models
6. Application Interfaces

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Conclusions

• IEC 61968 incorporate a large expertise
•  Head start  for faster integration projects
• Solid framework for solutions entire lifecycle
• Ascertains re-usable components
• Reduces risks and TCO of integration projects
• ? Yes, IEC 61968 will play a main role in
  communication between DM and other systems