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Smart Grid Activities in IEC
Jack Sheldon
IEC Standardization
Strategy Manager
© IEC:2007
Smarter Grids: Different drivers but ….
same solutions!
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Power distribution
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“International” keys to succeed
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Smart Grids are more than a collection of detached
advanced applications. They will not coalesce by
themselves.
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“Urban planning” of Smart Grids is necessary to set
common directions and suggest reference designs at
different levels. A plan at the scale of a Region, a State
could benefit all stakeholders.
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Smart Grids will be in never ending evolution. The level of
complexity requires a thorough “system approach” from
“Requirements”
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Open standards and Interoperable “building blocks” are an
ultimate solution, but a tactical progressive approach is
needed to coordinate efficiently the efforts of many TCs.
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Some observations
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Smart Grid is a wide topic cross-cutting traditional silos, and can
be viewed from very different angles.
IEC was ahead 3 years ago when the topic has been considered
at the Copenhagen SMB meeting. Now the industry is in demand
for an IEC “beacon”, and while waiting is trying to solve at best
its problems through redundant independent efforts.
The domain is not at its infancy but now needs urgent
convergence.
There is no need to start from scratch as a large number of
studies have been published since 2001 across the world.
Many different IEC TCs are/will be developing Standards
contributing to Smart Grid.
There are many options that can be pursued by IEC to make a
difference for the industry on Smart Grids regarding Standards
and eventually Conformity Assessment and Interoperability.
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The Strategic Group on Smart Grid can
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Propose a consensus vision, an associated IEC vocabulary, and
a segmentation addressing the different stakeholder’s purposes.
Explore different concrete paths in order to propose for SMB
approval a progressive tactical plan. The plan will allow showing
ASAP to the industry what to expect from the IEC
(Standards/Technical Guides? Conformity Assessment? Time
frame?)
Deliver a first level of IEC Smart Grid map [framework] to the
industry by collecting and assembling existing IEC material.
Establish a more technical mapping [framework], that should
help the TCs to manage their own current and future activities in
a convergent way
{will require technical resources}
Propose an appropriate IEC organization for the long term.
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About SMB SG3 Smart Grid
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SMB Decision 133/20
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A strategic group on smart grid be established with the
primary responsibility for the development of a framework
that includes protocols and model standards to achieve
interoperability of smart grid devices and systems should
first be established
The strategic group will need to establish its membership
and decide on its terms of reference.
Richard Schomberg convener/Peter Lanctot (IEC CO
Officer) Secretary of the group
13 NCs have submitted nominations: BR, CA, CH, CN,
DE, FR, GB, IT, JP, KR, NL, SE and US
11 NCs represented at the first meeting
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Initial Discussion
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SG3 to propose common vision defined by boundaries:
“Smart Grid is the concept of modernizing the electric grid. The Smart
Grid is integrating the electrical and information technologies in
between any point of Generation and any point of Consumption.”
To optimize operation maintenance and evolution of electrical grids and
building on the existing legacies.
IEC Vocabulary for Smart Grid is under finalization (TC8).
To recognize the absolute necessity of separating out requirements from
any kind of solution. Standards addressing User Requirements must be
used in the initial phases of projects, in order to properly use later on
standards to address the technical design and specifications.
Smart Grid projects require taking into account the combined interests
of the three major stakeholders and their proxies: Vendors, Utilities, or
Regulators
SG3 Terms of reference: deliver what was requested by SMB, and
reassess with the discussion on the long term plans to come
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Tactical plan showing what industry can
expect immediately from IEC
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Communicate: Circulate press release about IEC
involvement in Smart Grids, based on SG3 white
paper;
IEC to provide ‘one-stop’ shop for Industry: IEC will
provide shortly a web window allowing Smart Grid
projects an easy access to a first release of ready to
use standards as well as some guidance to make the
most of them [Framework-1 : SG3 agreed on a first list
of IEC standards and deliverables].
Develop Framework-2 by September 2009:
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Understanding the urgency, SG3 circulated a Questionnaire
and called each of the 19 TCs identified (due date 31 May
2009).
Update the list of TCs, and relevant standards, Update of
Framework-1
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IEC Framework 1 : 26 standards from 19 TCs
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SG 3 Future
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Deliver Framework-1 and Framework-2
Put in place for the long-term, a strategic and tactical
plan so that the TC’s can manage the convergence
and consistency of the standards they produce, to be
included in the IEC Smart Grid framework.
Put in place for the long-term, an appropriate
organization to sustain the strategic and tactical
plans, and terms of reference
Next meeting in Washington, DC – September 28-29,
2009, close to the GridWeek annual event
Following meeting in Seoul (KR) (TBD)
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NIST- Recognized Standards
Release 1.0
Following the April 28-29
Smart Grid Interoperability
workshop, NIST deemed that
sufficient consensus has
been achieved on 16 initial
standards
On May 8, NIST announced
intention to recognize these
standards following 30 day
comment period
NIST’s announcement
recognized that some of
these standards will require
further development and
many additional standards
will be needed.
NIST will recognize additional
standards as consensus is
achieved
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Standard
Application
AMI-SEC System Security
Requirements
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and Smart Grid
end-to-end security
ANSI C12.19/MC1219
Revenue metering information model
BACnet ANSI ASHRAE 1352008/ISO 16484-5
Building automation
DNP3
Substation and feeder device automation
IEC 60870-6 / TASE.2
Inter-control center communications
IEC 61850
Substation automation and protection
IEC 61968/61970
Application level energy management system interfaces
IEC 62351 Parts 1-8
Information security for power system control operations
IEEE C37.118
Phasor measurement unit (PMU) communications
IEEE 1547
Physical and electrical interconnections between utility
and distributed generation (DG)
IEEE 1686-2007
Security for intelligent electronic devices (IEDs)
NERC CIP 002-009
Cyber security standards for the bulk power system
NIST Special Publication (SP)
800-53, NIST SP 800-82
Cyber security standards and guidelines for federal
information systems, including those for the bulk power
system
Open Automated Demand
Response (Open ADR)
Price responsive and direct load control
OpenHAN
Home Area Network device communication,
measurement, and control
ZigBee/HomePlug Smart
Energy Profile
Home Area Network (HAN) Device Communications and
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Information Model
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NIST analysis indicates many new standards are
needed to support the FERC-identified priorities
Each “x” represents multiple standards. It is estimated that over 100 individual
new or revised standards will be needed.
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Source:
NIST
analysis
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