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

Hyun Joong Kim, Chang Min Jeong, Jin-Man Sohn, Jhi-Young Joo, Vaibhav Donde, Youngmi Ko and Yong Tae Yoon
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Hyun Joong Kim: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Chang Min Jeong: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Jin-Man Sohn: Department of Electrical Engineering, Hoseo University, 20, Hoseo-ro 79beon-gil, Baebang-eup, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do 31499, Korea
Jhi-Young Joo: Computational Engineering Department, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94450, USA
Vaibhav Donde: Computational Engineering Department, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94450, USA
Youngmi Ko: Department of Global Law, Soongsil University, 369, Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06978, Korea
Yong Tae Yoon: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-20

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.

Keywords: interoperability; common information model; IEC 61970; IEC 61968; IEC 61850; model extension; harmonization; validation; application program interface (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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