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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1000-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2011.6039120
