Applicable EPRI and Other
Research to Assist Designs
for AMI and Customer
Communications
Joe Hughes
EPRI
Current work: Common Meter and Data Model
Development and Integration
R&D Needed: Integrate Across Standards=> Common Meter Data Model
IEC 61970/61968 Common Information Model (CIM)
Enterprise Application Integration
AM/FM/GIS
CIS
ANSI/IEC
Metering “Field
Operations”
Distribution
Automation
OMS
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A
TM
“Message Broker” “Integration Bus”
Proprietary
TM
U
C
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TM
Meter Data
Management
Proprietary
Metering A
Metering B
U
C
A
Customer
Communications
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TM
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Meter Master Station
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AMI and Customer Communications Issues
• Common Language (Application Level)
– Metering (also kVa metering communications)
– In-Building (Equipment and Subsystems)
• Network and Systems Management
– Management Infrastructure “Interoperability”
• Addressing
• Key Management
• Scaling
– Security Function Suite Robustness
– Management technical migration
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The Security Asymptote: There will always
be residual risk…plan for it…
99% “Secure”
Be able to
manage..
when he
gets in
Security
“Hardening”…try to
keep the bad guy out
INCREASING COST
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Security Technology Development Initiatives
(Sample)
• NIST BACnet, FIPS and Encryption, PKI, RBAC,
E-Commerce, ATP work, Common Criteria
• National Labs Industry Security Work (Sandia,
Idaho SCADA Testbed,Others)
• DOD work, OMG Security
• DOE/LBL Next Generation Internet Work
• Critical Infrastructure (DHS,DOE, DOC)
• ISA SP99
• NSA: Encryption, Hardened OS
• GTI: AGA 12
• API 1164, Other
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Gas Technology Institute and AWA
• GAS
– Gas “Objects” Similar to IEC 61850
– Bill Rush and AGA 12
• FIPS PUB 140-2
• Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)
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EPRI Dynamic Energy Systems Inititiative
• “Design Basis” for Dynamic Energy Systems
• Strategic Integration Backbone
• “Living Laboratory”
• “Interoperability Checklist”
• Commercial Customer Communications
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Common Language for
Residential/Commercial In-Building
– EIA 721 Generic Common
Application Language
CAL
• Trane, Panasonic, Others
– BACnet
– DALI (Lighting)
– Association of Home
Appliance Manufacturers
• Whirlpool, Maytag, GE,
LG, Sub Zero, Emerson,
Sharp, Samsung, Others
Commercial
ANSI/AHAM
CHA-1-2003
– Consumer Electronics
• Sony, Panasonic, Others
Other
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Proposed Industry
Level Language for
Residential
Equipment
Three Necessary Ingredients for Successful
Interoperable Systems Development
Interoperable products and services
1) Open standards:
Protocols, test
schemas, object
models
2) Involved User Group:
Interoperability
Agreements, Labeling,
Testing, Marketing
IEC TC57,
ANSI C12,
ASHRAE SPC135,
Other
UCA International,
BACnet Mfgs. Assoc.
Assoc. of Edison
Illuminating Cos
3) reference implementations:
Developer Tools, Standards
Implementations and test
implementations
AMRTools, openAMI, …
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Standards:
IEC 61850, 61970
TC 57
Users Group:
Implementations
UCA International
Standards
BACnet
Standards:
ANSI C12
SPC135
Users Group:
BACnet
Manufacturers
Association
Implementations:
Customer
Implementation
Demo
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ANSI C12
Users Group:
AEIC
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Implementations:
AMRTools, OpenAMI
Details of categories – Technical R&D
Technology Transfer and
Commercialization of Open
Systems Equipment
Communications and
General Awareness
Applications
development
Architecture Development
Transmision Distribution
Consumer, End-use
Stakeholder
Communication
Communicati
ons
Documents
And Market
Development
Use Cases
developed
from
projects
Technical
training
Standards
Codification
Tools and
Methods
development
Standards Integration
and Recommended
Practices Integration
Communic
General
ation with
Awareness
regulators
Industry users
groups
development
and support
Systems
Engineering
and Model
Development
Recommended
practices
Development
Industry
Standards
Development
and Adoption
Industry
workshops
and
Seminars
Development
projects
results
Industry
Model
Developm
ent
Systems
Engineering
methods
Development
and Adoption
Implementati
on of
Existing
Standards
Papers for
Journals
and
Conferenc
es
New
Developme
nt projects
Scoping
and
Execution
Industry
Ontology
develop
ment
Management and
Security Technologies
Development
Applications
Requirements
Industry
operating
policies
Development
Designs
Development
Systems
Management
and Policies
Development
Integration of
IT and Utility
Security/
Mgmt
Systems
Industry
Glossary
develop
ment
Industry
Security
policies
Development
Implementations
Benchtop
Industry
Security
Standards
development
Adoption
Field
Trials
Small
Security
Technologies
Development
and Adoption
Field
Trials
Big
Applications domains:
- improvement of distribution automation
- integration with distributed generation
- water gas heat metering
- non energy services
- home and building automation
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