For a list of existing features, refer to the Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service Integration to Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System documentation on the Oracle Utilities Integrations page.

The following new features were included in this integration:

Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System has the capability to capture the network topology details for each service point. This integration allows Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System to create a file extract containing the simplified network hierarchy information linked to a service point and send it over to Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service.

The file generated by Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System contains a reference to the service point and the details of the transformer, feeder, and substation it is associated to. On receipt of the file, Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service updates the network location entity associated to that service point to record the transformer, feeder, and substation details.

Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service allows a utility program manager to maintain a set of event related constraints or rules for each program. These program rules facilitate the determination of a customer’s availability to participate in an upcoming event. The utility program manager can also modify some of the rule parameters or associate or disassociate a rule from a program.

This integration allows Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service to send the program rules associated to a program when it is created or updated by a program manager to Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System. These are recorded and evaluated alongside other parameters to ascertain the customer and device's eligibility to participate in an upcoming event.

Energy aggregators are managed within Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service, and it allows the utility to capture details of each aggregator that can enrol and register controllable assets. Aggregator details must also be setup within Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System to facilitate device communication.

This integration allows Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service to send the details of newly added aggregators or any modifications done for existing ones to Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System to subsequently update the communication setup for those aggregators.

Grouping of controllable devices refers to the process of categorizing and organizing multiple devices into specific sets for efficient management, coordination, and optimization within a specific context. Groups can be based on network hierarchy, programs, device technical characteristics (like technology, rated power), and combination of different group types. Groups related to customer’s rate, program enrollments, and device specifications are typically created within Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service.

This integration facilitates the sending of the device grouping information using the existing enrollment synchronization message from Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service to Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System, so that it can be used for efficient management of devices during the creation of an event.

Customers enrolled in certain utility programs get the choice to send an advance notification of not participating in the event associated to that program. They can email or call the utility contact center to indicate their intent to opt-out of an upcoming event. Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service facilitates the utility user to record such preemptive opt-out notifications.

This integration facilitates the sending of the device level event opt-out notification from Oracle Utilities Digital Asset Cloud Service to Oracle Utilities Edge Distributed Energy Resources Management System so that such devices are taken out of the event list and the operator can further assess the viability of proceeding with that event.

In the “OUTL-BRT-DACS_DRMS_ConfigProps” project, the “enrollmentSyncAckDelay” property has been removed. It is not in use anymore.