New Challenges in the Design of Microgrid Systems: Communication Networks, Cyberattacks, and Resilience

Microgrids (MGs), referred to as next-generation power systems, are receiving considerable attention from both industry and academia. Integrated with distributed energy resources (DERs), energy storage systems, and a variety of loads, MGs function as a localized power grid that can be operated independently or connected to utility grids. With the rapid development of technology in communication networks, the framework of MGs tends to be more distributed, intelligent, and tightly integrated with networks. Applications of MGs can be found on the Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, smart cities, and so on.

This paper: "New Challenges in the Design of Microgrid Systems: Communication Networks, Cyberattacks, and Resilience" just published by S. Tan, Y. Wu, P. Xie, J. M. Guerrero, J. C. Vasquez and A. Abusorrah, in IEEE Electrification Magazine, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 98-106, Dec. 2020, reviews these concepts:

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9277890

The Center for Research on Microgrids, Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, is also doing research on Attack Detection Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems. A review paper is just release: S. Tan, J. M. Guerrero, P. Xie, R. Han and J. C. Vasquez, "Brief Survey on Attack Detection Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems," in IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 5329-5339, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1109/JSYST.2020.2991258.

CROM also collaborate with University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA on Cybersecurity for Microgrids. Another paper is released this year:

A. Bidram, B. Poudel, L. Damodaran, R. Fierro and J. M. Guerrero, "Resilient and Cybersecure Distributed Control of Inverter-Based Islanded Microgrids," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 3881-3894, June 2020, doi: 10.1109/TII.2019.2941748.

Finally, a paper published by Ying Wu, Yanpeng Wu, Josep M. Guerrero, Juan C. Vasquez, all researchers of CROM, on Energy Internet highlighted the following research points:

? Significance of digitalization and decentralization for transactive Energy Internet (EI).

? A systematic overview on how IoT drives the interactive digitalization of transactive EI.

? A systematic overview on how blockchain empowers the trusted decentralization of transactive EI.

? Key infrastructures for implementing digitalization and decentralization of transactive EI.

? Challenges and future trends for achieving complete transactive EI.

Reference: Ying Wu, Yanpeng Wu, Josep M. Guerrero, Juan C. Vasquez, "Digitalization and decentralization driving transactive energy Internet: Key technologies and infrastructures," International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 126, Part A, 2021,

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142061520328210