Enabling Secure Peer-to-Peer Energy Transactions Through Dynamic Watermarking in Electric Distribution Grids: Defending the distribution system against sophisticated cyberattacks with a provable guarantee

Huang, Tong; Ramos-Ruiz, Jorge; Ko, Woo-Hyun; Kim, Jae-Won; Enjeti, P.N.; Xie, Le

doi:10.1109/mele.2021.3093600

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“…The setpoints for the grid-following controller are real and reactive power which can be determined by solving the optimal power flow (OPF) problem [31]- [33]. A phase lock loop (PLL), a current controller, and a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) module are three typical functional blocks in a grid-following controller [34]. The grid-following inverter is designed for the situation where the frequency and voltage magnitude at the PCC are in a nominal range.…”

Section: A Inverter-based Resources Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Grid-forming inverters can regulate terminal voltage magnitude and frequency at the PCC by tracking the frequency and voltage setpoints, and can provide restoration support [30], [34]. Grid-forming controllers can be broken down into three categories [30]: 1) droop controllers [35], 2) synchronverter controllers [36], [37], and 3) virtual oscillator controllers [38].…”

Section: A Inverter-based Resources Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They can also determine how much real and reactive power each DG contributes in order to eliminate real and reactive power imbalance. A droop controller typically consists of a power controller, a voltage controller, current controller, and a PWM module [34], [35]. A synchronverter controller enables an inverter to mimic the behavior of a synchronous machine [36], [37].…”

Section: A Inverter-based Resources Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While a substantial body of literature is devoted to address the cyber-physical security of power grids [43]- [46], the deployment of cyber-physical security solutions in realworld power systems is still in a nascent stage. Recently, the dynamic watermarking method [47] has been used to detect malicious attacks on the sensors in prototypical microgrids [34], and tested via simulation on attacks on the AGC loop [41] (See Figure 8). Without guarantees on cyber-physical security, new technologies that leverage wide-area measurements will not find acceptance for real-time grid operations.…”

Section: B Cyber-physical Security Of Control Loopsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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On an Information and Control Architecture for Future Electric Energy Systems

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This paper presents considerations towards a control architecture for future electric energy systems driven by massive changes resulting from the societal goals of decarbonization and electrification. A historical perspective is provided on the role that architecture and abstractions have played in other technological systems such as the Internet, serial computation, and communication systems. For power systems, we present a viewpoint of architecture as the organization of multiple control loops aligned with the entities involved, as well as taking advantage of time-scale and spatial scale separations. New requirements and challenges in designing the set of control loops required for future electric energy systems are substantiated from a temporal and spatial scale perspective. Finally, we articulate key desirable control loops that can enable decarbonization of the electricity sector. We thereby argue that the present architecture of electric power grids designed in a different era is indeed extensible to allow the incorporation of increased renewables.

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On an Information and Control Architecture for Future Electric Energy Systems

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“…The setpoints for the grid-following inverter are real and reactive power, which can be determined by solving the OPF problem [58], [59], [60]. A PLL, a current controller, and a PWM module are three typical functional blocks in a grid-following inverter [61]. The grid-following inverter is designed for the situation where the frequency and voltage magnitude at the PCC are in a nominal range.…”

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On an Information and Control Architecture for Future Electric Energy Systems

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This article presents considerations toward an information and control architecture for future electric energy systems driven by massive changes resulting from the societal goals of decarbonization and electrification. This article describes the new requirements and challenges of an extended information and control architecture that needs to be addressed for continued reliable delivery of electricity. It identifies several new actionable information and control loops, along with their spatial and temporal scales of operation, which can together meet the needs of future grids and enable deep decarbonization of the electricity sector. The present architecture of electric power grids designed in a different era is thereby extensible to allow the incorporation of increased renewables and other emerging electric loads.

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