Security Enhancements for Distributed Energy Resource Systems Interconnected with Distribution Networks: Final Technical Report
- ABB, Inc., Cary, NC (United States)
- Hitachi Energy Research, Raleigh, NC (United States)
The revised IEEE 1547 Standard defines new complex communication-adjustable voltage and frequency regulation and ride-through characteristics, while maintaining the general antiislanding requirement for unintentional islanding situations. Unintentional islanding is prohibited while intentional islanding is specifically allowed, thus effectively enabling microgrid operation mode. Further, IEEE 1547-2018 Standard introduces new requirements in terms of interoperability so that the DER plant/circuit segments may be seamlessly integrated with the utility networks but at the same time become vulnerable to a cyber-attack. Traditional cybersecurity measures including encryption, authentication and role-based access control may not be fully implementable to all communication protocols specified in the IEEE 1547 Standard. Therefore, in this project we have identified, researched, implemented and tested several cyberphysical approaches that rely mostly on the behavior of the DER circuit and may help with validating the incoming command and control action potentially coming through an insecure communications channel. Additionally, we have built semantic models and communications profiles for DER facilities and have implemented lightweight IEC 61850 based publisher-subscriber GOOSE messaging mechanism, with security extensions in terms of authentication and encryption. The project proposed information models for integration into UCA OpenFMB 2.0 profiles focusing on grid code compliance.
- Research Organization:
- ABB Inc., Raleigh, NC (United States); Hitachi Energy Research, Raleigh, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)
- Contributing Organization:
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL; Duke Energy, NC; Bonneville Power Administration, WA
- DOE Contract Number:
- OE0000896
- OSTI ID:
- 1873103
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-OE0000896
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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