Assessing the effect of failures in the information and communication infrastructure on power system reliability

Mathaios Panteli; Daniel S. Kirschen

doi:10.1109/PSCE.2011.5772565

Assessing the effect of failures in the information and communication infrastructure on power system reliability

Mathaios Panteli^*, Daniel S. Kirschen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Due to the increased complexity of the power infrastructure and its growing dependence on information and communication technologies (ICT), the requirement to meet a high level of power system security has become a challenging issue. The heavy reliance on the ICT systems renders the entire infrastructure more vulnerable to information failures and malicious attacks. This paper analyses the impact of ICT systems on power system operation and security. The main categories of ICT systems and the effect of possible information failures on the power system state estimation are described. It also proposes a reliability assessment methodology that takes into consideration the failures in the ICT infrastructure and examines their impact on the probability of catastrophic blackouts. A Sequential Monte Carlo Simulation (SMCS) is used to illustrate the effect of ICT failures on load curtailments. Test results obtained using a small-scale power system are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PSCE.2011.5772565
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	2011 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2011 - Phoenix, AZ, United States Duration: 20 Mar 2011 → 23 Mar 2011

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Conference	2011 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Phoenix, AZ
Period	20/03/11 → 23/03/11

Keywords

Information systems
power system communication
power system security
probabilistic models

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Panteli, M & Kirschen, DS 2011, Assessing the effect of failures in the information and communication infrastructure on power system reliability. in 2011 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2011., 5772565, 2011 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2011, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 20/03/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/PSCE.2011.5772565

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