IEC TR 63097:2017

IEC TR 63097 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-11
TECHNICAL
REPORT
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IEC TR 63097 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-11
TECHNICAL
REPORT
colour
inside
Smart grid standardization roadmap

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 29.240 ISBN 978-2-8322-4965-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 10
INTRODUCTION . 12
0.1 Context . 12
0.2 Overview . 13
0.3 Purpose of the document . 14
1 Scope . 15
2 Normative references . 15
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 15
3.1 Terms and definitions. 16
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 19
4 Smart Grid context . 22
4.1 Smart Grid definitions . 22
4.2 Smart Grid drivers . 23
5 IEC Smart Grid Standardization Roadmap . 25
5.1 High-level summary . 25
5.1.1 IEC Core standards . 25
5.1.2 Other IEC highly important standards . 26
5.2 General framework . 26
5.2.1 Overview . 26
5.2.2 General method used for presenting existing Smart Grid standards . 26
5.2.3 Content of this document . 27
5.2.4 Limits of scope and usage . 27
5.2.5 Selection of standards . 28
5.2.6 Architecture framework: Reference architecture model (SGAM)
introduction . 29
5.3 Use cases framework . 31
5.3.1 Main principles and associated standards . 31
5.3.2 System Capabilities list . 32
5.4 IEC Smart Grid Standards Map (use of) . 36
5.4.1 Motivation . 36
5.4.2 Chart content . 37
5.4.3 Component cluster descriptions . 39
5.5 System breakdown over the SGAM . 43
5.5.1 General . 43
5.5.2 Mapping systems on SGAM – Rules . 47
5.6 Interoperability . 52
5.7 Main expected evolutions (in five years’ time) . 52
5.7.1 General . 52
5.7.2 Exchange of information: communication and advanced control . 53
5.7.3 Decentralized developments: dispersed generation and storage,
transition from network operator to system operator at a regional level . 54
5.7.4 Isolated operation: "to be or not to be" connected to the distribution
network . 54
5.7.5 Smart Metering . 54
5.7.6 Micro-grids: where a distribution grid is not available or its reliability is
not enough . 55

5.7.7 Electrical Vehicles: the act of charging and storage and the impact on
the distribution grids . 55
5.7.8 Managing the network and interfaces: supporting the Energy market
with flexibility in normal and abnormal situations . 55
5.7.9 Transmission networks: even smarter than they already are . 55
5.7.10 Blockchains: decentralized consensus . 56
5.8 Standards related to the electrotechnical aspects of Smart Grids . 56
5.8.1 Planning for Smart Grid . 56
5.8.2 Connecting and managing DER (Distributed Energy Resources) . 56
5.8.3 Integrating power electronics in the electrical grid . 59
5.8.4 Low voltage DC grids . 60
5.8.5 LV installation . 60
5.9 Per system standard breakdown . 61
5.9.1 Generation management system. 61
5.9.2 FACTS and HVDC systems for grids . 71
5.9.3 Energy management system . 79
5.9.4 Blackout prevention system . 87
5.9.5 Advanced distribution management system (ADMS) . 94
5.9.6 Distribution automation system . 105
5.9.7 Substation automation system . 113
5.9.8 DER management system . 123
5.9.9 Electrical energy storage management system . 134
5.9.10 Advanced metering infrastructure . 138
5.9.11 Metering-related back office system. 148
5.9.12 Marketplace system . 154
5.9.13 Demand response / load management system . 160
5.9.14 HBES/BACS system . 169
5.9.15 Industrial automation system . 177
5.9.16 E-mobility system . 184
5.9.17 Assets management and condition monitoring system . 190
5.9.18 Weather forecast system . 197
5.9.19 Micro-grid systems . 202
5.10 Cross-cutting technologies and systems . 208
5.10.1 Communication network. 208
5.10.2 Communication network management system . 223
5.10.3 Data modelling . 227
5.10.4 Security and privacy . 229
5.10.5 Authentication, Authorization, Accounting systems . 238
5.10.6 Clock reference system . 246
5.10.7 EMC and Power Quality . 250
5.10.8 Object identification, product classification, properties and
documentation . 256
5.10.9 Functional safety . 257
Annex A (informative) Standards . 259
A.1 IEC Standards table . 259
A.1.1 Available standards . 259
A.1.2 Coming IEC standards . 270
A.2 ISO and ISO/IEC standards . 273
A.2.1 Available standards . 273

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A.2.2 Coming standards. 275
A.3 ITU . 276
A.3.1 Available standards . 276
A.4 Other bodies . 279
A.4.2 Standards from IEEE . 285
A.4.3 Standards from CEN-CENELEC-ETSI .
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