Toward a Reliable and Resilient Smart Grid: From Early Warning Detection to Grid Behavior Analysis
Abstract
Funds are provided to the University of Rhode Island under the (C) FY17E Program Increase for Power Generation and Storage for Electrical Grid Resiliency, Reliability and Security research. This proposal was selected under ONR FOA N00014-18-S-F004.ABSTRACT:Our national society, economy, and safety depend on electric power supply. Every critical infrastructure from communications to water, every important business functions from banking to farming, and every national defense mission from our borders to our fleet, completely depend on main or micro electrical grids. Grid security has become a critical topic in the last decade, and there still exist many grand challenges to improve reliability, resiliency, and security. The nation faces multi-domain complicated attacks, especially during the military operations, and new technology solutions need to be rapidly adopted. The University of Rhode Island (URI) is teamingup with the Naval Engineering Research firm Navatek by proposing a comprehensive and systematic plan on electrical grid security research innovation, technology maturation and adoption into defense and commercial sectors, and workforce/professional development.This proposal includes two projects: Project 1 will develop an innovative digital-twin electrical grid security platform, the ANGEL (Autonomous Network Guardian for ELectrical) system, and Project 2 will develop early warning systems for grid situational awareness and behavior analysis. The research approaches in these two projects include digital modeling, scenario design, behavior analysis, software-hardware co-design, and intensive evaluation and assessment. Both of these projects will benefit from access to lab and campus-wide research grids at URI and collaborative partners. Navatek also has access to a unique shipyard microgrid that will provide a model for practical application of the research. These two projects together will advance defense, industrial, and commercial power resiliency through four aspects: (a) advancing our nation???s capabilities in grid reliability, resiliency, and security through pioneering research, (b) building the foundation toward a unique cyber-physical electrical system research and development platform, (c) trainingthe current and future engineers for Navy as well as industry through workforce development, and (d) closing gaps between the technology and the market through laboratory-to-market efforts.The URI-Navatek team has intensive experience and leadership in grid resilience research and technology development as well as adoption for commercial systems, and also has strong ties to the defense sector in the southern New England region through intensive collaborations with Navy warfare centers and industry. The team will collaborate with the non-profit Maritime Cybersecurity Center (MCC), an entity associated with SENEDIA (Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance, a leader in technical innovation and workforce/professional development in undersea technology), to assist in professional development and industry transition. This project will also carry out strong collaborations with other key partners to leverage the outcomes, impacts, and benefits of this project, including Anbaric (a leading commercial grid developer), National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technologies (a partnership between URI, University of Connecticut, and General Dynamics Electric Boat), and Utilidata (a RI-based company dedicated on energy efficiency and cybersecurity protection).Any changes to the way military installations and fleet handle power will naturally take a while. This project will significantly improve DOD???s capability by providing timely innovation to create efficient tools, best practices for commerce and defense, educational outreach, and direct professional training to address the immediate and emerging threats, and help to build a thriving research and industrial hub in the critical field of electrical grid reliability, r
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 10, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812396
Entities
People
- Haibo He
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Rhode Island