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Title: A Comprehensive Review of Practical Issues for Interoperability Using the Common Information Model in Smart Grids

Abstract

Smart grids with interoperability improve grid reliability by collecting system information and transferring it to an energy management system and associated applications through a seamless end-to-end connection. To achieve interoperability, it is required to exchange the semantic information within the different domains. The international electrotechnical commission has established the Common Information Model (CIM) tool, which is a standard application programming interface for the exchange of semantic information in power systems. CIM provides a robust framework for accurate data sharing, merging, and transformation into reusable information. However, as CIM provides a basic framework for information exchange, various practical issues arise in establishing an energy management system capable of exchanging information using CIM. This paper aims to offer a comprehensive understanding by summarizing and categorizing the research on the practical use of CIM for interoperability in smart grids. Many papers are analyzed and the issues are classified into CIM extension, harmonization, and validation to address the issues that arise when establishing an integrated information exchange system.

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  1. Seoul National Univ. (Korea)
  2. Hoseo Univ., Chungcheongnam-do (Korea)
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  4. Soongsil Univ,, Seoul (Korea)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1644250
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-804378
Journal ID: ISSN 1996-1073; 1008623
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Energies (Basel)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Energies (Basel); Journal Volume: 13; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; interoperability; common information model; IEC 61970; IEC 61968; IEC 61850; model extension; harmonization; validation; application program interface

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Kim, Hyun Joong, Jeong, Chang Min, Sohn, Jin-Man, Joo, Jhi-Young, Donde, Vaibhav, Ko, Youngmi, and Yoon, Yong Tae. A Comprehensive Review of Practical Issues for Interoperability Using the Common Information Model in Smart Grids. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.3390/en13061435.
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Kim, Hyun Joong, Jeong, Chang Min, Sohn, Jin-Man, Joo, Jhi-Young, Donde, Vaibhav, Ko, Youngmi, & Yoon, Yong Tae. A Comprehensive Review of Practical Issues for Interoperability Using the Common Information Model in Smart Grids. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061435
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Kim, Hyun Joong, Jeong, Chang Min, Sohn, Jin-Man, Joo, Jhi-Young, Donde, Vaibhav, Ko, Youngmi, and Yoon, Yong Tae. Thu . "A Comprehensive Review of Practical Issues for Interoperability Using the Common Information Model in Smart Grids". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061435. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1644250.
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@article{osti_1644250,
title = {A Comprehensive Review of Practical Issues for Interoperability Using the Common Information Model in Smart Grids},
author = {Kim, Hyun Joong and Jeong, Chang Min and Sohn, Jin-Man and Joo, Jhi-Young and Donde, Vaibhav and Ko, Youngmi and Yoon, Yong Tae},
abstractNote = {Smart grids with interoperability improve grid reliability by collecting system information and transferring it to an energy management system and associated applications through a seamless end-to-end connection. To achieve interoperability, it is required to exchange the semantic information within the different domains. The international electrotechnical commission has established the Common Information Model (CIM) tool, which is a standard application programming interface for the exchange of semantic information in power systems. CIM provides a robust framework for accurate data sharing, merging, and transformation into reusable information. However, as CIM provides a basic framework for information exchange, various practical issues arise in establishing an energy management system capable of exchanging information using CIM. This paper aims to offer a comprehensive understanding by summarizing and categorizing the research on the practical use of CIM for interoperability in smart grids. Many papers are analyzed and the issues are classified into CIM extension, harmonization, and validation to address the issues that arise when establishing an integrated information exchange system.},
doi = {10.3390/en13061435},
journal = {Energies (Basel)},
number = 6,
volume = 13,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {3}
}
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