Electric Power Research Institute
‘Vendor’ Presentation
Pat Brown
Principal Technical Leader
European CIM User Group Meeting
June 3, 2015
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Electric Power Research Institute
Who we are
• A US not-for-profit organization active around the world
Our mission
• “Advancing safe, reliable, affordable and environmentally
responsible electricity for society through global
collaboration, thought leadership and science &
technology innovation.”
Where we focus
Theoretical
research
Universities &
Labs
Applied
research
EPRI
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Product
commercialization
Vendors
Electric Power Research Institute
Who we are
• 4 sectors
– Environment
– Generation
– Nuclear
– Power Delivery & Utilization
• Transmission Lines & Substations
• Grid Operations & Planning
• Distribution
• Energy Utilization
• ICT
(formerly known as IntelliGrid)
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Electric Power Research Institute
Who we are
• Member funded
– Base research
– Focused research projects
• IntelliGrid Staff involved in TC57
– John Simmins – WG14 jsimmins@epri.com
– Gerald Gray – WG14, WG19 ggray@epri.com
– Pat Brown – WG13 pbrown@epri.com
– Paul Myrda – WG10 pmyrda@epri.com
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EPRI and the Common Information Model
A long and productive relationship
• CIM grew out of EPRI Operator Training Simulator
• Growth thru EPRI projects
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CIM for Planning
CIM for Dynamics
CIM for Environmental Data
CIM for Asset Health
• IEC TC57 WG Membership
• WG13 since its inception
• Current member of WG14, WG10, WG19
• Utility voice in standards development
• Historic support for CIM InterOps
• Integral player in formation of UCAI
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Current EPRI CIM-Related Initiatives
• Education & Outreach
– CIM Primers, Network Model Manager Requirements
– CIMug support (Process Group)
• Interest Groups
– Enterprise Architecture Interest Group
– GIS Interest Group
• Research Work
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Network model management
Asset health modeling (CIMug Asset Health Focus Community)
DER integration
GIS data quality, visualization and management
Work/asset management integration
• Projects
– Integrated Network Model Management
– Distribution Modernization Demonstration
– Transmission Modernization Demonstration
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The value EPRI brings…
Broad industry technical knowledge
• 400+ experts span many domains in electric industry
Connections with utilities
• Support from 1000+ members
• Projects with 100s of utilities
Knowledge of technology and vendors
• Research is applied (real-world projects, demos)
• More than half of work is contracted
• Directly participate in standards activities
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Come Visit the EPRI table….
Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity
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