1. President, Don HEIRMAN Consultants
Smart Grid Interoperability Panel and Testing and Certification Committee
Keeping the Lights On:
Strategies for Compatibility and Interoperability in Electrical Power Networks seminar
October 27, 2011
Presented by
Don Heirman
President, Don HEIRMAN Consultants

2. What is the Smart Grid?
The Smart Grid integrates information technology and advanced communications into the power system in order to:
Increase system efficiency and cost effectiveness Provide customers tools to manage energy use Improve reliability, resiliency and power quality Enable use of innovative technologies including renewables, storage and electric vehicles 2 2

3. Smart Grid: The “Energy Internet”
Graphics courtesy of EPRI
2-way flow of electricity and information
Standards Provide a Critical Foundation 3

4. Smart Grid = Electrical Grid + Intelligence
Graphics courtesy of EPRI
Interoperability requires reliable standards and validated performance
Combining electrical and communication grids requires interoperability 4

5. Smart Grid Interoperability
Interoperability: The ability of 2 or more networks, systems, devices, applications, or components to communicate & operate together effectively, securely, & without significant user intervention
Communication requires agreement on a physical interface & communication protocols
Exchanging meaningful & actionable information requires common definitions of terms & agreed upon responses
Consistent performance requires standards for the reliability, integrity, and security of communications
Interoperability may include:
“Plug and play”: connect them & they work together
Interchangeability: Ability to readily substitute components 5

6. NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
Public-private partnership created in Nov. 2009
Over 650 member organizations, 1700 participants
Open, public process with international participation
Coordinates standards development
Identifies Requirements
Prioritizes standards development programs
Works with over 20 SDOs including IEC, ISO, ITU, IEEE, …
Web-based participation
SGIP Twiki: 6

7. NIST/SGIP Smart Grid
The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) was created as a public/private partnership for longer-term evolution of standards interoperability
SGIP will support NIST in fulfilling its responsibilities under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA).
SGIP will identify, prioritize and address new and emerging requirements for Smart Grid standards. It will further develop the initial NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards 7

8. SGIP Organization Governing Board SGIP Officers NIST
SGIP Administrator
Standing Committees &
Working Groups
Test & Certification
Committee
(SGTCC)
Architecture
(SGAC)
Cyber Security
Working Group
(CSWG)
Priority Action Plan Teams
PAP 1
PAP 2
PAP 3
PAP 4
PAP …
PAP 17
Domain Expert Working Groups
BnP
H2G
B2G
TnD
I2G
PEV2G
Coordination Functions
Program
Mgmt
Office
(PMO)
Comm.
Marketing
Education
(CME)
Bylaws &
Operating
Procedures
(BOP)
Electromagnetic Interoperability Issues
SGIP Membership 8

9. Filling Gaps in the Standards
Priority Action Plans (led by NIST staff) #
Priority Action Plan
Meter Upgradeability Standard 9
Standard DR and DER Signals 1
Role of IP in the Smart Grid 10
Standard Energy Usage Information 2
Wireless Communication for the Smart Grid 11
Common Object Models for Electric Transportation 3
Common Price Communication Model 12
IEC Objects/DNP3 Mapping 4
Common Scheduling Mechanism 13
Time Synchronization, IEC Objects/ IEEE C Harmonization 5
Standard Meter Data Profiles 14
Transmission and Distribution Power Systems Model Mapping 6
Common Semantic Model for Meter Data tables 15
Harmonize Power Line Carrier Standards for Appliance Communications in the Home 7
Electric Storage Interconnection Guidelines 16
Wind Plant Communications 8
CIM for Distribution Grid Management 17
Facility Smart Grid Information 9 9

10. SGIP Testing and Certification Committee (SGTCC)
SG Testing and Certification Committee
Consist of at least eight members selected by the Plenary Chair, and all other interested members confirmed by majority vote of the SGIP.
Creates and maintains the necessary documentation and organizational framework for compliance, interoperability and cyber security testing and certification for SGIP-recommended Smart Grid standards.

11. SGTCC working groups
SG Testing and Certificating Committee (SGTCC) Organization which is part of the SGIP
SGTCC Teams (WGs)
Document Review Team
Priority Interoperability Issues-WG3
IPRM-WG4
Laboratory Qualification Criteria-WG5
End to End Testing Team
TCC Roadmap Review Team
IPRM Implementation-WG8

12. SGTCC Smart Grid IPRM-WG4 Lab Qualification Criteria-WG5
Status: completed IPRM Version 1.0; 2.0 in vote
Lab Qualification Criteria-WG5
Status: Inactive
End to End Testing Team
Provide considerations that extend beyond pair-wise interoperability, i.e. the entire chain via use case examples
Status: Active

13. SGTCC End to End Testing Template
3 Test Use Case
4 Developing Test Requirements
4.1 Test Architecture
4.1.1 Test Component View
4.1.2 Test Information View
Test Security View
4.2 Interoperability Functional Statements (IFS) Proforma
4.3 Test Groups
4.4 Test Purpose
4.5 Additional Requirements
4.6 Testing Context and Methods
4.6.2 Test Steps
4.6.3 Test Sequence Diagram

14. SGTCC End to End Testing
5 Testing Process
5.1 Overview
5.2 Policies and Principles
5.3 Test Assessment
5.3.1 Application Submission
5.3.2 Test Environment Submission
5.4 Test Preparation
5.4.1 Test Plan
5.4.2 Test Design
5.4.3 Test Configuration
5.5 Testing
5.6 Test Results

15. SGTCC Smart Grid TCC Roadmap Review Team
Establish TCC priority work items for 2011, evaluating those proposed in the original plan, as well as recommending new work items based on additional identified needs to support a testing and certification framework for Smart Grid systems and devices
Status: As needed

16. SGTCC Smart Grid IPRM Implementation-WG8
Manages the development of processes, tools and guidance to support stakeholders of the Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM), particularly Interoperability Testing & Certification Authorities (ITCAs) intending to implement the IPRM in certification programs
Status: Active

17. Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM)
The IPRM is a key foundational element of the SGTCC Testing and Certification Framework. It will enable the adoption of consistent and measurable certification and testing policies and procedures across all Smart Grid standards based on the conformance, interoperability, and cybersecurity testing experience and expertise of SGTCC participants, and the widely accepted ISO Guide 65 and ISO international standards for laboratory and certification program quality management systems.

18. Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM)
The SGTCC has developed and issued this Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM) detailing its recommendations on processes and best practices that enhance Smart Grid interoperability testing and certification programs. Implementation of the IPRM by Interoperability Testing and Certification Authorities (ITCAs) will increase the quality of standards-based, secure and interoperable products in the Smart Grid marketplace.
The SGTCC believes that implementation of the IPRM will lead to reduced deployment costs of Smart Grid systems and devices and enhanced product quality with respect to interoperability and conformance, ultimately providing confidence to end users through meaningful certification programs.

19. Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM)
CONTENTS
1. IPRM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS BENCHMARKS FOR TESTING AND CERTIFICATION
3. ORGANIZATION OF IPRM
4. ITCA IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IPRM
4.1. What is an ITCA?
4.2. How does an ITCA implement the IPRM?
4.3. Relationship between Accreditation Authorities, ITCAs, Certification Bodies &Test Labs

20. Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM)
5. BEST PRACTICES FOR INTEROPERABILITY AND CONFORMANCE TEST CONSTRUCTION
5.1 General Test Policies
5.2 Test Suite Specification (TSS)
5.3 Attributes of a Test Profile in lieu of complete TSS
6. SECURITY BEST PRACTICES
7. INTEROPERABILITY TESTING AND CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY ROLE AND REQUIREMENTS
7.1. Interoperability Requirements For Use By The ITCA
7.2. Governance
7.3. Lab Qualification
7.4. Technical Design for Interoperability and Conformance Program Design
7.5. Improvements
7.6. Cyber Security

21. American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) Perspective
Ensure fair and open process for selecting labs
Keep technical and administrative requirements on track
Suggest improvements in the testing and certification process
Provide business opportunity possibilities
In summary---support activity by participating in the SGIP/SCTCC work 21

22. ACIL Smart Grid Focus Focus resides in Conformity Assessment Section
SG Task Force (SGTF) formed in Spring 2010
Chair pro tem: Don Heirman
16 members
Holds regular teleconferences/webinars
Minutes recorded
Actions identified
Monitoring/participating in SGIP committee webinars and review of documents

23. Current SG Task Force WG8 Activities
Comment on Interoperability Process Reference Manual (IPRM)—second edition
Review information needed for applying to be an Interoperability Testing and Certification Authority (ITCA) and what is required and requested in detailed application form
Decide how to identify ITCAs on website including their scopes and interoperability
Follow who is designated ITCAs and consider being an ITCA
Continue to monitor and participate in SGTCC and key weekly (or more) WG webinars

24. Current SG Task Force Activities
Activities in End to End testing task:
Review initial documents that present an end to end test scenario for Home Area Networks (HANs)
Indicates testing to communication standards
Has section on testing including the role of test plans
TF asked to comment on document with special attention to how to instrument and conduct test

25. Example: Electric Vehicles Require Many Standards
Smart Energy 2.0
J2293 (Communication)
National Electric
Code
(Enclosures)
National
Electric Safety Code
C12 (Meter)
J1772 (Connector)
1547 (Distributed energy interconnection)
(Battery)
61850 and 61970/61968 Information models
Demand response
& price signaling

26. Further Information
NIST Smart Grid Web portal:
SGIP - NIST SG collaboration web page:
SG Testing and Certification Web site:
American Council of Independent Laboratories

27. Further Information - Contacts
NIST Contacts:
George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability
Telephone:
David Wollman, Leader, Electrical Metrology Groups
Telephone:
Galen Koepke, Chair SGIP EMII Working Group
Telephone: 27

28. Further Information - Contacts
SGIP Contacts:
John McDonald
Chair, SGIP
Rik Drummond
Chair, SGTCC 28

29. Further Information - Contacts
ACIL Contacts:
Don Heirman
Chair Pro Tem
ACIL Smart Grid Task Force
Mike Violette
Chair
ACIL Conformity Assessment Section 29

30. Thank you for your attention

31. Don Heirman Biography
Donald Heirman is president of Don HEIRMAN Consultants, training, standards, and educational electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) consultation corporation.  Previously he was with Bell Laboratories for over 30 years in many EMC roles including Manager of Lucent Technologies (Bell Labs) Global Product Compliance Laboratory, which he founded, and where he was in charge of the Corporation’s major EMC and regulatory test facility and its participation in ANSI accredited standards and international EMC standardization committees.  He chairs, or is a principal contributor to, US and international EMC standards organizations including ANSI ASC C63® (chairman), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR) where in October 2007 he was named the chair of CISPR moving from he previous role as its subcommittee A chairman responsible for CISPR Publication 16.  He is a member of the IEC’s Advisory Committee on EMC (ACEC) and the Technical Management Committee of the US National Committee of the IEC.  In November 2008 he was presented with the prestigious IEC Lord Kelvin award at the IEC General Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  This is the highest award in the IEC and recognizes Don’s many contributions to global electrotechnical standardization in the field of EMC.  He is a life Fellow of the IEEE and a life member of the IEEE EMC Society (EMCS) and member of its Board of Directors, chair of its technical committee on EMC measurements, past EMCS president, newly elected vice president for standards, and past chair of its standards development committee.  He is also past president of the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA). He is also past president of the IEEE Standards Association (SA), past member of the SA Board of Governors and past member of the IEEE’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He is also the Associate Director for Wireless EMC at the University of Oklahoma Center for the Study of Wireless EMC.  He has presented numerous workshops, tutorials, and technical papers internationally and is listed in several Who’s Who publications.  He is a retired Commander in the US Navy