Cyber-Security Tools for a Secure Electrical Energy Systems based on Hardware-in-the-Loop Environment
Swiss partners
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ZHAW: Felix Rafael Segundo Sevilla (main applicant)
Partners in the MENA region
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST, Arabie Saoudite: Charalambos Konstantinou (main applicant)
Presentation of the project
The pressure to reach carbon-neutral power grids in near future is pushing toward the rapid integration of renewable energy sources in the electrical grid. The operation of large interconnected electrical networks, such as in central Europe, is becoming even more challenging and demanding measures to upgrade electric power grids to achieve the energy transitions are taking place around the globe. Although power systems worldwide are significantly different, e.g. Saudi Arabia and central Europe - in terms of size, topology, technologies or operation - common ideas in digitalization trends and the availability of more sophisticated technology to monitor and to control the systems are shared. Moreover, such systems are all working closer to their operational limits and the expected energy transitions are not even fully implemented yet. In this project, the research groups of ZHAW and KAUST worked together to develop strategies based on data-driven and machine learning algorithms for detection of corrupted measurements based on Wide-Area Monitoring Systems (WAMS). Some of the main results achieved in this international project include: testing algorithms for detection of faulty/manipulated data implemented in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environments, the interconnection of laboratories through the measurement exchange of PMU signals and the mobility of project members among both countries to facilitate know-how exchange, invited lectures of all participants for students in the related courses at both universities.
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