Foreword
Within the smart grid, the combination of automation equipment, communication
technology and IT is crucial. Interoperability of devices and systems can be seen as
the key enabler of smart grids. Therefore, international initiatives have been started
in order to identify interoperability standards for smart grids. A prominent example
is the European mandate M/490, which develops a reference architecture, a first
set of smart grid applicable standards and use cases. As the European initiative has
an ambitious schedule, relying on existing accepted standards and solutions seems
most appropriate.
IEC 62357, the so called Seamless Integration Architecture, is one of these
very core standards, which has been identified by recent smart grid initiatives and
roadmaps to be essential for building and managing intelligent power systems.. It is
fully applicable in the power utilities domain, globally accepted, future proof and
can be extended to multi-utility. From the operative and strategic perspective of net-
work operations, it is the reasonable choice for a basis architecture. The Seamless
Integration Architecture provides an overview of the interoperability and relations
between further standards from IEC TC 57 - the two prominent standards families
IEC 61850: Communication networks and systems in power utility automation and
the IEC 61970/61968: Common Information Model.
Both of them have proven to be mature standards for interface interoperability
and engineering; consequently, they are the cornerstone of the IEC Smart Grid Stan-
dardization Roadmap. Within the IEC TC 57 "Power system management and as-
sociated information exchange", both standards are in the focus of experts’ work.
IEC 61850 and its sub-parts have already gained a lot of momentum. IEC 61850
has become a global success story for the power automation industry, having cur-
rently worldwide several hundred thousand devices and systems in operation. As
IEC 61850 is an established global standard, a lot of literature is available, and there
exist tutorials and trainings.
And now comes the opportunity for CIM. Although a lot of implementations are
in place, few textbooks and introduction material are available. This book tries to
bridge the existing gap - providing utilities, vendors, regulators and all interested
readers a chance to get to know the CIM. The authors from OFFIS have designed
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