Distributed Control Methods and Cyber Security Issues in Microgrids

With the integration of more distributed or aggregated renewables, and the wide utilization of power electronic devices, the smart microgrid is facing some new stability and security challenges. Meanwhile, advanced two-way communication network technology and intelligent computer processing technology are closely embedded into the smart microgrid control and operation systems. Distributed Control and Its Cyber Security Issues in Microgrids presents a thorough treatment of distributed control methods and cyber security issues for power system researchers and engineers. This book gives readers a comprehensive insight into the big picture of distributed methods and cyber securities in future microgrids. With the help of mathematical tools this reference gives a deep understanding of the microgrids and new research directions, addressing the emerging concepts, methodologies and applications of the monitoring, control and protection in the smart microgrid with large scale renewables.

• Includes global case studies to demonstrate distributed control success stories
• Offers detailed illustrations and flowcharts to address challenges and technical solutions for those working in power systems in utilities and industry
• Showcases new challenges faced in the stability and security of smart microgrid

Engineers in power systems, R&D staff in power systems in utilities and industry

Part 1: Architectures and control structures
1. Introduction to architectures and control structures of microgrids
2. Future architectures and control structures at different control levels - primary, secondary, and tertiary levels

Part 2: Distributed secondary control solutions
3. Primary control approach of microgrids
4. Distributed frequency control approaches and distributed voltage control approaches
5. Challenges and future trends

Part 3: Distributed tertiary control solutions
6. Distributed economic dispatch approaches for microgrids Cost of generators, traditional generators and renewable generators
7. Cost of storage devices and welfare of users

Part 4: Cyber security issues in distributed control of microgrids
8. Cyber security issues in distributed microgirds
9. Microgrid cyber security reference architectures, state of art, cyber security forms, DoS and false data injection Cyber security issues in distributed control of microgrids

Part 5: Cyber Attacks analysis and distributed countermeasures
10. Cyber attack analysis and their distributed countermeasures
11. Distributed countermeasures to alleviate the impact of false data injection Distributed defense methods for economic dispatch