Identifying related Digital Twins
In Figure 8.1, we looked into the energy ecosystem. The key parts of the electricity system are as follows:
- The generation of electricity – renewable and nonrenewable sources
- The transmission of electricity
- The distribution of electricity
- The consumption of electricity by residential and commercial consumers
This helps us to understand the electricity value chain and to identify future Digital Twins after the initial Digital Twin solution for the wind turbine is rolled out.
Let's look at Figure 8.7, the Digital Twins Definition Language (DTDL) ontology for the energy grid. Here, the ontology helps to describe the set of concepts and categories in an energy value chain. Furthermore, it helps to visualize the properties and the relations between the major components of the energy grid.
Figure 8.7 – Digital Twin ontology for the energy grid
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