Considerations for Secure Data Exchange to Achieve Cyber-Physical Situational Awareness in the Electric Grid

Cyber-physical situational awareness (CPSA) is crucial for understanding the intricacies and relationships within the interconnected electric grid, especially with increasing distributed energy resource penetration. However, beyond developing the necessary cyber-physical data fusion techniques, anot...

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Published in2023 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI) pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Cordeiro, P., Chavez, A., Hossain-McKenzie, S., Stenger, A., Bayless, S., Clark, R., Behrendt, S., Hawkins, J., Davis, K.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 02.03.2023
Subjects
Computer security
cyber-physical systems
cybersecurity
Data integration
Distributed power generation
electric grid
Electric potential
secure data exchange
situational awareness
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Summary:Cyber-physical situational awareness (CPSA) is crucial for understanding the intricacies and relationships within the interconnected electric grid, especially with increasing distributed energy resource penetration. However, beyond developing the necessary cyber-physical data fusion techniques, another critical challenge to address is the multi-level, multi-owner data exchange process and its cybersecurity. Therefore, in this paper we explore the considerations for secure data exchange for performing CPSA analysis and present the current landscape alongside existing gaps, potential solutions, and next steps. Additionally, we present a case study related to the project team's CPSA sensor and implementation architecture development, called griDNA, and how these potential solutions could apply and form a secure data exchange framework.
ISSN:2378-9255
DOI:10.1109/PECI57361.2023.10197678