Schneider Electric, working closely with ESRI, defined ArcFM UN (Electric). ArcFM UN for Electric joins the previously released ArcFM UN for Fiber to define best practices on how to configure the Utility Network. This configuration is applied to ESRI's Utility Network to give our customers a Utility Network that will be supported by the ArcFM Series XI Solution (ArcFM Editor, ArcFM Designer, and ArcFM Feeder Services). Also considered, will be support for advance systems like EcoStruxtureTM ADMS.
Included is a downloadable whitepaper that's goal is to present the concepts and details underlying the ArcFM UN for Electric, which is a carefully considered discipline for applying UN modeling capabilities to the knowledge domain of electric power facilities. The goal is to promote an extensibility in accordance with a well-planned and well-explained modeling discipline, bringing better collaboration between Esri, utilities, and vendors.
“We appreciated being a part of the Schneider Electric ArcFM UN team. The SE R&D Team, Delivery Team and Esri Solutions worked through a Baseline Data Model and the best practices to model the most common electric devices. This whitepaper documents the work product of these meetings. ArcFM UN incorporates the power of the Utility Network by allowing devices to be modeled in high fidelity that meet the needs of advance systems but removes the spatial representation complexity. We are enabling our customers to use the UN effectively”
Mike Miller – Solutions Manager, Esri
John Alsup – Geodatabase Product Engineer, Esri
Whitepaper
Download Link:
ArcFM Configuration for the Utility Network v1.2
Whitepaper Release Notes:
What's New Version 1.2 (May 24, 2024)
- Combined balanced and unbalanced network sections to simplify language
- Added diagrams to clarify balanced and unbalanced network examples
- Added better examples of how to use Composite Equipment
- Updated the Voltage Group Section to add clarity on how to use the Voltage Group Attribute
- Added section on how to model Service Points (Note: Network Category Changes)
- Added section on how to model Distributed Energy Resources
- Added section on how to model Device Controllers
- Updated Delta Transformer Section to include Topology Diagram
- Removed 3 Winding Transformer Modeling Suggests (More to come in future release of Whitepaper)
- Added GangOperated Attribute to ElectricDevice FeatureClass
- Replace Attribute Rules with Autoupdaters
- Removed Product Limitations (These are now available upon request. With the latest releases of the ArcFM Series, we want to be sure limitations are discussed based on implementation schedules)
What's New Version 1.1 (September 1, 2023)
- Network Categories have been updated to provide better support for unit data.
- Voltage Regulators and Capacitors have been broken out to their own section to give clear guidance.
- How to use structural attachments to support pole data in feeder exports.
- Important information on setting the Spatial Reference.
- When to use a Junction to Junction connection versus connector conductor.
Initial Release (May 8, 2023)
Version 1.0
Asset Packages
Download Links:
Unbalanced North American Style Asset Package
Balanced European Style Asset Package
Release Notes:
What's New Version 1.2 (May 24, 2024)
- Updated to v1.2 of the Whitepaper
- Separated the Balanced and Unbalanced datasets into two separate packages
- IMPORTANT: Conduit Manager configuration is updated to meet the needs of the next release of ArcFM Editor to support Open Duct Trace Functionality. If you are using Conduit Manager, please contact support. Issues will occur when using this asset package with the current release of ArcFM Editor's Conduit Manager.
What's New Version 1.1 (September 1,2023)
- Updated to v1.1 of the whitepaper
- Updated the Balanced and Unbalanced Asset Packages
- Released the Sample Schneider Electric Asset Package, created by Schneider Electric to show a best practice for implementing ArcFM UN.
