Microgrid Power Sharing Framework for Software Defined Networking and Cybersecurity Analysis

Pérez-Guzmán, Ricardo Enrique; Rivera, Marco; Wheeler, Patrick; Mirzaeva, Galina; Espinosa, Eduardo; Rohten, Jaime

doi:10.1109/access.2022.3215434

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“…Overall, OSPF and SDN microservices have different strengths and weaknesses, and the choice of which one to use depends on the specific network requirements and goals. All of these values are within the ranges defined by the IEEE 61850 standard [ 37 ] for safe microgrid operation. Nevertheless, this microservice implementation has the best portability (by using a Docker container), resiliency (provided by Rancher orchestrator), and scalability results (demonstrated by the recovery time presented in Table 5 ).…”

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confidence: 71%

“…The most widely used architecture for microgrid control uses a centralized SDN controller as an intelligent element within the topology. However, critical aspects such as latency, network convergence (less than 100 ms), reliability (close to

), and packet losses must be managed carefully [ 37 , 38 ]. Achieving these properties is difficult in a centralized control scheme, especially for a large topology, due to communication devices’ propagation latency and processing time.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Research studies have used a hierarchical control approach with an SDN-based communication architecture to enhance overall system intelligence [ 13 , 37 , 45 ]. However, while this approach addresses some aspects of power sharing in networked microgrids, the communication system remains a critical factor that impacts the power system and hinders overall recovery.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Refs. [ 37 , 65 ] show the implementation of virtual impedance. However, it is out of the scope of this research.…”

Section: Primary Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Moving Microgrid Hierarchical Control to an SDN-Based Kubernetes Cluster: A Framework for Reliable and Flexible Energy Distribution

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Rivera

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Sensors

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Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a communication alternative to increase the scalability and resilience of microgrid hierarchical control. The common architecture has a centralized and monolithic topology, where the controller is highly susceptible to latency problems, resiliency, and scalability issues. This paper proposes a novel and intelligent control network to improve the performance of microgrid communications, solving the typical drawback of monolithic SDN controllers. The SDN controller’s functionalities are segregated into microservices groups and distributed through a bare-metal Kubernetes cluster. Results are presented from PLECS hardware in the loop simulation to validate the seamless transition between standard hierarchical control to the SDN networked microgrid. The microservices significantly impact the performance of the SDN controller, decreasing the latency by 10.76% compared with a monolithic architecture. Furthermore, the proposed approach demonstrates a 42.23% decrease in packet loss versus monolithic topologies and a 53.41% reduction in recovery time during failures. Combining Kubernetes with SDN microservices can eliminate the single point of failure in hierarchical control, improve application recovery time, and enhance containerization benefits, including security and portability. This proposal represents a reference framework for future edge computing and intelligent control approaches in networked microgrids.

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Section: Experimental Scenarios and Resultsmentioning

confidence: 71%

Section: Main Disadvantage Of An Sdn Controllermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hierarchical Control Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Refs. [ 37 , 65 ] show the implementation of virtual impedance. However, it is out of the scope of this research.…”

Section: Primary Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Moving Microgrid Hierarchical Control to an SDN-Based Kubernetes Cluster: A Framework for Reliable and Flexible Energy Distribution

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“…Additional work by other authors can be reviewed in [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]. As can be seen from the review, the use of Kali Linux [49] in the process of studying the network security level of PEDs has not been proposed.…”

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Study the Level of Network Security and Penetration Tests on Power Electronic Device

Nedyalkov

2024

Computers

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This work demonstrates the feasibility of using Kali Linux in the process of power electronic device research. The novelty in this work is the use of Kali Linux in the process of power electronic device research. This operating system is mainly used for the penetration testing of various communication devices but not for power electronic device research. The aim of this work is to study the level of network security (the type of security vulnerabilities that a power electronic device has) and whether the data exchange between the power electronic device and the monitoring and control center is secure. Additionally, penetration testing has been carried out. Kali Linux was used to implement these tasks. Penetration testing was performed to verify how the studied power electronic device reacted to various TCP DoS attacks—could it be accessed, was it blocked, etc. Kali Linux and some of the tools built into the operating system—Nmap, hping3, Wireshark, Burp Suite Community Edition—were used for this study. During the penetration tests, a characterization of the traffic being processed/generated by the studied power electronic device was carried out to evaluate and analyze what impact each TCP DoS attack had on the device’s performance. In order to conduct the study, an experimental setup was designed. This experimental network was not connected to other networks, so the cyber attacks were controlled and confined within the experimental network. The research carried out validated the use of Kali Linux for the study of power electronic devices. From the obtained results, it is found that the studied power electronic device provides a certain level of network security, but the data exchange is insecure.

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Application of IP Network Modeling Platforms for Cyber-Attack Research

Nedyalkov,

Georgiev

2024

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Microgrid Power Sharing Framework for Software Defined Networking and Cybersecurity Analysis

Cited by 11 publications

References 74 publications

Moving Microgrid Hierarchical Control to an SDN-Based Kubernetes Cluster: A Framework for Reliable and Flexible Energy Distribution

Moving Microgrid Hierarchical Control to an SDN-Based Kubernetes Cluster: A Framework for Reliable and Flexible Energy Distribution

Study the Level of Network Security and Penetration Tests on Power Electronic Device

Application of IP Network Modeling Platforms for Cyber-Attack Research

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