Modelling Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Network Architectures for Smart Grid Neighborhood Area Networks

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-64
Author(s):  
Nazmus S. Nafi ◽  
Khandakar Ahmed ◽  
Mark A. Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Area Measurement ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Smart Grid Communications ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Grid Applications ◽  
Advanced Metering ◽  
Machine Communication

In a smart grid machine to machine communication environment, the separation of the control and data planes in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm increases flexibility, controllability and manageability of the network. A fully integrated SDN based WSN network can play a more prominent role by providing ‘last mile' connectivity while serving various Smart Grid applications and offer improved security, guaranteed Quality of Service and flexible interworking capabilities. Hence, more efforts are required to explore the potential role of SDN in Smart Grid communications and thereby ensure its optimum utilization. In this chapter we provide a description of how SDN technology can be used in WSN with an emphasis on its end-to-end network architecture. We then present its novel application to Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Substation Automation, Distributed Energy Resources, Wide Area Measurement Systems, and Roaming of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids.

Modelling Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Network Architectures for Smart Grid Neighborhood Area Networks

2016 ◽  
pp. 267-286
Author(s):  
Nazmus S. Nafi ◽  
Khandakar Ahmed ◽  
Mark A. Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Area Measurement ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Smart Grid Communications ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Grid Applications ◽  
Advanced Metering ◽  
Machine Communication

In a smart grid machine to machine communication environment, the separation of the control and data planes in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm increases flexibility, controllability and manageability of the network. A fully integrated SDN based WSN network can play a more prominent role by providing ‘last mile' connectivity while serving various Smart Grid applications and offer improved security, guaranteed Quality of Service and flexible interworking capabilities. Hence, more efforts are required to explore the potential role of SDN in Smart Grid communications and thereby ensure its optimum utilization. In this chapter we provide a description of how SDN technology can be used in WSN with an emphasis on its end-to-end network architecture. We then present its novel application to Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Substation Automation, Distributed Energy Resources, Wide Area Measurement Systems, and Roaming of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids.

Detecting Synchronization Signal Jamming Attacks for Cybersecurity in Cyber-Physical Energy Grid Systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 685-695
Author(s):  
Danda B. Rawat ◽  
Brycent A. Chatfield
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Jamming Attacks ◽  
Grid Systems ◽  
Smart Grid Communications ◽  
Signal Jamming ◽  
Physical Energy ◽  
Service Attack ◽  
Synchronization Signal ◽  
Energy Grid

The transformation of the traditional power grid into a cyber physical smart energy grid brings significant improvement in terms of reliability, performance, and manageability. Most importantly, existing communication infrastructures such as LTE represent the backbone of smart grid functionality. Consequently, connected smart grids inherit vulnerabilities associated with the networks including denial of service attack by means of synchronization signal jamming. This chapter presents cybersecurity in cyber-physical energy grid systems to mitigate synchronization signal jamming attacks in LTE based smart grid communications.

Smart Grid Topologies Paving the Way for an Urban Resilient Continuity Management

2022 ◽  
pp. 1335-1359
Author(s):  
Sadeeb Simon Ottenburger ◽  
Thomas Münzberg ◽  
Misha Strittmatter
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Power Distribution ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Operation Mode ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Power Distribution Network ◽  
Vast Number ◽  
Adequate Provision ◽  
Advanced Metering

The generation and supply of electricity is currently about to undergo a fundamental transition that includes extensive development of smart grids. Smart grids are huge and complex networks consisting of a vast number of devices and entities which are connected with each other. This opens new variations of disruption scenarios which can increase the vulnerability of a power distribution network. However, the network topology of a smart grid has significant effects on urban resilience particularly referring to the adequate provision of infrastructures. Thus, topology massively codetermines the degree of urban resilience, i.e. different topologies enable different strategies of power distribution. Therefore, this article introduces a concept of criticality adapted to a power system relying on an advanced metering infrastructure. The authors propose a two-stage operationalization of this concept that refers to the design phase of a smart grid and its operation mode, targeting at an urban resilient power flow during power shortage.

Data and Communication Infrastructure in Smart Grids

2022 ◽  
pp. 380-407
Author(s):  
Abdelmadjid Recioui ◽  
Youcef Grainat
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Data Communication ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Wireless Communication Systems ◽  
Communication Link ◽  
Communication Infrastructure ◽  
Grid Applications ◽  
State Of Art

The communication infrastructure constitutes the key element in smart grids. There have been great advances to enhance the way data is communicated among the different smart grid applications. The aim of this chapter is to present the data communication part of the smart grid with some pioneering developments in this topic. A succinct review of the state of art projects to improve the communication link is presented. An illustrative simulation using LABVIEW is included with a proposed idea of introducing some newly technologies involved in the current and future generations of wireless communication systems.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Review of Recent Advances in Smart Grids: A Sustainable Future with Renewable Energy Resources

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6269
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Alotaibi ◽  
Mohammed A. Abido ◽  
Muhammad Khalid ◽  
Andrey V. Savkin
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Network Reliability ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
New Era ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Grid Applications

The smart grid is an unprecedented opportunity to shift the current energy industry into a new era of a modernized network where the power generation, transmission, and distribution are intelligently, responsively, and cooperatively managed through a bi-directional automation system. Although the domains of smart grid applications and technologies vary in functions and forms, they generally share common potentials such as intelligent energy curtailment, efficient integration of Demand Response, Distributed Renewable Generation, and Energy Storage. This paper presents a comprehensive review categorically on the recent advances and previous research developments of the smart grid paradigm over the last two decades. The main intent of the study is to provide an application-focused survey where every category and sub-category herein are thoroughly and independently investigated. The preamble of the paper highlights the concept and the structure of the smart grids. The work presented intensively and extensively reviews the recent advances on the energy data management in smart grids, pricing modalities in a modernized power grid, and the predominant components of the smart grid. The paper thoroughly enumerates the recent advances in the area of network reliability. On the other hand, the reliance on smart cities on advanced communication infrastructure promotes more concerns regarding data integrity. Therefore, the paper dedicates a sub-section to highlight the challenges and the state-of-the-art of cybersecurity. Furthermore, highlighting the emerging developments in the pricing mechanisms concludes the review.

scholarly journals Smart grids investigation and analysis in terms of cost benefits

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.21) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
B Rubini ◽  
N Shanmugasundaram ◽  
S Pradeepkumar
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Distribution Automation ◽  
Power Networks ◽  
Distributed Energy ◽  
Smart Power ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Advanced Metering ◽  
Grid Operation

Currently, different advanced technologies are implemented in power networks, with aim to improve power quality and reliability of grid operation. Naturally, Distribution Automation and Management Systems (DAMS), Smart power equipment, Advanced Metering Structure, Distributed Energy Resources and/or systems Demand Response are implemented in electricity distribution networks. Smart Grid Solutions coordinate different advanced technologies in an efficient energy management system. Outline Smart Grid Solutions, with investments of estimation, possible benefits and operation costs, is presented in this article, with estimation of cost-effectiveness in a lifetime of particular systems. 

Data and Communication Infrastructure in Smart Grids

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Abdelmadjid Recioui ◽  
Youcef Grainat
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Data Communication ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Wireless Communication Systems ◽  
Communication Link ◽  
Communication Infrastructure ◽  
Grid Applications ◽  
State Of Art

The communication infrastructure constitutes the key element in smart grids. There have been great advances to enhance the way data is communicated among the different smart grid applications. The aim of this chapter is to present the data communication part of the smart grid with some pioneering developments in this topic. A succinct review of the state of art projects to improve the communication link is presented. An illustrative simulation using LABVIEW is included with a proposed idea of introducing some newly technologies involved in the current and future generations of wireless communication systems.

Communication and Cyber Security Analysis of Advanced Metering Infrastructure of Smart Grid

2013 ◽  
Vol 325-326 ◽  
pp. 637-642
Author(s):  
Zhong Wei Li ◽  
Li Cheng ◽  
Hong Li Zhang ◽  
Wei Ming Tong
Keyword(s):  
Communication Network ◽  
Smart Grid ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Advanced Metering Infrastructure ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Advanced Metering ◽  
Security Standards

AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) is the first step of the implementation of the smart grid. The communication network is the important part of AMI. The reasonable communication network architecture and effective cyber security measures are the keys of the realization of AMIs functions. The components, functions and communication network architecture are studied. Communication technologies that can be used in AMI are analyzed. Based on ZigBee, fieldbus/industrial EtherNet and GPRS, a typical AMI are constructed. The cyber security threats, communication data types and cyber security requirement of AMI are analyzed. The cyber security strategy and implementing scheme are offered. The communication standards and cyber security standards that can be referred while constructing AMI are analyzed. The necessity that publishes AMIs communication standard and cyber security is put forward.

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