Title :
CIM-based standards and CIM evolution
Author :
Britton, Jay P. ; DeVos, Arnold N.
Author_Institution :
AREVA T&D Corp., Bellevue, WA, USA
fDate :
5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Common Information Model (CIM) has evolved over the past ten years or so into a substantial body of work. Begun (and still sponsored) by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) as part of an effort to promote component flexibility in control centers, it has achieved considerable engineering attention leading to both field applications and formal IEC standards. Formalizing standards is now a primary focus of CIM activity, but CIM continues to evolve, which creates a special challenge to the standards process. This paper suggests an important change that will facilitate evolution of CIM in the context of standards. Embracing this change will allow the industry to adopt CIM-based standards at lower cost and risk.
Keywords :
IEC standards; power system simulation; CIM evolution; CIM-based standards; IEC standards; common information model; software standards; system modeling; Computer integrated manufacturing; Costs; Electrical equipment industry; Helium; IEC standards; Power engineering and energy; Power system control; Power system modeling; Power systems; Software standards; CIM power; software standards; system modeling;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPWRS.2005.846202