Cyber Infrastructure for the Smart Electric Grid

Explore a thorough treatment of the foundations of smart grid sensing, communication, computation, and control

As electric power systems undergo a transformative upgrade with the integration of advanced technologies to enable the smarter electric grid, professionals who work in the area require a new understanding of the evolving complexity of the grid.

Cyber Infrastructure for the Smart Electric Grid delivers a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of smart grid operation and control, smart grid technologies, including sensors, communication networks, computation, data management, and cyber security, and the interdependencies between the component technologies on which a smart grid’s security depends. The book offers readers the opportunity to critically analyze the smart grid infrastructure needed to sense, communicate, compute, and control in a secure way.

Readers of the book will be able to apply the interdisciplinary principles they’ve learned in the book to design and build secure smart grid infrastructure. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:

• A thorough introduction to the key skills required by engineers to manage the evolving complexity of the electric grid
• An exploration of the interdependencies of smart grid infrastructure required to sense, communicate, compute, control, and manage data securely
• Software modules in .exe format for demonstrations and exercises
• An examination of the fundamental principles of smart grid operation and control

Perfect for professionals working in the electric utility industries at electric utilities, vendors, and the national labs, Cyber Infrastructure for the Smart Electric Grid will also earn a place in the libraries of senior undergraduate and graduate students studying electrical engineering and smart grids.

Anurag K. Srivastava, PhD, is the Raymond J. Lane Professor and Chairperson of the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. He is the director of the Smart Grid Resiliency and Analytics Lab (SGREAL) and an IEEE Fellow.

Venkatesh Venkataramanan, PhD, is a Researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, working on cyber-physical systems. He was previously with Washington State University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Carl Hauser, PhD, is Emeritus Faculty in Computer Science at Washington State University. He received his PhD from Cornell University. Following 20 years in industry at IBM Research and Xerox Research he joined WSU where he conducted research on communications and cybersecurity for electric grid operations.