IEC TR 62055-21:2005

Electricity metering - Payment systems - Part 21: Framework for standardization

sets out a framework for the integration of standards into a system specification for electricity payment metering systems. It addresses the payment metering system application process, generic processes, generic functions, data elements, system entities and interfaces that exist in present payment metering systems.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-Aug-2005
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 17.220.20 - Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities
• ICS: 91.140.50 - Electricity supply systems
• Technical Committee: TC 13 - Electrical energy measurement and control
• Drafting Committee: WG 15 - TC 13/WG 15
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 31-May-2005
• Completion Date: 11-Aug-2005

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TECHNICAL IEC
REPORT TR
62055-21
First edition
2005-08
Electricity metering – Payment systems –
Part 21:
Framework for standardization
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IEC/TR 62055-21:2005(E)
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TECHNICAL IEC
REPORT TR
62055-21
First edition
2005-08
Electricity metering – Payment systems –
Part 21:
Framework for standardization
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.6
INTRODUCTION.8
1 Scope.9
2 References.9
3 Terms and definitions .10
3.1 Definitions .10
3.2 Abbreviated terms .12
3.3 Notation and terminology.13
4 General concepts .14
5 The generic entity model .15
6 Generic functions and application process reference model for the
Payment_Metering_System .16
6.1 Reference model .16
6.2 Business functions .17
6.3 Support functions .18
6.4 Business processes.18
6.5 Support processes .19
6.6 Payment_Metering_Application process .20
7 Framework for standardization .22
7.1 Generic processes .23
7.2 Generic functions .23
7.3 Data elements .23
7.4 System entities and interfaces.23
8 Example specification for a payment metering system .25
9 Future aspects .25
10 Generic processes.25
10.1 Class 1: Supply_Agreement process.27
10.2 Class 2: Purchase_Agreement process.27
10.3 Class 3: Account_Configuration process.27
10.4 Class 4: Metering_Configuration process.27
10.5 Class 5: Delivery_Configuration process.27
10.6 Class 6: Connection_Authorization process .27
10.7 Class 7: Transmission_Delivery process.27
10.8 Class 8: Distribution_Delivery process.27
10.9 Class 9: Installation_Connection process.27
10.10 Class 10: Point_Of_Delivery_Connection process.27
10.11 Class 11: Customer process_Delivery.28
10.12 Class 12: Meter_Reading process .28
10.13 Class 13: Customer_Billing process.28
10.14 Class 14: Payment_Receipting process .28
10.15 Class 15: Receipt_Issuing process .28
10.16 Class 16: Credit_Transfer process.28
10.17 Class 17: Delivery_Regulation process.28
10.18 Class 18: Supplier_Settlement process.29
10.19 Class 19: Time_Provision process .29
10.20 Class 20: System_Testing process .29

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10.21 Class 21: Information_Display process .29
10.22 Class 22: Information_Recording process .29
10.23 Class 23: Data_Exchange process .29
10.24 Class 24: Security_Enforcement process .29
11 Generic Functions .29
11.1 Class 1: Supplier function .30
11.2 Class 2: Customer function.30
11.3 Class 3: Contract function.31
11.4 Class 4: Generation function.31
11.5 Class 5: Transmission function .31
11.6 Class 6: Distribution function .32
11.7 Class 7: Metering function .32
11.8 Class 8: Delivery function .33
11.9 Class 9: Accounting function.34
11.10 Class 10: Receipting function .35
11.11 Class 11: Settlement function .35
11.12 Class 12: Time function .35
11.13 Class 13: Test function .36
11.14 Class 14: Display function .36
11.15 Class 15: Recording function .36
11.16 Class 16: Data_Exchange function .37
11.17 Class 17: Security function .37
11.18 Function_Object.38
12 Data elements .39
13 System entities and interfaces .41
13.1 CIS: Customer_Information_System .42
13.2 CIS_to_POS_Interface .42
13.3 POS: Point_Of_Sale.42
13.4 POS_to_Token_Carrier_Interface.43
13.5 Token_Carrier .44
13.6 Token_Carrier_to_Meter_Interface .45
13.7 Payment_Meter .47

Annex A (informative)  Example of a requirements specification for an electricity
payment metering system based on an existing system .57
A.1 Scope.57
A.2 Definitions .57
A.3 Customer_Information_System.57
A.4 CIS_to_POS_Interface .61
A.5 Point of sale .63
A.6 POS_to_Token_Carrier_Interface.69
A.7 Token_Carrier .80
A.8 Token_Carrier_to_Meter_Interface .80
A.9 Payment meter .87

INDEX .101

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Figure 1 – General concepts of a Payment Metering System .14
Figure 2 – Generic entity model for electricity payment metering systems.15
Figure 3 – Generic function model and application process for payment metering
systems .16
Figure 4 – Framework for standardization in electricity payment metering systems .22
Figure 5 – Sub-classification of the Token_Carrier_to_Meter_Interface functions.45
Figure 6 – Functional block diagram of a single-part payment meter installation .47
Figure 7 – Payment meter core functions and application process .48
Figure 8 – Sub-classification of the Accounting functions.50
Figure 9 – Sub-classification of the Metering functions.
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