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Stability of a Cyber-Physical Smart Grid System using Cooperating Invariants
Proceedings of the IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (2013, Kyoto, Japan)
  • Ashish Choudhari
  • Harini Ramaprasad
  • Tamal Paul
  • Jonathan W. Kimball, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Maciej Jan Zawodniok, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Bruce M. McMillin, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Sriram Chellappan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) consist of computational components interconnected by computer networks that monitor and control switched physical entities interconnected by physical infrastructures. A fundamental challenge in the design and analysis of CPS is the lack of common semantics across the components. We address this challenge by employing a novel approach that composes the correctness of various components instead of their functionality using a conjunction of non-interfering logical invariants. We present a distributed algorithm that uses this approach to adaptively schedule power transfers between nodes in a smart power grid in such a way that the stability of both the computer network and the physical system are maintained. Simulation results demonstrate the necessity and usefulness of our approach in maintaining overall system stability in the presence of uncertainties in the computer network and with limited information about the global state of the system.

Meeting Name
IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (2013: Jul. 22-26, Kyoto, Japan)
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Second Department
Computer Science
Sponsor(s)
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Comments
This work has been supported, in part, the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Center (FREEDM); a National Science Foundation (NSF) supported Engineering Research Center, under grant NSF EEC-081212.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Computational Components,
  • Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs),
  • CPS,
  • Design And Analysis,
  • Invariants,
  • Limited Information,
  • Monitor And Control,
  • Smart Grid,
  • Embedded Systems,
  • Semantics,
  • System Stability,
  • Smart Power Grids,
  • Power System Stability,
  • Stability Analysis,
  • Scheduling,
  • Smart Grids,
  • Time Factors,
  • Switches,
  • Analytical Models,
  • Smart Power Grids,
  • Distributed Algorithms,
  • Power Engineering Computing
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-0769549866
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
7-1-2013
Publication Date
01 Jul 2013
Citation Information
Ashish Choudhari, Harini Ramaprasad, Tamal Paul, Jonathan W. Kimball, et al.. "Stability of a Cyber-Physical Smart Grid System using Cooperating Invariants" Proceedings of the IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (2013, Kyoto, Japan) (2013) p. 760 - 769 ISSN: 0730-3157
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jonathan-kimball/96/