SGTCC END TO END TESTING INITIATIVEAPEC-ISGAN Smart Grid Test Bed Network Workshop Washington, DC -- January 24, 2012Rik Drummond, Dean Prochaska, Rudi Schubert

US Government Roles in Smart Grid

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Federal

State

FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission

Smart Grid Task Force / National Science &

Technology CouncilSmart Grid

Subcommittee

Other FederalAgencies

Other FederalAgencies

Office of Science & Technology Policy; National Economic Council;& Council on Environmental Quality

FERC – NARUCSmart Response Collaborative

Public Utility Commissions

Smart Grid – A U.S. National Policy• The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA)

lays out a national policy for the Smart Grid in the U.S.– The Act assigned NIST the primary responsibility to coordinate

development of standards for the Smart Grid– NIST is also supporting future FERC and State PUC rulemaking

to adopt Smart Grid standards• The White House National Science and

Technology Council has established a Smart Grid Subcommittee– The Subcommittee produced a report that

lays out the Administration’s policy on Smart Grid

• Key Federal policy recommendations:– Enable cost-effective smart grid investments– Unlock innovation– Empower and inform consumers– Secure the grid

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NIST Three Phase Plan

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PHASE 1Identify an initial set of

existing consensus

standards and develop a

roadmap to fill gaps PHASE 3

Testing and Certification Framework

2009 2010

PHASE 2Establish public/private Interoperability Panel to

provide ongoing recommendations for new/revised standards

2011

NIST Smart Grid Framework and Roadmap 1.0

• Published January 2010– Extensive public input and review– Completed in Less than 1 year

• Smart Grid Vision & Reference Model

• Identified 75 existing standards

• 16 Priority Action Plan Projectsare filling key gaps

• Companion Cyber Security Strategy

http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/

Release 2.0 is Under Development

Smart Grid Interoperability Panel

• Public-private partnership created in Nov. 2009• 664 member organizations• Open, public process with international participation• Coordinates standards developed by Standards Development

Organizations (SDOs) – Identifies Requirements

– Prioritizes standards development programs

– Works with over 20 SDOs including IEC, ISO, ITU, IEEE, …

• Web-based participation (via link from nist.gov/smartgrid)

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SGIP OrganizationGoverning

Board SGIP

Officers

Priority Action Plan Teams

PAP 2

Domain Expert Working Groups

H2G

TnD

B2G

I2G PEV2G

BnP

SGIP Administrator

PAP 1 PAP 3

PAP …PAP 4 PAP 17

NIST

Standing Committees &Working Groups

Test & Certification Committee (SGTCC)

ArchitectureCommittee

(SGAC)

Cyber Security Working Group

(CSWG)

Coordination Functions

Program Mgmt Office(PMO)

Comm. Marketing Education

(CME)

Bylaws & Operating

Procedures (BOP)

SGIP Membership

Electromagnetic Interoperability Issues

SGTCC OVERVIEW

• The Smart Grid Testing & Certification Committee (SGTCC) is a standing committee of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP)

• SGTCC has developed a framework to enable industry testing and certification programs for Smart Grid interoperability

• SGTCC members are a diverse, elected group including manufacturers, end users and test labs

SGTCC STRUCTURE AND MAJOR ACTIVITIES

• Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM)• Version 2 released in January 2012

• IPRM Implementation• Supporting Interoperability Testing & Certification Authority (ITCA)

first adopters to integrate IPRM• Collaborating with industry accreditation organizations to support

independent assessments of ITCA programs

• End to End Testing Initiative• Priority Activity for 2012• Developing use-case based testing methodologies to assure testing

consistency, quality and broad acceptance of results

• Advocacy for Smart Grid Interop Testing• Communications outreach to stakeholders

SGTCC END TO END TEST ACTIVITIES

• Work of the SGTCC End to End (E2E) Testing working group will be a priority for 2012

• Focused on a set of common use-cases that are a key part of interoperability

• An End to End Testing Document Template is complete• Provides consistent approach to test requirements and processes

across multiple technology domains• Piloting application of the template relative to selected use-cases• Collecting contributed utility use-case test to build test repository

• Long term goal – consensus test programs yielding “tested once, accepted everywhere”

• E2E group planning a focused F2F meeting in February to accelerate these efforts

END-TO-END INTEROPERABILITY

• Focus on a set of common use-cases that are a key part of interoperability: • Installation / Configuration

• End Device installation (Meter, HAN, etc.) • End Device configuration and registration

• Control / Command• Connect and disconnect (smart meter) • Demand Response Direct Load Control

• Events• Notification, text messages• Pricing signals• Events and alarms (i.e Outage Events)

• Measurement / Monitoring• Batch meter reading (one way) • On-demand meter reading (two way)

• Energy Usage

HAN Installation

END TO END WORKING GROUP – AVAILABLE INFORMATION• End to End Working Group documents are publically

available (both drafts and finals) via SGIP Twiki page:• http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/

SGTCCEndtoEndTest

• The E2E test template is intended to provide a consistent format for the development of detailed test approaches• Use case based• Defined requirements – i.e. what will the test accomplish?• Definition of test steps, equipment, metrics, reporting expectations

• A Home Area Network device test plan was developed as a pilot of the template• Available via the web link above

SGTCC AND SG TEST BED NETWORK RELATIONSHIP

• SGTCC view that the proposed test bed network may complement its mission providing:• Test Case and Procedure development associated with

use cases and priority standards• Upfront research/development that leads to test

program creation where gaps currently exist• Identification of issues/gaps needing to be addressed by

testing• A neutral facility to assess testing issues in an unbiased

forum

• SGTCC welcomes test bed network participants to collaborate within our working groups!