yarille
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1 month ago approved via TAC vote on 10/8. Awaiting approval of governance docs.
Open richardklam opened 2 months ago
yarille
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1 month ago approved via TAC vote on 10/8. Awaiting approval of governance docs.
Mission Statement
Enabling secure interoperability at the grid edge to accelerate adoption of advanced analytics
Description
What it Does: GEISA creates the secure, interoperable ecosystem to streamline the cybersecurity, deployment, scaling and operation of next-generation grid edge computing and applications. This computing and application ecosystem focuses on capabilities around grid operations, DER orchestration, AI, and other advanced functionality, with standard metering and billing out of scope. Security and interoperability driven by open technology and compliance testing ensure utilities can confidently create the best solution for their needs, and continue delivering reliable, safe, cost-effective power while meeting rapidly evolving grid modernization challenges. Vendors embrace the open ecosystem to accelerate innovation, increase security, and improve competitiveness around value-add services of analytics, AI, and grid optimization. Value: The team has identified the need for a Common Operating Environment where distributed intelligence applications can be developed and made portable / interoperable between Grid Edge devices (e.g., electric meters, capacitor bank controllers, load tap changers, remote intelligent switches, etc.) at the low and medium voltage network. History: This is a new project
Is this a new project or an existing one?
This is a new project
Current lead(s)
Southern California Edison (SCE) – Richard Lam, Michael G. Stuber
Sponsoring organization(s), along with any other key contributing individuals and/or organizations
Utilidata, Southern California Edison – Customer Grid Edge Team
Detail any existing community infrastructure, including:
A new community page will need to be created (Github / Gitlab, landing page, documentation, mailing lists). A discord channel may be helpful as well.
Are there any specific infrastructure needs or requests outside of what is provided normally by LF Energy ? If so please detail them.
None expected
Why would this be a good candidate for inclusion in LF Energy?
Builds on existing LF Energy projects such as Super Advanced Meter , and builds on partnerships with utilities and vendors. Grid Edge is where there is growing analytics, and GEISA will help accelerate this growth.
How would this benefit from inclusion in LF Energy?
Facilitate collaboration in a neutral environment
Provide a statement on alignment with the mission in the LF Energy charter.
LF Energy is focused on open source and/or open standards projects relating to the generation, transmission, distribution, and delivery of energy. This effort is specifically for using open standards to enable more efficient distribution and delivery of energy. By providing a secure and interoperable edge environment GEISA enables utilities to run more efficiently and better integrate distributed energy resources such as but not limited to electric vehicles and solar.
What specific need does this project address?
This project aims to create an interoperable environment like EVE OS (under LF Edge) but geared towards long-lived embedded devices specific to the utility environment for energy management. The energy industry has more specific requirements including stronger security and cost sensitivity in compute / communication space.
Describe how this project impacts the energy industry.
Edge app interoperability is needed to accelerate adoption of advanced analytics in the energy industry is limited by decades long life-cycle times for infrastructure upgrades. Creating a standardized edge compute environment allows developers to “write once, run everywhere” enabling innovation to accelerate the adoption of renewable technologies rather than having to “re-implement” the plumbing with each new idea.
Describe how this project intersects with other LF Energy projects/working groups/special interest groups.
Super Advanced Meters – Collecting general requirements but didn’t translate into a technical specification GXF – Enables hardware monitoring and control SeaPath - Hypervisor for digital substations Margo – Provides a model for a edge interoperability specification, but is focused on LAN connected devices with greater capacity EVE OS – Provides a model for a standardized edge environment, but is focused on LAN connected devices with greater capacity Fledge Power - Protocol translation at the edge
Who are the potential benefactors of this project?
Utility companies, edge analytics vendors, embedded device vendors, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) vendors, and distribution automation vendors
What other organizations in the world should be interested in this project?
Utility companies, edge analytics vendors, embedded device vendors, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) vendors, and distribution automation vendors
Plan for growing in maturity if accepted within LF Energy
Bring in additional utility companies, and vendors as needed.
Project license
Community License
Is the project's code available now? If so provide a link to the code location.
It will be started as part of this effort.
Does this project have ongoing public (or private) technical meetings?
It will be started as part of this effort.
Does this project's community venues have a code of conduct? If so, please provide a link to it?
As this is a new project, there is no existing code of conduct, but will adapt the LF Energy Code of Conduct.
Describe the project's leadership team and decision-making process.
As this is a new project, the leadership team and decision-making process is still being discussed and will be formalized as more parties join the project.
Does this project have public governance (more than just one organization)?
As this is a new project, there is not an existing public governance, but one will be developed. The current thought is control of requirements by the users, with the technical development will be controlled by providers.
Does this project have a development schedule and/or release schedule?
This will be created along with project roadmap.
Does this project have dependencies on other open source projects? Which ones?
We see Project Margo and LF Edge’s EVE OS as role model projects; however, we do not anticipate them being direct dependencies. Generally, we expect the specification will require the use of a variety of existing open source projects as-is, e.g. (Linux kernel, OpenSSL, etc.). Exact dependencies are TBD and will be specified as part of this project.
Describe the project's documentation.
The project will create a specification describing a software, hardware, and API environment for grid edge computing applications. This will be fully documented, along with documented conformance testing requirements, and a conformance testing application or scripts.
Describe any trademarks associated with the project.
None
Do you have a project roadmap? If so please attach or provide a link.
Initial/draft project roadmap projections.
Are this project's roadmap and meeting minutes public posted?
No
Does this project have a legal entity and/or registered trademarks?
No
Has this project been announced or promoted in any press?
No
Does this project compete with other open source projects or commercial products?
No