John J. Simmins, Ph.D. Electric Power Research Institute

Alan. W. McMorran, Ph.D.Open Grid Systems

ESRI Electric and Gas GIS ConferenceOctober 9, 2012

Field Force Operational Data VisualizationLeveraging CIM, Augmented Reality and Context Aware GIS

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Field Force Data Visualization

An integrated field force data

visualization and integration

tool for managing work and

maintaining any asset in the field.

Leveraging CIM, Augmented Reality and Context Aware GIS

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Traditional Point-to-Point Integration

Characteristics• Complex environment• High integration costs• High maintenance costs• Message tracking – non-

existent• Guaranteed delivery –

non-existent• Frequent “broken”

interfaces

There is no “leverage” of the information being exchanged

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Typical Standards Base Integration

Characteristics• Enterprise semantic model• Little or no custom code• Lower integration cost• Lower maintenance costs• Message tracking• Guaranteed delivery• Reliable

Messages are agnostic of their origins

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EPRI’s Polaris Program – Driving Technology InnovationReport Number - 1024696“With suitable application code and or input signal conditioning, PED’s have the potential for:”

• Power quality monitoring • Locating arcing utility hardware• Magnetic and electric field sensing• Handheld multi-meter applications• Vibration and thermal noise

measurement• Vehicle charging station mapping• Data acquisition/storage/transmittal• Demand response management• Hardware condition and security

monitoring• Asset tracking and GPS locating• Training and portal of instructional

documents to the field

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Field Force Data Visualization

The Issue:• Access to real-time data in the

field has not progressed• Getting data to the field is too

expensive• Getting the data from the field is

too cumbersome• The applications don’t interop• Data is not accurateThe Impact:• Potentially dangerous situation.• Work is not efficient• Decisions in the field suffer

Multiple applications in the field isn’t a great leap forward

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Field Force Data Visualization

EPRI Solution:• Build on a light weight,

inexpensive platform.• Leverage augmented reality

capabilities.• Messaging using CIM to multiple

systems.• Two way communications to back

office systems.Value:• Lower cost of field force

automation.• Puts accurate data where it

needs to be.• Correct inaccurate GIS data.• Spurs CIM development.

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Field Force Data Visualization - Features

Asset Information•Identify asset•Maintenance•Create work request•Call SOPs

One line circuit diagram

Crew location and graphic circuit representation

Links to other tools

Create work request in the fieldStatus assigned work

in the field

Other Potential Features: QR, RFID, Bar Code, shape recognition

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Standards Leveraged by FFDV

Standard TitleIEC 61968-3 Network OperationsIEC 61968-4 Record and Asset ManagementIEC 61968-6 Maintenance and ConstructionIEC 61968-8 Customer SupportIEC 61968-9 Meter Reading and ControlIEC 61968-10 Other Systems (e.g., ERP)IEC 61968-11 CIM Extensions for DistributionIEC 61968-13 RDF Distribution model exchange

(CDPSM)IEC 61968-14 MultiSpeak® Mappings and Profile

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Typical Elements of a Work Request

• Work ID• Location• A bill of materials (BOM)• An estimated time of

completion is calculated and a start or completion time is calculated.

• Crew type (based on skill sets or roles)

• Detailed work tasks

sd WorkRequest

Part 3 - NetworkOperation::NO-NMON

Part 6 - Maintenanceand

Construction::MC-MAI

loop

Trouble Detected by Operator (supervision alart, transformer oil alarm, remote switching problem)

• UPDATED(WorkRequest) aims to send the work status (“acknowledged”, “started”,…) when it changes.

CREATE(WorkRequest)

CREATED(WorkRequest)

workScheduling()

*UPDATED(WorkRequest)

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Data Flow for FFDV

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XML vs. JSON { "Organisation": { "mRID": "orgID", "py/object": "Organisation" }, "Work": [ { "TimeSchedules": [ { "py/object": "TimeSchedule", "scheduleInterval": { "end":"2011-03-28T12:00:00", "py/object": "DateTimeInterval", "start":"2011-03-28T12:00:00" } } ], "WorkTasks": [ { "Names": [ { "NameType": { "name": "description", "py/object": "NameType" },

"name": "Repair required to fix leaking roof in main building",

"py/object": "Name" } ], "Assets": [ { "mRID":"_59de7dc2-153c-11e1-9f6e", "py/object": "Asset" } ], "priority": "low", "py/object": "WorkTask", "subject": "Maintenance on Building", "type": "maintenance" } ], "kind": "maintenance", "lastModifiedDateTime": "2011-03-28T12:00:00", "mRID": "_60af34e0-09f8-11e1-ae85-e0f8473b069e", "priority": "low", "py/object": "Work", "requestDateTime": "2011-03-28T12:00:00", "type": "maintenance" } ], "py/object": "WorkRequest" }

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Augmented Reality View of Grid in Honolulu

GIS data contains “z” dimension

Assets of interest are marked

Conductors are color coded

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Simulated Distribution Grid

Golf course secondary

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Details of Assets in the Field

GIS Aware List of Options• Schedule maintenance• Retrieve manuals• Edit asset location• View locations details

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List of Manuals Available for that Asset

GIS Aware List of Manuals• Operations manual• Maintenance manual

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Verification of Manual and Asset

Revision number

Last update

Visual verification

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Detailed InstructionsDetailed instructions

Pictures or video

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Open Source Layered Approach

• Work tasks are broadly defined

• With CIM / MultiSpeak, the data may be obtained from multiple data repositories and server locations

• Open Source primary layer

• Can be used across departments

Tiered Approach Means More Power and Flexibility

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What About Security?

• Platform (iOS) Security– Low level system calls not allowed– App isolation – each app in its own “sandbox”– Library randomization– Encrypted drive– Password protected

• Network Security– SSL/TLS with X.509 certificates

• Application Security– Encrypted data exchanges– Strong log in

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Benefits

• Inexpensive to deploy• Inexpensive to maintain• Applications

– Asset maintenance manuals– Damage assessment– Asset information access– Switching communications– Work-order information flow– Real-time system status

validation – Visualizing faults in the field

Field Work Becomes Easier and More Efficient

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View the YouTube Video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnnq8V92rtw

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Conclusion

• CIM messages, being agnostic of origin, can be leveraged beyond the back office

• Applications can drive the development of the CIM• CIM can be the cornerstone to providing vendor neutral

visualization of data– In the field– In the operations center

• The combination of CIM, Augmented Reality, and Context Aware GIS provides powerful integration tools in the field

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Questions

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Transition SlideText Only

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Transition SlideWith Photo

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