Building an Effective Security Program for Distributed Energy Resources and Systems. Mariana Hentea

Building an Effective Security Program for Distributed Energy Resources and Systems - Mariana Hentea


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electrical power generated from primary fossil or renewable energy resources, such as coal or wind. Computers and networks manage, monitor, protect, and control the continuous real‐time delivery of electrical power. Figure 1.18 depicts a view of key characteristics of Smart Grid compared with traditional power grid.

Schematic illustration of the comparison of Smart Grid characteristics against traditional power system.

      Source: [Bartz/Stockmar]. Licensed under CC BY‐SA 4.0.

      A Smart Grid system may include IT, which is a discrete system of electronic information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. A Smart Grid system may also consist of operational technologies (OT) or ICS, which comprise several types of operational and control systems, including SCADA systems, DCS, and other control system configurations such as skid‐mounted PLC that are often found in the industrial sectors and critical infrastructures [NISTIR 7628r1].

      The Smart Grid is a particular application area expected to help tackle a number of structural challenges that global energy supply and demand are facing. Technologies and the use of data enable improved and more accurate information about the availability, price, and environmental impacts of energy, thereby empowering producers and consumers to make more informed energy conservation choices.

      The Internet especially gives rise to a new generation of businesses providing services around electricity, adding further value and innovation to the energy sector value chain. The transition to a modern grid requires the adoption of advanced technologies, such as smart meters, automated feeder switches, fiber‐optic and wireless networks, storage, and other new hardware. These devices require a new communication and control layer to manage a changing mix of supply resources and provide new services.

Schematic illustration of stylized electricity sector value chain.

      Source: [OECD 2012b]. © 2012, OECD.

      Source: [OECD 2012b]. © 2012, OECD.

      Source: [OECD 2012b]. © 2012, OECD.

Electricity sector challenges ICT applications
Generation
Renewable energy generation Smart meters Vehicle‐to‐grid (V2G) and grid‐to‐vehicle (G2V)
Distributed, small‐scale electricity generation Virtual power plants Vehicle‐to‐grid (V2G) and grid‐to‐vehicle (G2V) Smart meters
Transport (transmission and distribution)
Transmission and distribution grid management Sensor‐based networks Embedded systems and software Integrated software systems and application programming interfaces (APIs) Smart meters Communication protocols, including machine‐to‐machine communications (M2M)
Storage
Storage capacities (physical and logical) V2G, G2V and vehicle‐to‐home (V2H) Smart meters End‐user interfaces
Retail
Dynamic and real‐time pricing for electricity consumption and distributed generation Smart meters End‐user interfaces
Consumption
Electricity conservation and energy efficiency End‐user interfaces Smart meters Electricity data intelligence
Demand management (automated) End‐user interfaces Smart meters Communication protocols including M2M Smart building technologies Smart electronic devices Data centers and cloud computing
Integration of electric vehicles and renewable sources End‐user interfaces Smart meters V2G, G2V Communication protocols including M2M Integrated software systems and APIs
Facilitate access to electricity in developing countries (electrification)

      1.5.3 DER Information Systems

      As DERs are used in the Smart Grid, a brief overview of DER systems helps security engineers and control engineers to understand the scope of DER tasks before planning for security protection. Examples of DER information systems (called also DER systems) that are used for DER operations and other tasks include the following:

       Wide area situational awareness encompasses monitoring and display of power system components and performance across interconnections and over large geographic areas in near real time. The goals of situational awareness are to understand and ultimately optimize


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