SGTCC END TO END TESTING INITIATIVE
APEC-ISGAN Smart Grid Test Bed Network Workshop
Washington, DC -- January 24, 2012
Rik Drummond, Dean Prochaska, Rudi Schubert
US Government Roles in Smart Grid
Federal
Office of Science & Technology
Policy; National Economic Council;
& Council on Environmental Quality
Smart Grid Task Force /
National Science &
Technology Council
Smart Grid
Subcommittee
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
State
FERC – NARUC
Smart Response Collaborative
Public Utility Commissions
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Other Federal
Agencies
Smart Grid – A U.S. National Policy
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The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA)
lays out a national policy for the Smart Grid in the U.S.
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The White House National Science and
Technology Council has established a
Smart Grid Subcommittee
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The Act assigned NIST the primary responsibility to coordinate
development of standards for the Smart Grid
NIST is also supporting future FERC and State PUC rulemaking
to adopt Smart Grid standards
The Subcommittee produced a report that
lays out the Administration’s policy on
Smart Grid
Key Federal policy recommendations:
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Enable cost-effective smart grid investments
Unlock innovation
Empower and inform consumers
Secure the grid
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NIST Three Phase Plan
PHASE 1
Identify an
initial set of
existing
consensus
standards and
develop a
roadmap to fill
gaps
2009
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PHASE 2
Establish public/private Interoperability Panel to
provide ongoing recommendations for
new/revised standards
PHASE 3
Testing and Certification
Framework
2010
2011
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NIST Smart Grid Framework and Roadmap 1.0
• Published January 2010
– Extensive public input and review
– Completed in Less than 1 year
• Smart Grid Vision & Reference
Model
• Identified 75 existing standards
• 16 Priority Action Plan Projects
are filling key gaps
• Companion Cyber Security
Strategy
http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/
Release 2.0 is Under Development
Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
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Public-private partnership created in Nov. 2009
664 member organizations
Open, public process with international participation
Coordinates standards developed by Standards Development
Organizations (SDOs)
– Identifies Requirements
– Prioritizes standards development programs
– Works with over 20 SDOs including IEC, ISO, ITU, IEEE, …
• Web-based participation (via link from nist.gov/smartgrid)
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SGIP Organization
SGIP
Officers
Governing
Board
NIST
SGIP Administrator
Test & Certification
Committee
(SGTCC)
Architecture
Committee
(SGAC)
Cyber Security
Working Group
(CSWG)
Comm.
Marketing
Education
(CME)
PAP 2
PAP 3
PAP 4
PAP …
PAP 17
Priority Action Plan Teams
Standing Committees &
Working Groups
Program
Mgmt
Office
(PMO)
PAP 1
Bylaws &
Operating
Procedures
(BOP)
Coordination Functions
BnP
H2G
B2G
TnD
I2G
PEV2G
Electromagnetic
Interoperability Issues
Domain Expert Working Groups
SGIP Membership
SGTCC OVERVIEW
• The Smart Grid Testing & Certification Committee (SGTCC) is a
standing committee of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
(SGIP)
• SGTCC has developed a framework to enable industry testing
and certification programs for Smart Grid interoperability
• SGTCC members are a diverse, elected group including
manufacturers, end users and test labs
SGTCC STRUCTURE AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES
• Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM)
• Version 2 released in January 2012
• IPRM Implementation
• Supporting Interoperability Testing & Certification Authority (ITCA)
first adopters to integrate IPRM
• Collaborating with industry accreditation organizations to support
independent assessments of ITCA programs
• End to End Testing Initiative
• Priority Activity for 2012
• Developing use-case based testing methodologies to assure testing
consistency, quality and broad acceptance of results
• Advocacy for Smart Grid Interop Testing
• Communications outreach to stakeholders
SGTCC END TO END TEST ACTIVITIES
• Work of the SGTCC End to End (E2E) Testing working group
will be a priority for 2012
• Focused on a set of common use-cases that are a key part of
interoperability
• An End to End Testing Document Template is complete
• Provides consistent approach to test requirements and processes
across multiple technology domains
• Piloting application of the template relative to selected use-cases
• Collecting contributed utility use-case test to build test repository
• Long term goal – consensus test programs yielding “tested
once, accepted everywhere”
• E2E group planning a focused F2F meeting in February to
accelerate these efforts
END-TO-END INTEROPERABILITY
• Focus on a set of common use-cases that are a
key part of interoperability:
• Installation / Configuration
• End Device installation (Meter, HAN, etc.)
• End Device configuration and registration
• Control / Command
• Connect and disconnect (smart meter)
• Demand Response Direct Load Control
• Events
• Notification, text messages
• Pricing signals
• Events and alarms (i.e Outage Events)
• Measurement / Monitoring
• Batch meter reading (one way)
• On-demand meter reading (two way)
• Energy Usage
HAN Installation
END TO END WORKING GROUP – AVAILABLE INFORMATION
• End to End Working Group documents are publically
available (both drafts and finals) via SGIP Twiki page:
• http://collaborate.nist.gov/twikisggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/SGTCCEndtoEndTest
• The E2E test template is intended to provide a consistent
format for the development of detailed test approaches
• Use case based
• Defined requirements – i.e. what will the test accomplish?
• Definition of test steps, equipment, metrics, reporting expectations
• A Home Area Network device test plan was developed as a
pilot of the template
• Available via the web link above
SGTCC AND SG TEST BED NETWORK RELATIONSHIP
• SGTCC view that the proposed test bed network
may complement its mission providing:
• Test Case and Procedure development associated with
use cases and priority standards
• Upfront research/development that leads to test
program creation where gaps currently exist
• Identification of issues/gaps needing to be addressed by
testing
• A neutral facility to assess testing issues in an unbiased
forum
• SGTCC welcomes test bed network participants to
collaborate within our working groups!