WTF, CIM? My notes on the Common Information Model
The Common Information Model is a data model used within the electric utility industry. Learning it is not something I would phrase beginner-friendly, hence I’m documenting my advances here. This post is an ongoing effort to document the Common Information Model. It summarizes my learnings and collects useful links. Purpose of the CIM The Idea is simple: If all the data of the electricity grid and its components comes in the same format, it can be easily integrated into any application. In the image, all Transmission System Operators (TSOs) maintain the data for their part of the grid. Different applications (called studies here) can use this data to do something with it. ...