IEC SRD 63520:2024

IEC SRD 63520 ®
Edition 1.0 2024-10
SYSTEMS REFERENCE
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Smart cities – Application of IEC SRD 63235 – Concept system building for
energy challenge
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IEC SRD 63520 ®
Edition 1.0 2024-10
SYSTEMS REFERENCE
DELIVERABLE
Smart cities – Application of IEC SRD 63235 – Concept system building for

energy challenge
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 01.040.01; 13.020.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-9782-7

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General . 10
4.1 A system of systems view . 10
4.2 Methodology framework . 11
5 Principles for concept system building . 11
5.1 Concept system building steps . 11
5.2 Concept relation. 12
6 Extract concepts . 13
6.1 General . 13
6.2 Extracting concepts from the components . 13
6.3 Extracting concepts from the extension . 15
7 Identify core concepts . 18
7.1 Concept relevance assessment . 18
7.2 Core concepts relating to energy challenges in smart cities . 22
8 Visualize concept system . 23
8.1 Overview. 23
8.2 Fundamental concepts . 24
8.3 Physical system concepts . 25
8.4 Digital system concepts . 27
8.5 Social system concepts . 28
Annex A (informative) Concepts related to energy challenges in smart cities from
different SDOs . 30
Bibliography . 42

Figure 1 – A system of systems view of energy challenges in smart cities . 10
Figure 2 – Methodology framework for building concept system of energy challenge in
smart city . 11
Figure 3 – Concept system building steps . 12
Figure 4 – UML-based concept model to represent generic relation . 13
Figure 5 – UML-based concept model to represent partitive relation . 13
Figure 6 – UML-based concept model to represent associative relation . 13
Figure 7 – Concepts category for energy challenges in smart cities based on the
components . 15
Figure 8 – Concept system for energy challenges in smart cities . 24
Figure 9 – Concept system for fundamental concepts of energy challenge in smart city . 25
Figure 10 – Concept system for physical system of energy challenges in smart cities . 26
Figure 11 – Concept system for digital system of energy challenges in smart cities . 27
Figure 12 – Concept system for social system of energy challenges in smart cities . 28

Table 1 – Concepts relating to energy challenges in smart cities . 14

Table 2 – Clustering concepts extracted from the extension . 16
Table 3 – Domain and stakeholder matrix relevance assessment . 19
Table A.1 – Concepts related to energy challenges in smart cities from different SDOs
(fundamental) . 30
Table A.2 – Concepts related to energy challenges in smart cities from different SDOs

(physical system) . 31
Table A.3 – Concepts related to energy challenges in smart cities from different SDOs
(digital system) . 38
Table A.4 – Concepts related to energy challenges in smart cities from different SDOs
(social system). 39

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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SMART CITIES – APPLICATION OF IEC SRD 63235 –
CONCEPT SYSTEM BUILDING FOR ENERGY CHALLENGE

FOREWORD
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IEC SRD 63520 has been prepared by IEC systems committee Smart Cities: Electrotechnical
aspects of Smart Cities. It is a Systems Reference Deliverable.
The text of this Systems Reference Deliverable is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
SyCSmartCities/346/DTS SyCSmartCities/352/RVDTS

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INTRODUCTION
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