Thesis
Building Distributed Applications for Monitoring and Control on the Resilient Information Architecture Platform (RIAPS) for Smart Grid
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103183
Abstract
Decentralized and Distributed computing patterns are becoming increasingly more important with their use in developing web applications, data analytics, cryptocurrencies among others. Distributed applications involve components that are spread out across a network that communicate and coordinate with each other to carry out a shared task. Distributed approaches to building and deploying applications allow the distribution of computational load and provide resiliency in case of failures. For these reasons, these concepts are also being used to create applications in large scale critical engineering infrastructures such as the power grid. The control and management of the power grid is handled by central control centers which are responsible for making decisions regarding control actions. The structure of the smart grid is evolving with increasing use of smart field sensors like Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) which are capable of reading and transmitting data at up to 120 times per second. Control centers now have to gather more data and process more information than ever before. Centralized architectures are prone to failure and may not be scalable enough to handle these challenges. This has created a need for research in creating more decentralized methods of power system monitoring and control. Algorithms for State Estimation and Remedial Action Schemes have been studied and implemented on the power grid. This research involves a survey of existing algorithms and their applications in industry. These algorithms have also been designed and implemented using the Resilient Information Architecture Platform for Smart Grid (RIAPS) middleware as a development platform. These applications have been implemented and tested on a real-time testbed using a Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) and SEL PMUs. Experiments are conducted to measure the performance of these applications under different operating conditions and cases of node failures and cyber attacks.
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- Title
- Building Distributed Applications for Monitoring and Control on the Resilient Information Architecture Platform (RIAPS) for Smart Grid
- Creators
- Shyam Gopal
- Contributors
- David E. Bakken (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525083001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis