The IEC 61970 series of standards by the
International Electrotechnical Commission
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; in French: ''Commission électrotechnique internationale'') is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and ...
(IEC) deals with the
application program interfaces
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how t ...
for
energy management systems
An energy management system (EMS) is a system of computer-aided tools used by operators of electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the generation or transmission system. Also, it can be used in small scale syste ...
(EMS). The series provides a set of guidelines and standards to facilitate:
* The integration of applications developed by different suppliers in the control center environment;
* The exchange of information to systems external to the control center environment, including transmission, distribution and generation systems external to the control center that need to exchange real-time data with the control center;
* The provision of suitable interfaces for data exchange across legacy and new systems.
Set of standards
The complete set of standards includes the following parts:
* Part 1: Guidelines and general requirements
* Part 2: Glossary
* Part 3XX:
Common Information Model (CIM)
* Part 4XX: Component Interface Specification (CIS)
* Part 5XX: CIS Technology Mappings
See also
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IEC 61968
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MultiSpeak
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Common Information Model (electricity)
The Common Information Model (CIM) is an electric power transmission and distribution standard developed by the electric power industry. It aims to allow application software to exchange information about an electrical network. It has been official ...
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IEC 61850
IEC 61850 is an international standard defining communication protocols for intelligent electronic devices at electrical substations. It is a part of the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) Technical Committee 57 reference archit ...
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CIM Profile
External links
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CIM Users Group #61970
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