Secure Control Systems for the Energy Sector
- Schweitzer Engineering Lab., Inc., Alpharetta, GA (United States)
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The Padlock Project is an alliance between Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. (SEL). SEL is the prime contractor on the Padlock project. Rhett Smith (SEL) is the project director and Adrian Chaves (SNL) and John Stewart (TVA) are principle investigators. SEL is the world’s leader in microprocessor-based electronic equipment for protecting electric power systems. The Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, provides electricity for 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states at prices below the national average. TVA, which receives no taxpayer money and makes no profits, also provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities, and state and local governments with economic development.
- Research Organization:
- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- OE0000538
- OSTI ID:
- 1253149
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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