TY - GEN
T1 - Toward more secure, stronger and smarter electric power grids
AU - Amin, S. Massoud
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Grid communications and control systems are often thought to be much more securely protected than is actually the case. An effective remedial program begins with a thorough and clear-eyed assessment of all vulnerabilities; especially to malware and intrusions. Both the importance and difficulty of protecting power systems have long been recognized. The critical assets that must be accounted for include thousands of transformers, line reactors, series capacitors, and transmission lines. Physical protection of these widely diverse and dispersed assets is impractical and command control layers yield new benefits only if designed correctly and securely, posing additional challenges. Our strategic focus is to better understand the true dynamics of complex interdependent energy/communications/economic networks in order to enable stronger, greener, more secure and smarter power grids. The objective of this project is to model, design and develop a reconfigurable smart end-to-end system supported by secure sensing/wireless communication network and fault-resilient real-time controls.
AB - Grid communications and control systems are often thought to be much more securely protected than is actually the case. An effective remedial program begins with a thorough and clear-eyed assessment of all vulnerabilities; especially to malware and intrusions. Both the importance and difficulty of protecting power systems have long been recognized. The critical assets that must be accounted for include thousands of transformers, line reactors, series capacitors, and transmission lines. Physical protection of these widely diverse and dispersed assets is impractical and command control layers yield new benefits only if designed correctly and securely, posing additional challenges. Our strategic focus is to better understand the true dynamics of complex interdependent energy/communications/economic networks in order to enable stronger, greener, more secure and smarter power grids. The objective of this project is to model, design and develop a reconfigurable smart end-to-end system supported by secure sensing/wireless communication network and fault-resilient real-time controls.
KW - Cyber Security
KW - Power Systems
KW - Smart Grids
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U2 - 10.1109/PES.2011.6039759
DO - 10.1109/PES.2011.6039759
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:82855172181
SN - 9781457710018
T3 - IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
BT - 2011 IEEE PES General Meeting
T2 - 2011 IEEE PES General Meeting: The Electrification of Transportation and the Grid of the Future
Y2 - 24 July 2011 through 28 July 2011
ER -