Critical Data Visualization to Enhance Protection Schemes for State Estimation

Intelligent electrical power grids, widely referred to as smart grids (SGs), rely on digital technology resources, especially communication and measurement devices, becoming a cyber-physical energy system. Massive data flow between grid elements makes smart grids more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Po...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on smart grid 2023-03, Vol.14 (2), p.1-1
Main Authors: Flor, Vinicius B. Braga, Filho, Milton B. Do Coutto, de Souza, Julio C. Stacchini, Vergara, Pedro P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric measurements
criticality analysis
cyber security
Cybersecurity
data redundancy
Data visualization
Electric power systems
Energy management systems
Integrity
Measuring instruments
Observability
Particle measurements
Power measurement
power system state estimation
Redundancy
Reliability analysis
Scientific visualization
Smart grid
smart grids
State estimation
Time measurement
Voltage measurement
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Summary:Intelligent electrical power grids, widely referred to as smart grids (SGs), rely on digital technology resources, especially communication and measurement devices, becoming a cyber-physical energy system. Massive data flow between grid elements makes smart grids more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Power system state estimation (SE)-an essential function of energy management systems-is one of these data integrity attacks' targets. Integrity validation routines can fail when insufficient redundancy levels are reached, and spurious data occur. These levels are associated with critical data, i.e., those whose unavailability makes the grid unobservable. Data redundancy is a metric that gives a precarious indication that SE can run. Alternatively, it is more appropriate to quantify this function strength concerning its results' reliability, which can be achieved by criticality analysis (CA). This paper proposes a novel approach to visualize the results of an extensive CA through representative graphs; they facilitate understanding the usefulness of CA. Critical sets of measurements are generalized, and several metrics are proposed to reveal measuring system vulnerabilities, assisting the design of protection schemes to resist cyber-attacks. Simulations attained on the IEEE-30bus system evince significant improvements in the interpretation/use of CA.
ISSN:1949-3053
1949-3061
DOI:10.1109/TSG.2022.3203404