The Common Information Model (CIM) is an abstract model that represents all the major objects in an electric utility enterprise typically involved in utility operations. By providing a standard way of representing power system resources as object classes and attributes@ along with their relationships@ the CIM facilitates the integration of Energy Management System (EMS) applications developed independently by different vendors@ between entire EMS systems developed independently@ or between an EMS system and other systems concerned with different aspects of power system operations@ such as generation or distribution management. This is accomplished by defining a common language (i.e.@ semantics and syntax) based on the CIM to enable these applications or systems to access public data and exchange information independently of how such information is represented internally. The object classes represented in the CIM are abstract in nature and may be used in a wide variety of applications. The use of the CIM goes far beyond its application in an EMS. This standard should be understood as a tool to enable integration in any domain where a common power system model is needed to facilitate interoperability and plug compatibility between applications and systems independent of any particular implementation. Due to the size of the complete CIM@ the object classes contained in the CIM are grouped into a number of logical Packages@ each of which represents a certain part of the overall power system being modeled. Collections of these Packages are progressed as separate International Standards. This part of IEC 61970 specifies a base set of packages which provide a logical view of the physical aspects of Energy Management System (EMS) information within the electric utility enterprise that is shared between all applications. Other standards specify more specific parts of the model that are needed by only certain applications. Subclause 4.2 below provides the current grouping of packages into standards documents.
IEC 61970-301:2003 history
2022IEC 61970-301:2020/AMD1:2022 Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API) - Part 301: Common information model (CIM) base
2022IEC 61970-301:2022 Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API) - Part 301: Common information model (CIM) base
2020IEC 61970-301:2020 Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API) - Part 301: Common information model (CIM) base
0000 IEC 61970-301:2016 RLV
2013IEC 61970-301:2013 Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API).Part 301: Common information model (CIM) base
2011IEC 61970-301:2011 IEC 61970-301, Ed. 3.0: Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API) - Part 301: Common information model (CIM) base
2009IEC 61970-301:2009 Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API) - Part 301: Common information model (CIM) base
2005IEC 61970-301:2005 Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API) - Part 301: Common Information Model (CIM) base
2003IEC 61970-301:2003 Energy management system application program interface (EMS-API) - Part 301: Common Information Model (CIM) base