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Reference Architecture
The OpenElectric Reference Architecture
OpenElectric has created a multi-tiered Cloud native carrier class* digital infrastructure to support new applications, and tight integration of DER into power system operations.
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Microservice** Applications and extensions can be developed and deployed by any participating organizations, leveraging Foundation layer APIs but independent of Mesh and Cloud Tiers.
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Domain infrastructure tier to provide reusable energy domain services and data stores needed for regulated infrastructure services and for non-regulated energy and e-mobility services.
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Mesh infrastructure tier that describes the Cloud and IoT infrastructure that define the scaling, networking, security and communications between services.
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Cloud Platform tier that leverages the common capabilities from the major Cloud Service Providers.
The openElectric initiative aims to establish rigorous and best-practice reference implementations, patterns and reusable components for electricity utilities, operators and vendors such that they may implement a scalable and resilient digital infrastructure for distributed energy.
The challenge of Digital infrastructure, and the mission statement of OpenElectric.
The evolution of the designs, previous work and the rationale for design choices.
The key constructs and rationale behind Cloud native, zero trust security and microservice architectures.
The technical foundations of the Cloud native clustering and service mesh infrastructure layer.
Domain Infrastructure Tier
Definition of a domain infrastructure Tier which defines the necessary digital infrastructure services for scalable and reliable electrification.
Cloud + IoT Security Model
The security model that encapsulates zero trust communications within Cloud native service mesh technology stacks.
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