Quantum-secure networked microgrids

Zefan Tang; Yanyuan Qin; Zimin Jiang; Walter O. Krawec; Peng Zhang

doi:10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281884

Quantum-secure networked microgrids

Zefan Tang
, Yanyuan Qin
, Zimin Jiang
, Walter O. Krawec
, Peng Zhang

Electrical Engineering

Stony Brook University
University of Connecticut

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

Abstract

The classical key distribution systems used for data transmission in networked microgrids (NMGs) rely on mathematical assumptions, which however can be broken by attacks from quantum computers. This paper addresses this quantum-era challenge by using quantum key distribution (QKD). Specifically, the novelty of this paper includes 1) a QKD-enabled communication architecture it devises for NMGs, 2) a real-time QKD- enabled NMGs testbed it builds in an RTDS environment, and 3) a novel two-level key pool sharing (TLKPS) strategy it designs to improve the system resilience against cyberattacks. Test results validate the effectiveness of the presented strategy, and provide insightful resources for building quantum-secure NMGs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2020
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728155081
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281884
State	Published - Aug 2 2020
Event	2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2020 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Aug 2 2020 → Aug 6 2020

Publication series

Name	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume	2020-August
ISSN (Print)	1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)	1944-9933

Conference

Conference	2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2020
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	08/2/20 → 08/6/20

Keywords

Cyber security
Networked microgrids
Quantum communication
Quantum key distribution

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