DocumentCode
1618773
Title
Protecting the smart grid: A risk based approach
Author
Clements, S.L. ; Kirkham, H. ; Elizondo, M. ; Lu, S.
Author_Institution
Pacific Northwest Nat. Lab., Richland, WA, USA
fYear
2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
7
Abstract
This paper describes a risk-based approach to security that has been used for years in protecting physical assets, and shows how it could be modified to help secure the digital aspects of the smart grid and control systems in general. One way the smart grid has been said to be vulnerable is that mass load fluctuations could be created by quickly turning off and on large quantities of smart meters. We investigate the plausibility.
Keywords
load regulation; power system control; power system protection; smart power grids; control system; digital aspect security; mass load fluctuation; physical asset protection; risk-based approach; smart grid protection; smart meter; Generators; Load modeling; Malware; Smart grids; Software; Voltage control; AMI; control systems; load shed modeling; risk assessment; smart grid; smart meters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
ISSN
1944-9925
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1000-1
Electronic_ISBN
1944-9925
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PES.2011.6039120
Filename
6039120
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