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Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Security Requirements in Smart Metering Networks

  • Hafiz Abdullah, Muhammad Daniel;Hanapi, Zurina Mohd;Zukarnain, Zuriati Ahmad;Mohamed, Mohamad Afendee
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.1493-1515
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    • 2015
  • A smart meter is one of the core components in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) that is responsible for providing effective control and monitor of electrical energy consumptions. The multifunction tasks that a smart meter carries out such as facilitating two-way communication between utility providers and consumers, managing metering data, delivering anomalies reports, analyzing fault and power quality, simply show that there are huge amount of data exchange in smart metering networks (SMNs). These data are prone to security threats due to high dependability of SMNs on Internet-based communication, which is highly insecure. Therefore, there is a need to identify all possible security threats over this network and propose suitable countermeasures for securing the communication between smart meters and utility provider office. This paper studies the architecture of the smart grid communication networks, focuses on smart metering networks and discusses how such networks can be vulnerable to security attacks. This paper also presents current mechanisms that have been used to secure the smart metering networks from specific type of attacks in SMNs. Moreover, we highlight several open issues related to the security and privacy of SMNs which we anticipate could serve as baseline for future research directions.

A Study on the Development of Power Control Wireless Interface Module for Demand_Response using IEEE1451.5 (IEEE1451.5 기반의 전원 제어용 무선 DR_인터페이스 장치 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Joung-Han;Choi, In-Ho;Ryu, Joong-Kyung
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.1192-1196
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    • 2009
  • Recently, the environment contamination problem and energy saving are the social issues. So, the Green IT based Smart Grid was suggested. The smart grid will let rates fluctuate even more dynamically, depending on conditions using energy. Thus, green IT includes the dimensions of environmental sustainability and the economics of energy efficiency. The smart controller in which it is controlled by DR in order to manage the energy consumption by using AMI is needed in order to apply its technology to the real life. In this paper, DR_WTIM of the IEEE1451.5 base which has the DR function for connecting to AMI of the wireless base is developed. By using this apparatus for the power control system, the energy saving effect is shown. Moreover, by using the IEEE1451.5 technology, the problem of energy consumption is solved in order to apply to power controller designed for efficient use energy.

Applications and Impact of V2G Technology for Electric Vehicle and Charging Infrastructure (전기자동차와 충전기반시설의 V2G 기술 활용과 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sunguk;Park, Byungjoo
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.367-373
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    • 2019
  • As the number of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) is increasing dramatically Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) te chnology also has been spotlight from industry and academia recently. With help of V2G technology Battery of EV can play many important roles like as energy storage system (ESS) and electric energy resource in Smart Grid environment. This paper provides comprehensive review of Vehicle-to-Home(V2H), Vehicle-to-Building(V2B) and Vehicle-to-Grid(V2G) technologies. The economical analysis of these technologies is also discussed.

An Integrated Strategy for Training Tomorrow's Smart Electric Grid Engineers in Terms of Electrical Engineering (전기공학 관점에서의 스마트 그리드 인력 양성 추진 방안에 대한 제언)

  • Hur, Don
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.11-17
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    • 2010
  • Korea plans to be the world's first country to transform its electricity network into "smart grids," which use information and operational technologies to help to facilitate the reduction of carbon emissions, make more efficient use of existing infrastructure/resources through meeting customer demand/less generation, and support renewable resources with real time monitoring and controls. In this situation, universities do the needful on priority to nurture smart grid engineers who will be responsible for state-of-the-art technologies as today's electric grid transitions to a digital network. This paper thus attempts to permanently turn out high-quality human resources in electrical engineering by fleshing out strategies for training smart electric grid engineers, based on lessons from a national undertaking of nurturing qualified power IT engineers starting on February 1 of 2007.

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Simulation for Benefit-cost Analysis of Smart Grid Hub Project (스마트그리드 거점도시 구축사업의 경제성 분석 시뮬레이션)

  • Hur, Wonchang;Shin, KwangSup;Moon, Yongma;Kim, Woo-Je;Hwang, Woohyun
    • Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.137-151
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    • 2015
  • This study undertakes a simulation analysis for evaluating the benefits and costs of smart grid hub project. The purpose of the study is to explore extensively the alternatives for infrastructure configurations and identify the best scenarios that can satisfy all the stakeholder needs. We consider 19 parameters for configurating a smart grid hub city, and take a strategy of exhaustive search to find configurations that meet the two criteria simultaneously: each stakeholder's B/C ratio should be equally distributed and the B/C ratio of the entire city should be maximized. The results offer some meaningful implications for building a successful deployment strategy that can facilitate the diffusion of smart grid technologies.

A Study on Encryption Module for Remote Terminal Security of Smart Water-Grid Network (스마트 워터그리드 네트워크의 원격 단말기 보안을 위한 암호화 모듈에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Seung-Hwan;Park, Hyung-Mo;Kim, Chang-Bok
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.712-719
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    • 2013
  • This paper studies the security module for the reliable transmission of the meter reading and the control data between the remote terminals and the upper server-side in smart water grid. The proposed security module was implemented to make it attachable to the remote terminal without security function. In particular, unlike the smart grid of electric field, the low power is considered due to the use of battery power in the smart water grid, and the ARIA-GCM-128 symmetric key method is adopted taking into the account that the damp and constrictive environments by the installed meter location in the underground occur a communication obstacle on building of the large-scale network system. The encryption module of this paper was devised to ensure the safety between the reading data on the terminal and the control data from the upper server, and secure the stability of the remote meter reading system by taking protection against an arbitrary alteration or modification.

Analysis of Security Requirements on DCU and Development Protection Profile based on Common Criteria Version 3.1 (DCU 보안요구사항 분석 및 CC v3.1 기반의 보호프로파일 개발)

  • Cho, Youngjun;Kim, Sinkyu
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.1001-1011
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    • 2014
  • Smart Grid Devices could have security vulnerabilities that have legacy communication networks because of the fact that Smart Grid employs bi-directional communications and adopted a variety of communication interface. Consequently, it is required to build concrete response processes and to minimize the damage of the cyber attacks including security evaluation and certification methods. DCU is designed to collect meter data from numerous smart meter and send to utility's server so DCU installed between smart meter and utility's server. For this reason, If DCU compromised by attacker then attacker could use DCU to launching point for and attack on other devices. However, DCU's security evaluation and certification techniques do not suffice to be deployed in smart grid infrastructure. This work development DCU protection profile based on CC, it is expected that provide some assistance to DCU manufacturer for development of DCU security target and to DCU operator for help safety management of DCU.

A Study on the Development of Energy IoT Platform (에너지 IoT 플랫폼 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Myung Hye;Kim, Young Hyun;Lee, Seung Bae
    • KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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    • v.5 no.10
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    • pp.311-318
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    • 2016
  • IoT(Internet of Things areas) rich information based on the user easy access to service creation must be one of the power system of specificity due following: The IoT spread obstacle to the act be, and 'Smart Grid information of this is not easy under power plants approach the Directive on the protection measures, particularly when stringent security policies IoT technologies applied to Advanced Metering Infrastructure sector has been desired. This is a situation that occurs is limited to the application and use of IoT technologies in the power system. Power Information Network is whilst closed network operating is has a smart grid infrastructure, smart grid in an open two-way communication for review and although information security vulnerabilities increased risk of accidents increases as according to comprehensive security policies and technologies are required and can. In this paper, the IoT platform architecture design of information systems as part of the power of research and development IoT-based energy information platform aims. And to establish a standard framework for a connection to one 'Sensor-Gateway-Network-platform sensors Service' to provide power based on the IoT services and solutions. Framework is divided into "sensor-gateway" platform to link information modeling and gateways that can accommodate the interlocking standards and handling protocols variety of sensors Based on this real-time data collection, analysis and delivery platform that performs the role of the relevant and to secure technology.

Development of Intelligent AMI Sensing Technique Using ICT (기존 전력량계를 ICT 기반 지능형 AMI 센싱 장치로 변환 연구)

  • Sang-Ok Yoon
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 2023
  • The installation rate of AMI(: Advanced Metering Infrastructure) capable of automatic electricity measurement is less than 43% nationwide and 10.5% in rural areas, which is very poor. Therefore, for the smart grid, automatic information recording of the watt-hour meter is required. For this purpose, it is necessary to develop a system capable of remote meter reading and use control by improving the existing watt-hour meter. In this paper, in order to enable the AMI function of the existing electricity meter, the remote meter reading and control technology of the existing electricity meter for AMI, the core of the smart grid, was developed using IoT and AI. The main research content was to recognize numbers using Tensorflow and Open-cv to convert it into a power meter sensing device for SG. We confirmed and checked the performance using the protyope system.

Development of Intelligent AMI Sensing Technique Using ICT (기존 전력량계를 ICT 기반 지능형 AMI 센싱 장치로 변환 연구)

  • Lee, Yang-weon;Ok, Youn-sang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2022.10a
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    • pp.546-549
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    • 2022
  • The installation rate of AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) capable of automatic electricity measurement is less than 43% nationwide and 10.5% in rural areas, which is very poor. Therefore, for the smart grid, automatic information recording of the watt-hour meter is required. For this purpose, it is necessary to develop a system capable of remote meter reading and use control by improving the existing watt-hour meter. In this paper, in order to enable the AMI function of the existing electricity meter, the remote meter reading and control technology of the existing electricity meter for AMI, the core of the smart grid, was developed using IoT and AI. The main research content was to recognize numbers using Tensorflow and Open-cv to convert it into a power meter sensing device for SG. We confirmed and checked the performance using the protyope system.

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