Cost and Cybersecurity Challenges in the Commissioning of Microgrids in Critical Infrastructure: COGE Case Study

Rodrigo Antonio Sbardeloto Kraemer, Douglas Pereira Dias, Alisson Carlos da Silva, Marcos Aurelio Izumida Martins and Mathias Arno Ludwig
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Rodrigo Antonio Sbardeloto Kraemer: Sustainable Energy Center, CERTI Foundation, Florianópolis 88040-970, SC, Brazil
Douglas Pereira Dias: Sustainable Energy Center, CERTI Foundation, Florianópolis 88040-970, SC, Brazil
Alisson Carlos da Silva: Sustainable Energy Center, CERTI Foundation, Florianópolis 88040-970, SC, Brazil
Marcos Aurelio Izumida Martins: Sustainable Energy Center, CERTI Foundation, Florianópolis 88040-970, SC, Brazil
Mathias Arno Ludwig: R&D and Innovation, AES Brasil, São Paulo 04578-000, SP, Brazil

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: The application of microgrids in critical infrastructures has grown considerably due to the power supply reliability and resilience, and the island operation possibility of providing independence from the main grid. However, the necessity of intense information exchange between the devices that compose the microgrid to their proper operation, and the communication infrastructure required to realize that, makes the system vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. In this context, the case study presented in this paper raises two important subjects of discussion in the Brazilian electrical sector context, which are microgrids and cybersecurity in critical infrastructures of the electrical sector. Therefore, this paper presents the practical challenges related to these two subjects by reporting the development, implementation, and commissioning of a new microgrid controller, and the solutions found to accelerate the development by reducing costs, mitigating risks, and optimizing the commissioning time.

Keywords: hardware-in-the-loop; microgrid modeling; risk mitigation; dispatched generation; real-time simulation; cybersecurity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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