|
A critical element in developing any large and complex
entity is to develop an organizing structure or framework to define and
categorize the elements. Such a framework was developed for the IntelliGrid Architecture to capture the requirements of the power system functions, and to
organize these requirements in a manner that the results are useful to diverse
types of users.
This framework was structured to integrate the Business
Needs for power system operations, a Strategic Vision based on High-Level
Concepts, a Tactical Approach, using technology independent techniques to
accommodate legacy systems, the multiplicity of vendors, and rapidly changing technologies,
and recommends specific standards, technologies, and best practices.
Before discussing this framework further, some definitions
of the terms used must be clarified.
The IntelliGrid Architecture Framework was
constructed from the above-mentioned concepts. The reference architecture is
based on an Architecture Framework bounded by the information infrastructure
requirements of the power system industry. The framework includes:
§
Business Needs of the power system industry, as captured in the
power system operations functions, and categorized into IntelliGrid Architecture
Environments
§
Strategic Vision based on High Level Concepts of
distributed information
§
Tactical Approach based on Technology Independent Techniques
of common services, information models, and interfaces.
§
Standard Technologies and Best Practices that could be
used in the power industry
§
Methodology for automation architects, power system planners,
project engineers, information specialists, and other IntelliGrid Architecture users to zone in on
the exact parts of the IntelliGrid Architecture that is directly relevant to them,
and to quickly access IntelliGrid Architecture recommendations.
The IntelliGrid Architecture framework
generalizes and extracts the architecturally significant requirements by
cross-cutting energy industry requirements involving distributed information,
and provides a technology-independent architecture for project engineers to use
as they determine solutions for specific implementations. Figure 6 depicts the IntelliGrid Architecture Framework and clearly identifies how these concepts fit together.
The individual concepts shown in the figure are discussed below.
|
|
|
Figure 6: IntelliGrid Architecture Framework
A top-down view of the IntelliGrid Architecture Framework
|
|
