| Title | Quantum-Secure Networked Microgrids |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2020 |
| Authors | Tang, Zefan, Qin, Yanyuan, Jiang, Zimin, Krawec, Walter O., Zhang, Peng |
| Conference Name | 2020 IEEE Power Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM) |
| Date Published | Aug. 2020 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-7281-5508-1 |
| Keywords | cyber security, data communication, Fault tolerance, Microgrids, Networked microgrids, pubcrawl, quantum communication, quantum computing, Quantum Key Distribution, Real-time Systems, Scalability, security |
| Abstract | The classical key distribution systems used for data transmission in networked microgrids (NMGs) rely on mathematical assumptions, which however can be broken by attacks from quantum computers. This paper addresses this quantum-era challenge by using quantum key distribution (QKD). Specifically, the novelty of this paper includes 1) a QKD-enabled communication architecture it devises for NMGs, 2) a real-time QKD- enabled NMGs testbed it builds in an RTDS environment, and 3) a novel two-level key pool sharing (TLKPS) strategy it designs to improve the system resilience against cyberattacks. Test results validate the effectiveness of the presented strategy, and provide insightful resources for building quantum-secure NMGs. |
| URL | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9281884/ |
| DOI | 10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281884 |
| Citation Key | tang_quantum-secure_2020 |
Quantum-Secure Networked Microgrids