Communication Technologies for DER-Centric Power Distribution Systems: A Comparative Analysis and Cyber-Resilience Guidelines

The power grid is evolving with the increased integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and the growing need for bidirectional communication to manage DERs. As this evolution unfolds, the communication system supporting the power grid operation demands thorough analysis. Traditionally spars...

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Main Authors: Md Fazley Rafy, Anurag K. Srivastava, Francisco Neto, John Biasi
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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John Biasi
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description The power grid is evolving with the increased integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and the growing need for bidirectional communication to manage DERs. As this evolution unfolds, the communication system supporting the power grid operation demands thorough analysis. Traditionally sparse wired mediums cannot support increasing number of DERs connection. The continuous advancement of alternative wireless technologies provides possibility of efficient and economical communication methods. This paper explores the multifaceted area of alternative communication mediums tailored for DER-centric power distribution networks (PDN). A meticulous examination of the performance of diverse alternative mediums supported by experimental analysis and measured against a set of performance metrics, are presented. A comprehensive comparative analysis and guidelines considering existing protocols, to ensure a resilient power distribution system with DERs are also provided, highlighting the role of communication systems for a distributed energy landscape.
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spelling doaj-art-3d6394abc97d49c6a46ef1ccdc3d35262025-08-20T02:07:16ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112805498055810.1109/ACCESS.2024.340816410545575Communication Technologies for DER-Centric Power Distribution Systems: A Comparative Analysis and Cyber-Resilience GuidelinesMd Fazley Rafy0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3057-9546Anurag K. Srivastava1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3518-8018Francisco Neto2https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3724-3759John Biasi3https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3897-1443Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USALane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USABurns and McDonnell, Kansas city, MO, USABurns and McDonnell, Kansas city, MO, USAThe power grid is evolving with the increased integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and the growing need for bidirectional communication to manage DERs. As this evolution unfolds, the communication system supporting the power grid operation demands thorough analysis. Traditionally sparse wired mediums cannot support increasing number of DERs connection. The continuous advancement of alternative wireless technologies provides possibility of efficient and economical communication methods. This paper explores the multifaceted area of alternative communication mediums tailored for DER-centric power distribution networks (PDN). A meticulous examination of the performance of diverse alternative mediums supported by experimental analysis and measured against a set of performance metrics, are presented. A comprehensive comparative analysis and guidelines considering existing protocols, to ensure a resilient power distribution system with DERs are also provided, highlighting the role of communication systems for a distributed energy landscape.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10545575/Distributed energy resources (DERs)power distribution networkscommunication mediumsperformance metricscyber-physical systemcyber resiliency
spellingShingle Md Fazley Rafy
Anurag K. Srivastava
Francisco Neto
John Biasi
Communication Technologies for DER-Centric Power Distribution Systems: A Comparative Analysis and Cyber-Resilience Guidelines
IEEE Access
Distributed energy resources (DERs)
power distribution networks
communication mediums
performance metrics
cyber-physical system
cyber resiliency
title Communication Technologies for DER-Centric Power Distribution Systems: A Comparative Analysis and Cyber-Resilience Guidelines
title_full Communication Technologies for DER-Centric Power Distribution Systems: A Comparative Analysis and Cyber-Resilience Guidelines
title_fullStr Communication Technologies for DER-Centric Power Distribution Systems: A Comparative Analysis and Cyber-Resilience Guidelines
title_full_unstemmed Communication Technologies for DER-Centric Power Distribution Systems: A Comparative Analysis and Cyber-Resilience Guidelines
title_short Communication Technologies for DER-Centric Power Distribution Systems: A Comparative Analysis and Cyber-Resilience Guidelines
title_sort communication technologies for der centric power distribution systems a comparative analysis and cyber resilience guidelines
topic Distributed energy resources (DERs)
power distribution networks
communication mediums
performance metrics
cyber-physical system
cyber resiliency
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10545575/
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