CIM Issues #6611
Updated by David Haynes 5 months ago
1.) One approach would be to tell such implementers that they are on their own. Energy should be expressed in Si units that are universally agreed upon.
2.) Another approach would be to accommodate innovative formulas with a new unit of measure called "Formula1" or "F1" being the first in a series.
"F1" would be defined as "VA when PF is zero or lagging, and Watts when PF is leading." We could define "F2", "F3", and a few more as "reserved for future use", and place a note in the standard that users are encouraged to participate in the UCAIug and report their formulas if they need them included in a future edition of the standard.
3) Suggest to the user of the standard that having no unit of measure may also be an option for them, since the unit of measure cannot be described in simple terms, it is indescribable.