The Energy Transition is steadily advancing in Germany and Europe. Supporting this transition requires close cooperation of system operators. A central part thereof is data exchange. The international standards CIM (EC 61970) and CGMES (IEC 61970-600) have been designed to facilitate such data exchange. Ensuring a high-quality data exchange is paramount , as it not only bolsters grid safety but also results in significant cost reduction.
In the past, system operators have maintained the network model at least twice – for system operations and network planning. This parallel approach can give rise to errors, which might be costly to address and inevitably leads to redundant efforts. Given this backdrop, it is imperative to adopt a uniform grid-modeling framework based on a renowned standard, i.e., the CIM/CGMES standards.
Our CIM Browser has been crafted with this very objective in mind. It serves as a comprehensive tool for data integration, modification, validation, and analysis.
The CIM Browser is generically designed and applicable for all CIM/ CGMES versions.
Key features of the browser include:
Your Choice: The CIM Browser is available in two formats: as a standalone desktop application and as a client/server solution.
The CIM Browser is developed in Python allowing for quick and easy, cost-efficient adaptation to specific user requirements. Such daptations may be, for example, automatic validation and data integration.
The CIM Browser is well suited for different use cases related to CGMES ranging from automatic processing and integrating of data to user friendly data exploration and editing.
The example shows three CIM/CGMES files for a transmission net work with two underlying distribution networks. They are merged and colored according to the system operator identifier provided in the file. The system supports integrating node breaker and bus branch models.
CIM/CGMES model can be validated against Meta Model, OCL and SHACL rules. The errors can be displayed graphically.
After validation, errors can be provisionally corrected in urgent cases. The object is identified by its name and the respective attribute is changed or a switch is deleted or added.
In the error analysis, the affected objects can be examined from different aspects, e.g. topology connection view, station view, line view (switching view), transformer view and overview.
The results of the load flow calculation can be displayed in form of a heat map/ISO surface. Shown in the example are displays for voltage and phase angle.
When comparing models, all objects are listed according to the category of differences. The value difference is displayed in the attribute page and station display.
Dr. Xin Guo
+49 30 88096-853 | +49 173 5376790
xguo@psi.de
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