EN 61968-1:2013

Application integration at electric utilities - System interfaces for distribution management - Part 1: Interface architecture and general recommendations

IEC 61968-1:2012 is the first part in a series that, taken as a whole, define interfaces for the major elements of an interface architecture for distribution management. This International Standard identifies and establishes recommendations for standard interfaces based on an Interface Reference Model (IRM). Subsequent clauses of this standard are based on each interface identified in the IRM. This set of standards is limited to the definition of interfaces. They provide for interoperability among different computer systems, platforms, and languages. Methods and technologies used to implement functionality conforming to these interfaces are recommended in IEC 61968-100. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous one: - update of IRM table which has been out of date; - addition of missing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) related functions; - alignment with newly released IEC documents; - alignment with IEC 61968-100; update of annexes.

Integration von Anwendungen in Anlagen der Elektrizitätsversorgung - Systemschnittstellen für Netzführung - Teil 1: Schnittstellenarchitektur und allgemeine Anforderungen

Intégration d'applications pour les services électriques - Interfaces système pour la gestion de distribution - Partie 1: Architecture des interfaces et recommandations générales

La CEI 61968-1:2012 est la première partie d'une série qui, prise dans son ensemble, définit les interfaces pour les éléments principaux d'une architecture d'interface de gestion de la distribution. Cette Norme Internationales identifie et établit des recommandations pour des interfaces standard basées sur un Modèle d'Interface de Référence (IRM). Les articles suivants de cette norme sont basés sur chaque interface identifiée par l'IRM. Cet ensemble de normes se limite à la définition des interfaces. Elles pourvoient à l'interopérabilité entre les différents systèmes informatiques, plates-formes, et langages. Les processus et les technologies utilisés pour mettre en application une fonctionnalité se conformant à ces interfaces sont recommandés par la CEI 61968-100. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à la précédente: - mise à jour du tableau intitulé Modèle d'interface de référence (IRM); - ajout des fonctions manquantes relatives à l'infrastructure de comptage avancée (AMI); - alignement avec les documents de la CEI récemment publiés; - alignement avec le contenu de la CEI 61968-100; - mise à jour des annexes.

Združevanje aplikacij v elektropodjetjih - Sistemski vmesniki za upravljanje distribucije - 1. del: Arhitektura vmesnikov in splošne zahteve (IEC 61968-1:2012)

Ta del skupine standardov IEC 61968 je prvi v skupini, ki kot celota določa vmesnike za glavne elemente arhitekture vmesnikov za upravljanje distribucije. Ta mednarodni standard določa in vzpostavlja priporočila za standardne vmesnike na podlagi referenčnega modela vmesnika (IRM). Nadaljnje točke tega standarda temeljijo na vseh vmesnikih, opredeljenih v IRM. Ta sklop standardov je omejena na opredelitev vmesnikov. Zagotavljajo interoperabilnost med različnimi računalniškimi sistemi, platformami in jeziki. Metode in tehnologije, ki se uporabljajo za izvajanje funkcionalnosti v skladu s temi vmesniki, so priporočene v standardu IEC 61968-100. Kot se uporablja v standardu IEC 61968, upravljanje distribucije zajema različne distribuirane sestavne dele aplikacij za upravljanje električnih distribucijskih omrežij. Te zmogljivosti vključujejo spremljanje in krmiljenje opreme za dobavo električne energije, procese upravljanja za zagotavljanje zanesljivosti sistema, upravljanje napetosti, upravljanje na strani povpraševanja, upravljanje izpadov, upravljanje dela, avtomatizirano kartiranje, upravljanje obratov in merjenje. IRM je določen v točki 3.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 10-Jan-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 03-Dec-2015
• ICS: 33.200 - Telecontrol. Telemetering
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 57 - Power systems management and associated information exchange
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 57 - IEC_TC_57
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 03-Jun-2023
• Completion Date: 03-Jun-2023
• Mandate: M/490 - Standardisation mandate to the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to support European Smart Grid deployment
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61968-1:2013 - Application integration at electric utilities - System interfaces for distribution management - Part 1: Interface architecture and general requirements

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61968-1:2004 - Application integration at electric utilities - System interfaces for distribution management - Part 1: Interface architecture and general requirements
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN IEC 61968-1:2020 - Application integration at electric utilities - System interfaces for distribution management - Part 1: Interface architecture and general recommendations
• Effective Date: 25-Dec-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2013
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SIST EN 61968-1:2004
Združevanje aplikacij v elektropodjetjih - Sistemski vmesniki za upravljanje
distribucije - 1. del: Arhitektura vmesnikov in splošne zahteve (IEC 61968-1:2012)
Application integration at electric utilities - System interfaces for distribution management
- Part 1: Interface architecture and general requirements
Integration von Anwendungen in Anlagen der Elektrizitätsversorgung -
Systemschnittstellen für Netzführung - Teil 1: Schnittstellenarchitektur und allgemeine
Anforderungen
Intégration d'applications pour les services électriques - Interfaces système pour la
gestion de distribution - Partie 1: Architecture des interfaces et recommandations
générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61968-1:2013
ICS:
29.240.30 Krmilna oprema za Control equipment for electric
elektroenergetske sisteme power systems
35.200 Vmesniška in povezovalna Interface and interconnection
oprema equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61968-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.200 Supersedes EN 61968-1:2004

English version
Application integration at electric utilities -
System interfaces for distribution management -
Part 1: Interface architecture and general recommendations
(IEC 61968-1:2012)
Intégration d'applications pour les services Integration von Anwendungen in Anlagen
électriques - der Elektrizitätsversorgung -
Interfaces système pour la gestion de Systemschnittstellen für Netzführung -
distribution - Teil 1: Schnittstellenarchitektur und
Partie 1: Architecture des interfaces et allgemeine Anforderungen
recommandations générales (IEC 61968-1:2012)
(CEI 61968-1:2012)
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Foreword
The text of document 57/1272/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61968-1, prepared by IEC TC 57 "Power
systems management and associated information exchange" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 61968-1:2013.

The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has (dop) 2013-09-04
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2015-12-04
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61968-1:2004.
st
a) update of IRM table which has been out of date since the 1 edition;
b) addition of missing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) related functions;
c) alignment with newly released documents from the technical committee;
d) alignment with EN 61968-100;
e) update of annexes.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61968-1:2012 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 61968-4 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61968-4.
IEC 61970-501 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61970-501.

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 61968-3 - Application integration at electric utilities - EN 61968-3 -
System interfaces for distribution
management -
Part 3: Interface for network operations

IEC 61968-9 - Application integration at electric utilities - EN 61968-9 -
System interfaces for distribution
management -
Part 9: Interface for meter reading and control

IEC 61968-11 - Application integration at electric utilities - EN 61968-11 -
System interfaces for distribution
management -
Part 11: Common Information Model (CIM)
extensions for distribution
IEC 61968-13 - Application integration at electric utilities - EN 61968-13 -
System interfaces for distribution
management -
Part 13: CIM RDF Model exchange format for
distribution
IEC 61970-301 - Energy management system application EN 61970-301 -
program interface (EMS-API) -
Part 301: Common information model (CIM)
base
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Partie 1: Architecture des interfaces et recommandations générales

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 11
2 Normative references . 11
3 Interface reference model . 11
3.1 Domain . 11
3.2 Business functions . 12
3.3 Interface reference model . 13
4 Integration infrastructure recommendations . 39
4.1 General . 39
4.2 Requirements analysis methodology . 39
5 Interface profile . 39
5.1 General . 39
5.2 Abstract components . 40
5.3 Component adapters . 41
5.4 Interface specification . 41
5.5 Middleware adapter . 41
5.6 Middleware services . 42
5.7 Communication services . 42
5.8 Platform environment . 42
6 Information exchange model . 42
6.1 General requirements . 42
6.2 Message structures . 43
6.2.1 General recommendation . 43
6.2.2 Message header . 44
6.2.3 Message type payload . 44
6.2.4 Explanation of associations . 46
6.2.5 Compliance philosophy . 47
6.2.6 Extension . 47
6.2.7 Request message . 47
6.2.8 Response message . 48
6.2.9 Event message . 48
6.2.10 Fault message . 48
6.2.11 Signature element . 49
7 Component reporting and error handling (informative) . 49
7.1 Component reporting . 49
7.2 Error message handling. 49
8 Security and authentication (informative) . 50
9 Maintenance aspects (informative) . 50
Annex A (informative) Use of IEC 61968 series of standards . 51
Annex B (informative) Inter-application integration performance considerations . 61
Annex C (informative) Views of data in a conventional electric utility . 62
Bibliography . 65

61968-1 © IEC:2012 – 3 –
Figure 1 – Distribution management with IEC 61968 compliant interface architecture . 7
Figure 2 – Example utility implementation of IEC 61968 . 9
Figure 3 – Typical functions mapped to interface reference model . 13
Figure 4 – Overview of the interface profile and corresponding subclause numbers . 40
Figure 5 – Logical view of an IEC 61968 message . 44
Figure 6 – Example of a message type payload . 45
Figure 7 – Example of how message elements are derived from the CIM . 46
Figure 8 – Navigating associations in CIM (UML notation) . 46
Figure 9 – Navigating associations in message type schemas . 47
Figure 10 – Logical view of a request message . 47
Figure 11 – Logical view of a response message . 48
Figure 12 – Logical view of an event message . 48
Figure 13 – Logical view of a fault message .
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