Cyber-Phisical Systems as a Framework for Energy Networks

Abstract

In this presentation we start by reviewing structural difficulties encountered by electric energy systems and we outline some directions for overcoming them.

We illustrate ongoing work by 4 vignettes, involving:

1. Fast stability assessment in very large networks following topology control (joint work with A. Saric),
   
2. Stability aspects of inverter-connected loads (with A. Giusto),
   
3. Networked estimation in cyber-physical energy systems (with H. Lev-Ari), and
   
4. Security aspects of cyber-physical energy systems (with U. Khan).

Finally, we try to outline areas critical for future advances in this class of systems.

Biograph:

Aleksandar M. Stankovic (F’05) obtained his Ph.D. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993 in electrical engineering. He was with Northeastern University, Boston 1993-2010; presently he serves as A.H. Howell Professor at Tufts University. He is a Fellow of IEEE and serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. He previously served Transactions on Power Systems and on Control System Technology in the same capacity (1996-2010). He has held visiting positions at the United Technologies Research Center (sabbaticals in 2000 and 2007) and at L'Universite de Paris-Sud and Supelec (in 2004). He is a co-editor of book series on Power Electronics and Power Systems for Springer.