IEEE P2413.2

New IEEE Standard - Active - Draft.
This standard provides an architectural blueprint for the development of the Power Distribution IoT (PDIoT) engaging various domains and stakeholders. This standard also leverages an architectural framework for the IoT defined in the draft of IEEE P2413 standard. This standard defines a Reference Architecture for Power Distribution that includes the cloud layer, pipe layer, edge layer and device layer. It also includes the descriptions of various IoT use cases and applications in Power Distribution.

This standard provides an architectural blueprint for the development of the Power Distribution Internet of Things (PDIoT). The standard engages various domains and stakeholders, including cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), legacy grid systems, and promoting integration and interoperability among various components of the electric power grid.
This standard leverages the IEEE 2413 Standard for an Architectural Framework for IoT.
This standard defines a reference architecture for Power Distribution that includes a Power Distribution Cloud based platform, which supports microservices-based rapid development and deployment of distribution grid systems, and migration from monolithic legacy distribution grid operating systems to IoT platforms, including descriptions of various IoT services, as well as big data and machine learning driven real-time decision making.
The standard defines a Power Distribution IoT architecture consisting of four layers:
• A terminal layer that includes terminal units, sensors, and actuators
• A communication network layer
• An edge computing layer
• An IoT cloud-based application layer
This architecture supports existing and future distribution grid operation and business services. It also defines interfaces and interactions between the PDIoT cloud operation centers, the edge computing nodes, sensors, and actuators, as well as big data analytics that supports PDIoT.
The standard also describes the Power Distribution Grid IoT operation center which aggregates a wide range of applications on a shared software and hardware decoupled cloud platform. The PDIoT operation center supports fast and agile migration from legacy distribution grid operating systems to an IoT cloud. It enables efficient collaboration across renewable energy resources, electric vehicles IoT, and smart buildings. Furthermore, the PDIoT operation center supports visualization of distribution grid operational status and facilitates decision-making and business planning based on knowledge derived from historical, real-time or near-real-time data, and big data.
This standard also describes security aspects of the Power Distribution Grid architecture.