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Coordination and Acceleration of Smart Grid Interoperability Standards

Allen HefnerNIST Smart Grid Team

National Institute of Standards and Technology

U.S. Department of Commerce

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GridSmart Grid – US National Priority

“We’ll fund a better, smarter electricity grid and train workers to build it…” President Barack Obama

“To meet the energy challenge and create a 21st century energy economy, we need a 21st century electric grid…” Secretary of Energy Steven Chu

“A smart electricity grid will revolutionize the way we use energy, but we need standards …” Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke

Congressional Priority: EISA 2007, ARRA, oversight, new bills …

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GridThe NIST Role

Energy Independence and Security Act (2007)

In cooperation with the DoE, NEMA, IEEE, GWAC, and other stakeholders, NIST has “primary responsibility to coordinate development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards for information management to achieve interoperability of smart grid devices and systems…”

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Public Utility Commissions

Federal

State

FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission

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Requires standards for data communication,price information, schedules, demand response signals…

The Need for Standards is Urgent

Example: Smart Meters• Key element of smart grids• 40 million to be deployed in the

next several years in US• Rapid technology evolution• Absence of firm standards

Whirlpool Corporation To Produce One Million Smart Grid-Compatible Clothes

Dryers by the End of 2011…

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GridHigh Penetration of Renewables and PEVs

• Power Conditioning Systems (PCS) convert to/from 60 Hz AC for interconnection of renewable energy, electric storage, and PEVs

• “Smart Grid Interconnection Standards” required for devices to be utility controlled operational asset and enable high penetration:• Dispatchable real and reactive power • Acceptable ramp-rates to mitigate renewable intermittency • Accommodate faults faster, without cascading area-wide events• Voltage/frequency control and utility controlled islanding

PCS PCS PCS

Energy Storage(FERC top 4 priority)

Energy Storage(FERC top 4 priority)

Plug-in Vehicle to Grid(Million in US by 2015)

Plug-in Vehicle to Grid(Million in US by 2015)

Renewable/Clean Energy(10% by 2012 )

Renewable/Clean Energy(10% by 2012 )

Communication

Power Smart Grid

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NIST role

PHASE 1Identify an initial set of

existing consensus standards and develop a roadmap to fill gaps

January2009 2010

PHASE 2Establish Smart Grid

Interoperability Panel (SGIP) public-private forum with

governance for ongoing efforts

NIST InteroperabilityFramework 1.0 DraftReleased Sept 2009

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel established Nov 2009

PHASE 3Conformity Framework (includes Testing and

Certification)

NIST InteroperabilityFramework 1.0 Released Jan 2010

Summer 2009 workshops

NIST’s Three Phase Plan

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http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/

Conceptual Reference Model

• Revised version January 2010• Smart Grid Vision / Model• 75 key standards identified

– IEC, IEEE, …• 16 Priority Action Plans to

fill gaps:– One completed – Another added (wind plant

communication)• Cyber security strategy

– Companion document NISTIR 7628

NIST Framework and Roadmap

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International 77%

US Domestic 13%

US Government 10%

Source of Standards in NIST Roadmap

International Standards are Vital

International Coordination• Bilateral interactions

– China, Japan, Korea, India, Brazil, France, Germany, …

• US-EU Energy Council activities– Smart Grids-Electric Vehicles– Public workshop, USG-European

Commission• Coordination with International

Standards Organizations:– NIST Liaison to IEC-SG3– SGIP international participation

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GridSmart Grid Interoperability Panel

• Public-private partnership, started in Nov. 2009

• Over 550 organizations, over 1700 representatives

• Supports NIST in coordinating smart grid standards

• Governing Board elected• SGIP Chair elected• Committees established,

SGIP meetings ongoing• Electronic collaboration

tools, newsletters / communications

• Project management office• Open, transparent process• International

participation welcome

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel and Governing BoardSmart Grid Interoperability Panel and Governing Board

SGIPGBSGIPGB

Products (IKB)Products (IKB)

SGIPSGIP

One Organization,One Vote

(Over 450; over 1500 persons participating including from international organizations)

One Organization,One Vote

(Over 450; over 1500 persons participating including from international organizations)

Working Groups

(DEWG, PAP, Other)

Working Groups

(DEWG, PAP, Other)

Smart Grid Identified Standards

Smart Grid Identified Standards

Use CasesUse Cases

RequirementsRequirements

StandardsDescriptions

StandardsDescriptions

PriorityAction Plans

PriorityAction Plans

At largeMembers (3)

At largeMembers (3)

Ex Officio(non-voting)

Members

Ex Officio(non-voting)

Members

Stakeholder Category

Members (22)including utilities,

suppliers, IT developers

Stakeholder Category

Members (22)including utilities,

suppliers, IT developers

Standing Committees

(Architecture, Conformance and

Security)

Standing Committees

(Architecture, Conformance and

Security)

Conceptual Model

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel and Governing BoardSmart Grid Interoperability Panel and Governing Board

SGIPGBSGIPGB

Products (IKB)Products (IKB)

SGIPSGIP

One Organization,One Vote

(Over 450; over 1500 persons participating including from international organizations)

One Organization,One Vote

(Over 450; over 1500 persons participating including from international organizations)

Working Groups

(DEWG, PAP, Other)

Working Groups

(DEWG, PAP, Other)

Smart Grid Identified Standards

Smart Grid Identified Standards

Use CasesUse Cases

RequirementsRequirements

StandardsDescriptions

StandardsDescriptions

PriorityAction Plans

PriorityAction Plans

At largeMembers (3)

At largeMembers (3)

Ex Officio(non-voting)

Members

Ex Officio(non-voting)

Members

Stakeholder Category

Members (22)including utilities,

suppliers, IT developers

Stakeholder Category

Members (22)including utilities,

suppliers, IT developers

Standing Committees

(Architecture, Conformance and

Security)

Standing Committees

(Architecture, Conformance and

Security)

Conceptual Model

http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/

(Over 550; over 1700 persons participating including from international organizations)

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GridSGIP Stakeholder Categories

11

1 Appliance and consumer electronics providers

2 Commercial and industrial equipment manufacturers and automation vendors

3 Consumers – residential, commercial and industrial

4 Electric transportation industry stakeholders

5Electric utility companies – Investor Owned Utilities (IOU) and publicly owned utilities

6 Electric utility companies - municipal (MUNI)

7 Electric utility companies - Rural Electric Association (REA)

8 Electricity and financial market traders (includes aggregators)

9 Independent power producers

10Information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure and service providers

11 Information technology (IT) application developers and integrators

12 Power equipment manufacturers and vendors

13Professional societies, users groups, trade associations and industry consortia

14 R&D organizations and academia

15 Relevant federal government agencies

16 Renewable power producers

17 Retail service providers

18 Standard and specification Development Organizations (SDOs)

19 State and local regulators

20 Testing and certification vendors

21 Transmission operators and Independent System Operators (ISOs)

22 Venture capital

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Priority Action Plans

Smart meter upgradeability standard (PAP 00, completed by NEMA in 2009)

Standard meter data profiles (PAP 05)

Develop common specification for price and product definition (PAP 03)

Develop common scheduling communication for energy transactions (PAP 04)

Standard demand response signals (PAP 09)

Customer energy use information (PAP10)

Energy storage interconnection guidelines (PAP 07)

Interoperability standards to support plug-in electric vehicles (PAP 11)

Wind Interconnection Standards (PAP 16)

Priority Action PlansGuidelines for use of IP protocol suite in the Smart Grid (PAP 01)

Guidelines for the use of wireless communications (PAP 02)

Harmonize power line carrier standards for appliance communications in home (PAP15)

Develop common information model (CIM) for distribution grid management (PAP 08)

DNP3 Mapping to IEC 61850 Objects (PAP12)

Transmission and distribution power systems model mapping (PAP 14)

Harmonization of IEEE C37.118 with IEC 61850 and Precision Time Synchronization (PAP 13)

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GridContact Information

George ArnoldNational Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability

george.arnold@nist.gov

David Wollman Dean Prochaskadavid.wollman@nist.gov dean.prochaska@nist.gov

Al Hefner (NIST liaison to IEC SG3)

Allen.hefner@nist.gov

NIST Smart Grid Website: http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/

NIST SGIP Collaborative Twiki site: http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/