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Core Equipment Vocabulary

This vocabulary is describing the core equipment profile from IEC 61970-600-2.

URI: http://iec.ch/TC57/ns/CIM/CoreEquipment-EU#Package_CoreEquipmentProfile
Name: CoreEquipmentProfile

Classes

Class Description
ActivePower Product of RMS value of the voltage and the RMS value of the in-phase compone...
ActivePowerPerCurrentFlow Active power variation with current flow
ActivePowerPerFrequency Active power variation with frequency
AngleDegrees Measurement of angle in degrees
ApparentPower Product of the RMS value of the voltage and the RMS value of the current
Capacitance Capacitive part of reactance (imaginary part of impedance), at rated frequenc...
Conductance Factor by which voltage must be multiplied to give corresponding power lost f...
CurrentFlow Electrical current with sign convention: positive flow is out of the conducti...
CurveData Multi-purpose data points for defining a curve
Frequency Cycles per second
IdentifiedObject This is a root class to provide common identification for all classes needing...
        ACDCTerminal An electrical connection point (AC or DC) to a piece of conducting equipment
                DCBaseTerminal An electrical connection point at a piece of DC conducting equipment
                        ACDCConverterDCTerminal A DC electrical connection point at the AC/DC converter
                        DCTerminal An electrical connection point to generic DC conducting equipment
                Terminal An AC electrical connection point to a piece of conducting equipment
        BaseVoltage Defines a system base voltage which is referenced
        BasicIntervalSchedule Schedule of values at points in time
                RegularIntervalSchedule The schedule has time points where the time between them is constant
                        SeasonDayTypeSchedule A time schedule covering a 24 hour period, with curve data for a specific typ...
                                ConformLoadSchedule A curve of load versus time (X-axis) showing the active power values (Y1-axi...
                                NonConformLoadSchedule An active power (Y1-axis) and reactive power (Y2-axis) schedule (curves) vers...
                                RegulationSchedule A pre-established pattern over time for a controlled variable, e
                                SwitchSchedule A schedule of switch positions
                                TapSchedule A pre-established pattern over time for a tap step
        BusNameMarker Used to apply user standard names to TopologicalNodes
        ConnectivityNode Connectivity nodes are points where terminals of AC conducting equipment are ...
        ControlAreaGeneratingUnit A control area generating unit
        Curve A multi-purpose curve or functional relationship between an independent varia...
                GrossToNetActivePowerCurve Relationship between the generating unit's gross active power output on the X...
                ReactiveCapabilityCurve Reactive power rating envelope versus the synchronous machine's active power,...
                VsCapabilityCurve The P-Q capability curve for a voltage source converter, with P on X-axis and...
        DayType Group of similar days
        DCNode DC nodes are points where terminals of DC conducting equipment are connected ...
        EnergyArea Describes an area having energy production or consumption
                LoadArea The class is the root or first level in a hierarchical structure for grouping...
                SubLoadArea The class is the second level in a hierarchical structure for grouping of loa...
        EnergySchedulingType Used to define the type of generation for scheduling purposes
        FossilFuel The fossil fuel consumed by the non-nuclear thermal generating unit
        GeographicalRegion A geographical region of a power system network model
        LoadGroup The class is the third level in a hierarchical structure for grouping of load...
                ConformLoadGroup A group of loads conforming to an allocation pattern
                NonConformLoadGroup Loads that do not follow a daily and seasonal load variation pattern
        LoadResponseCharacteristic Models the characteristic response of the load demand due to changes in syste...
        OperationalLimit A value and normal value associated with a specific kind of limit
                ActivePowerLimit Limit on active power flow
                ApparentPowerLimit Apparent power limit
                CurrentLimit Operational limit on current
                VoltageLimit Operational limit applied to voltage
        OperationalLimitSet A set of limits associated with equipment
        OperationalLimitType The operational meaning of a category of limits
        PhaseTapChangerTable Describes a tabular curve for how the phase angle difference and impedance va...
        PowerSystemResource A power system resource (PSR) can be an item of equipment such as a switch, a...
                BoundaryPoint Designates a connection point at which one or more model authority sets shall...
                CAESPlant Compressed air energy storage plant
                CogenerationPlant A set of thermal generating units for the production of electrical energy and...
                CombinedCyclePlant A set of combustion turbines and steam turbines where the exhaust heat from t...
                ConnectivityNodeContainer A base class for all objects that may contain connectivity nodes or topologic...
                        EquipmentContainer A modelling construct to provide a root class for containing equipment
                                Bay A collection of power system resources (within a given substation) including ...
                                DCEquipmentContainer A modelling construct to provide a root class for containment of DC as well a...
                                        DCConverterUnit Indivisible operative unit comprising all equipment between the point of comm...
                                        DCLine Overhead lines and/or cables connecting two or more HVDC substations
                                Line Contains equipment beyond a substation belonging to a power transmission line
                                Substation A collection of equipment for purposes other than generation or utilization, ...
                                VoltageLevel A collection of equipment at one common system voltage forming a switchgear
                        EquivalentNetwork A class that groups electrical equivalents, including internal nodes, of a ne...
                ControlArea A control area is a grouping of generating units and/or loads and a cutset of...
                Equipment The parts of a power system that are physical devices, electronic or mechanic...
                        AuxiliaryEquipment AuxiliaryEquipment describe equipment that is not performing any primary func...
                                FaultIndicator A FaultIndicator is typically only an indicator (which may or may not be remo...
                                Sensor This class describe devices that transform a measured quantity into signals t...
                                        CurrentTransformer Instrument transformer used to measure electrical qualities of the circuit th...
                                        PostLineSensor A sensor used mainly in overhead distribution networks as the source of both ...
                                        PotentialTransformer Instrument transformer (also known as Voltage Transformer) used to measure el...
                                SurgeArrester Shunt device, installed on the network, usually in the proximity of electrica...
                                WaveTrap Line traps are devices that impede high frequency power line carrier signals ...
                        ConductingEquipment The parts of the AC power system that are designed to carry current or that a...
                                ACDCConverter A unit with valves for three phases, together with unit control equipment, es...
                                        CsConverter DC side of the current source converter (CSC)
                                        VsConverter DC side of the voltage source converter (VSC)
                                Clamp A Clamp is a galvanic connection at a line segment where other equipment is c...
                                Conductor Combination of conducting material with consistent electrical characteristics...
                                        ACLineSegment A wire or combination of wires, with consistent electrical characteristics, b...
                                Connector A conductor, or group of conductors, with negligible impedance, that serve to...
                                        BusbarSection A conductor, or group of conductors, with negligible impedance, that serve to...
                                        Junction A point where one or more conducting equipments are connected with zero resis...
                                EarthFaultCompensator A conducting equipment used to represent a connection to ground which is typi...
                                        GroundingImpedance A fixed impedance device used for grounding
                                        PetersenCoil A variable impedance device normally used to offset line charging during sing...
                                EnergyConnection A connection of energy generation or consumption on the power system model
                                        EnergyConsumer Generic user of energy - a point of consumption on the power system model
                                                ConformLoad ConformLoad represent loads that follow a daily load change pattern where the...
                                                NonConformLoad NonConformLoad represents loads that do not follow a daily load change patter...
                                                StationSupply Station supply with load derived from the station output
                                        EnergySource A generic equivalent for an energy supplier on a transmission or distribution...
                                        RegulatingCondEq A type of conducting equipment that can regulate a quantity (i
                                                ExternalNetworkInjection This class represents the external network and it is used for IEC 60909 calcu...
                                                PowerElectronicsConnection A connection to the AC network for energy production or consumption that uses...
                                                RotatingMachine A rotating machine which may be used as a generator or motor
                                                        AsynchronousMachine A rotating machine whose shaft rotates asynchronously with the electrical fie...
                                                        SynchronousMachine An electromechanical device that operates with shaft rotating synchronously w...
                                                ShuntCompensator A shunt capacitor or reactor or switchable bank of shunt capacitors or reacto...
                                                        LinearShuntCompensator A linear shunt compensator has banks or sections with equal admittance values
                                                        NonlinearShuntCompensator A non linear shunt compensator has bank or section admittance values that dif...
                                                StaticVarCompensator A facility for providing variable and controllable shunt reactive power
                                EquivalentEquipment The class represents equivalent objects that are the result of a network redu...
                                        EquivalentBranch The class represents equivalent branches
                                        EquivalentInjection This class represents equivalent injections (generation or load)
                                        EquivalentShunt The class represents equivalent shunts
                                Ground A point where the system is grounded used for connecting conducting equipment...
                                PowerTransformer An electrical device consisting of two or more coupled windings, with or wit...
                                SeriesCompensator A Series Compensator is a series capacitor or reactor or an AC transmission l...
                                Switch A generic device designed to close, or open, or both, one or more electric ci...
                                        Cut A cut separates a line segment into two parts
                                        Disconnector A manually operated or motor operated mechanical switching device used for ch...
                                        Fuse An overcurrent protective device with a circuit opening fusible part that is ...
                                        GroundDisconnector A manually operated or motor operated mechanical switching device used for is...
                                        Jumper A short section of conductor with negligible impedance which can be manually ...
                                        ProtectedSwitch A ProtectedSwitch is a switching device that can be operated by ProtectionEqu...
                                                Breaker A mechanical switching device capable of making, carrying, and breaking curre...
                                                        DisconnectingCircuitBreaker A circuit breaking device including disconnecting function, eliminating the n...
                                                LoadBreakSwitch A mechanical switching device capable of making, carrying, and breaking curre...
                        DCConductingEquipment The parts of the DC power system that are designed to carry current or that a...
                                DCBusbar A busbar within a DC system
                                DCChopper Low resistance equipment used in the internal DC circuit to balance voltages
                                DCGround A ground within a DC system
                                DCLineSegment A wire or combination of wires not insulated from one another, with consisten...
                                DCSeriesDevice A series device within the DC system, typically a reactor used for filtering ...
                                DCShunt A shunt device within the DC system, typically used for filtering
                                DCSwitch A switch within the DC system
                                        DCBreaker A breaker within a DC system
                                        DCDisconnector A disconnector within a DC system
                        GeneratingUnit A single or set of synchronous machines for converting mechanical power into ...
                                HydroGeneratingUnit A generating unit whose prime mover is a hydraulic turbine (e
                                NuclearGeneratingUnit A nuclear generating unit
                                SolarGeneratingUnit A solar thermal generating unit, connected to the grid by means of a rotating...
                                ThermalGeneratingUnit A generating unit whose prime mover could be a steam turbine, combustion turb...
                                WindGeneratingUnit A wind driven generating unit, connected to the grid by means of a rotating m...
                        HydroPump A synchronous motor-driven pump, typically associated with a pumped storage p...
                        PowerElectronicsUnit A generating unit or battery or aggregation that connects to the AC network u...
                                BatteryUnit An electrochemical energy storage device
                                PhotoVoltaicUnit A photovoltaic device or an aggregation of such devices
                                PowerElectronicsWindUnit A wind generating unit that connects to the AC network with power electronics...
                HydroPowerPlant A hydro power station which can generate or pump
                RegulatingControl Specifies a set of equipment that works together to control a power system qu...
                        TapChangerControl Describes behaviour specific to tap changers, e
                SolarPowerPlant Solar power plant
                TapChanger Mechanism for changing transformer winding tap positions
                        PhaseTapChanger A transformer phase shifting tap model that controls the phase angle differen...
                                PhaseTapChangerLinear Describes a tap changer with a linear relation between the tap step and the p...
                                PhaseTapChangerNonLinear The non-linear phase tap changer describes the non-linear behaviour of a phas...
                                        PhaseTapChangerAsymmetrical Describes the tap model for an asymmetrical phase shifting transformer in whi...
                                        PhaseTapChangerSymmetrical Describes a symmetrical phase shifting transformer tap model in which the vol...
                                PhaseTapChangerTabular Describes a tap changer with a table defining the relation between the tap st...
                        RatioTapChanger A tap changer that changes the voltage ratio impacting the voltage magnitude ...
                WindPowerPlant Wind power plant
        RatioTapChangerTable Describes a curve for how the voltage magnitude and impedance varies with the...
        ReportingGroup A reporting group is used for various ad-hoc groupings used for reporting
        Season A specified time period of the year
        SubGeographicalRegion A subset of a geographical region of a power system network model
        TieFlow Defines the structure (in terms of location and direction) of the net interch...
        TransformerEnd A conducting connection point of a power transformer
                PowerTransformerEnd A PowerTransformerEnd is associated with each Terminal of a PowerTransformer
Inductance Inductive part of reactance (imaginary part of impedance), at rated frequency
Length Unit of length
Money Amount of money
NonlinearShuntCompensatorPoint A non linear shunt compensator bank or section admittance value
PerCent Percentage on a defined base
Reactance Reactance (imaginary part of impedance), at rated frequency
ReactivePower Product of RMS value of the voltage and the RMS value of the quadrature compo...
RealEnergy Real electrical energy
RegularTimePoint Time point for a schedule where the time between the consecutive points is co...
Resistance Resistance (real part of impedance)
RotationSpeed Number of revolutions per second
Seconds Time, in seconds
Susceptance Imaginary part of admittance
TapChangerTablePoint Describes each tap step in the tabular curve
        PhaseTapChangerTablePoint Describes each tap step in the phase tap changer tabular curve
        RatioTapChangerTablePoint Describes each tap step in the ratio tap changer tabular curve
Voltage Electrical voltage, can be both AC and DC
VoltagePerReactivePower Voltage variation with reactive power

Enumerations

Enumeration Description
ControlAreaTypeKind
Currency
CurveStyle
DCConverterOperatingModeKind
DCPolarityKind
FuelType
GeneratorControlSource
HydroEnergyConversionKind
HydroPlantStorageKind
HydroTurbineKind
LimitKind
OperationalLimitDirectionKind
PhaseCode
RegulatingControlModeKind
SVCControlMode
SynchronousMachineKind
UnitMultiplier
UnitSymbol
WindGenUnitKind
WindingConnection