A security framework for the wind farm communication network

The management of distributed energy resources using standard Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has attracted a lot of attentions recently. With high integration of ICT infrastructure, security has gained tremendous importance for energy distribution and energy automation systems. The cryptographic techniques play critical roles in achieving the information security goals. This paper focuses on the issues of cyber attacks to the wind farm communication network. Based on the key agreement protocol in secure group communication, and considering the characteristics of the wind farm, this paper presents a security communication framework to guarantee the reliable information exchange for the wind farm communication network. The analysis results are also given in the paper.