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UIB Adapter for the OSIsoft™ PI System
Integrating Network Models Into PI
Description
SISCO’s Utility Integration Bus (UIB) adapter for the PI System (PI) from OSIsoft combines the power of the OSIsoft world-leading platform for real-time performance management with the application integration and common information exchange model capabilities of SISCO's UIB. The UIB PI adapter receives modeling information, such as a network connectivity model typically maintained by a network modeling tool, EMS, DMS, or GIS system; and automatically configures the PI Module Database and Analysis Framework for those points that are being historized by the PI Server. The UIB Adapter organizes the PI tags within the context of models familiar to the user such as EPRI’s Common Information Model (CIM), existing models from other applications like GIS or EMS, or a user-defined power system model. Changes made to the connectivity model are delivered via the UIB to the UIB PI adapter, which automatically creates the PI AF2/MDB entries, and PI configuration needed. The UIB and PI System provide a unique cost saving solution for electric utility users that minimizes manual reconfiguration and data handling.
Features
- Works with customer defined models, models derived from applications, or industry standard models such as CIM, IEC61850, ISA, etc.
- Imports XML model definitions and network connectivity information into the PI MDB-AF2.
- Can auto-create PI tag names based upon the model definitions.
- Supports model synchronization between the PI and the power system models in other systems to enable historization of these external model changes within the PI environment.
Benefits
- View and search for PI tags within the context of familiar power system models.
- Facilitates the development of reusable analysis and display applications for PI ProcessBook™.
- Lowers configuration and maintenance costs by providing automatic configuration updates when changes are made to the system model.
- Provides a common integration framework that eliminates costly point-to-point data transformations and integration links.
- Leverages existing Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and middleware products such as IBM WebSphere and others to provide maximum performance and flexibility for integration with other enterprise applications.
- Support for industry standard models and APIs reduces costs for integrating utility applications based on commercial EAI and middleware software.
