http://www.smartgridlibrary.com/2010/01/11/smart-grid-industry-needs-a-common-information-model/ Information Generation | Transmission | Distribution Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:15:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.smartgridlibrary.com/2010/01/11/smart-grid-industry-needs-a-common-information-model/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Randy Rhodes Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:33:22 +0000 http://www.smartgridlibrary.com/?p=365#comment-199 Christine, I absolutely agree with your sentiments. As a former utility manager and consultant, I've seen many conversations that weren't productive simply because of unclear definitions. Along that line, I would encourage you to further explore "Common Information Model" before adopting the term for your own purposes. The electric utility CIM is an IEC standard and is a key focus of NIST's smart grid standards coordination efforts. It's more than a lexicon - since it's UML-based it is truly a model, that can be extended through class hierarchies and associations. More information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Information_Model_(electricity) Christine, I absolutely agree with your sentiments. As a former utility manager and consultant, I’ve seen many conversations that weren’t productive simply because of unclear definitions. Along that line, I would encourage you to further explore “Common Information Model” before adopting the term for your own purposes. The electric utility CIM is an IEC standard and is a key focus of NIST’s smart grid standards coordination efforts. It’s more than a lexicon – since it’s UML-based it is truly a model, that can be extended through class hierarchies and associations. More information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Information_Model_(electricity)

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