Point of delivery (PoD)

The point of delivery is the location where utilities services are defined and rendered for a customer. Every
point of delivery is assigned a point of delivery ID, which is then used for communicating with external systems.

There are two types of communication with external systems:

Technical communication
This refers to communication with an automated meter reading (AMR) system, for example. Technical
communication is used in IS-U-EDM for importing profile values. For example, the AMR system sends
load shape information from a certain PoD ID (and code) to IS-U-EDM (profile value import).

Communication in the deregulated energy market

This refers to communication between various utility companies in the deregulated market. For
example, distributors and suppliers exchange consumption information. The distributor takes
consumption measurements for the installation of a certain customer and sends the data to the
customer's supplier using the point of delivery ID. The supplier then bills the customer using the
consumption data from the distributor.

The following types of point of delivery exist:

Technical point of delivery

You require technical points of delivery for:

o Technical communication with systems that do not use the standard PoD ID used on the
market.

o Technical communication with measurement systems that do not meet market requirements
(systems in which one device measures several PoDs, for example).

You can allocate technical PoDs to registers or installations. If you allocate a PoD to an installation,
then the PoD is also allocated to all registers of that installation.

Deregulaton point of delivery

Deregulation points of delivery are used for communication in the deregulated market.
You can allocate a deregulation PoD to installations.
Note: When you create an installation, a deregulation PoD is created automatically. You have then
have the option of allocating an ID to this PoD.

The following examples illustrate the use of technical and deregulation PoDs.

Profile value import

Example 1: Installation with Load Shape Measurement for Reactive and Active
Consumption

Device 4711 is allocated to installation 0815 with the following registers:

Device 4711 Code Interval length

REG1 ACT 15 min.
REG2 REACT 15 min.
Deregulation point of delivery POD1 was created automatically along with installation 0815. You allocate an
ID to this PoD to obtain the following allocation:

PoD Dereg Tech Inst. REG1 REG2

POD1 X X

You can now use the PoD ID for POD1 to import values from the profiles allocated to the registers.

This means you do not have to use a technical PoD for profile value imports.

However, you can only use a deregulation PoD if the system (AMR system, for example) recognizes the PoD
ID. This means that the system from which you want to import data must use the same method of identifying
the data as used on the deregulated market.

If this is not the case, you have to use a technical PoD to import data from external systems.

PoD Dereg Tech Inst REG1 REG2

POD1 X X
POD2 X X

You can then use technical point of delivery POD2. Note that the technical PoD is allocated at the installation
level. As a result, the installation is allocated to registers REG1 and REG2. No further differentation is
necessary (see example 2).

Example 2: Installation with Load Shape Measurement for Reactive and Active
Consumptio Plus Control Reading for Active Consumption

Device 4712 is allocated to installation 0816 with the following registers:

Device 4712 Code Interval length

REG1 ACT 15 min.
REG2 REACT 15 min.
REG3 ACT 15 min.

Register REG3 has the same measurement task in the installation as register REG1. As a result, they use the
same code.

The measurement task described by the code must be unique for the registers allocated to a point of
delivery.

This is why it necessary to use technical points of delivery for profile value imports. The load shapes of
registers REG1 and REG3 cannot be imported via the same PoD.

PoD Dereg Tech Inst REG1 REG2 REG3

POD1 X X X X X
POD2 X X

Point of delivery POD1 is used to import load shapes for registers REG1 and REG2. Point of delivery POD2 is
used for register REG3.
Point of delivery POD1 is still used for communication in the deregulated energy market. For this reason, you
define it as both a technical and deregulation PoD.
Note: The PoD allocated at the installational level must also be allocated at the register level (REG1 and
REG2).

Alternatively, you can implement profile value imports using technical PoDs only:

PoD Dereg Tech Inst REG1 REG2 REG3

POD1 X X
POD2 X X
POD3 X X X

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