Method and apparatus for detecting cyber attacks on an alternating current power grid

Title: Method and apparatus for detecting cyber attacks on an alternating current power grid

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A method and apparatus for detecting cyber attacks on remotely-operable elements of an alternating current distribution grid. Two state estimates of the distribution grid are prepared, one of which uses micro-synchrophasors. A difference between the two state estimates indicates a possible cyber attack.

Inventors:: McEachern, Alexander; Hofmann, Ronald

Issue Date:: 2017-04-11

Research Org.:: Power Standards Lab, Alameda, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1350990

Patent Number(s):: 9,621,569

Application Number:: 14/869,865

Assignee:: McEachern, Alexander (Oakland, CA)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000340

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Sep 29

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

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