Toward a Cyber Resilient and Secure Microgrid Using Software-Defined Networking

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2017 · IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TSG.2017.2703911· OSTI ID:1488574

Jin, Dong; Li, Zhiyi; Hannon, Christopher; Chen, Chen; Wang, Jianhui; Shahidehpour, Mohammad; Lee, Cheol Won

To build a resilient and secure microgrid in the face of growing cyber-attacks and cyber-mistakes, we present a software-defined networking (SDN)-based communication network architecture for microgrid operations. We leverage the global visibility, direct networking controllability, and programmability offered by SDN to investigate multiple security applications, including self-healing communication network management, real-time and uncertainty-aware communication network verification, and specification-based intrusion detection. We also expand a novel cyber-physical testing and evaluation platform that combines a power distribution system simulator (for microgrid energy services) and an SDN emulator with a distributed control environment (for microgrid communications). Experimental results demonstrate that the SDN-based communication architecture and applications can significantly enhance the resilience and security of microgrid operations against the realization of various cyber threats.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability; Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1488574
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 8; ISSN 1949-3053
• Publisher: IEEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

critical infrastructure protection
cyber-resilience
cybersecurity
microgrid
software-defined networking