Advances and challenges in sensing, modeling, simulation, optimization and controlg s. Smart grid is referred to by other names including smart electric grid, smart power grid, intelligrid, and future grid 1. Professor massoud amin witnessed the 1977 nyc blackout, the 911 tragedies near dc, and the collapse of the i35w bridge. By way of background, we present a brief overview of the past work on the challenges faced in. Advances and challenges in sensing, modeling, simulation, optimization and control.
Likewise, through smart gridenhanced energy efficiency, by 2030 carbon dioxide emissions from the electric sector would be reduced by 58%. Smart grids term dates back to at least 2005 toward a smart grid, by s. The ieee smart grid invites you to submit an article 800 words for the july 2018 special issue of the newsletter. At the university of minnesota he serves as professor of electrical and computer engineering, and as director of the schools technological leadership. Resilience and selfhealing challenges massoud amin. Call for articles ieee smart grid newsletter special issue. Massoud amin is chairman of the ieee smart grid, an asme fel low, and a member of two utility industry reliability groups the. The purpose of this book is to give readers in plain language a fix on the current position of the smart grid and its adoption. Today and tomorrow volume 33 issue 4 massoud amin, john stringer skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Anu annaswamy, massoud amin, tariq samad, and christopher demarco bill ash and alex gelman duncan callaway, aranya chakrabortty, amro farid, alejandro dominguezgarcia. Massoud amin is chairman of the ieee smart grid, an asme fellow, and a member of two utility industry reliability groups the texas reliability entity as board chairman and the midwest reliability organization as a board member. Ieee wishes to thank the following people for their outstanding contributions to the ieee smart grid controls vision project. In this interview, massoud amin discusses the vision and evolution of the ieee smart grid initiative. As background, massoud was born in tabriz capital of iranian azerbaijan on july 4th, 1961 at the american hospital there please see power to the people, cover story of the minnesota magazine, pp.
Reinventing the electric power system a 2012 reprint journal from pes. Amin answers questions related to infrastructure, how to create a selfhealing grid, and how ieee is addressing the transition to a smart grid. In pursuit of a more reliable and resilient system in my view. Massoud amin, considered the father of the smart grid, is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the university of minnesota. Massoud amin, to discuss not only his professional accomplishments but also how the smart grid has evolved over his career. As a young boy in iran in the mid1960s, i often accompanied my father and my mother to rural villages where, as a.
A smart grid is an electricity network that can intelli gently integrate the actions of all users connected to it generators, consumers and those that do bothin order. Distribution system planning in the smart grid era julio romero aguero 62 in my view benefits of the smart grid. Sweatt chair in technological leadership, electrical and computer engineering, university of minnesota, minneapolis, usa. You will get a feel for the issues surrounding it, the challenges ahead, the countless opportunities it presents and the benefits we all stand to gain. Ieee smart grid encompasses an array of activities, including development of new smart gridrelated standards, best practices, publications, and conferences and educational. Cyberphysical security for smart grid operational technology smart grid resiliency against cyberattacks. Giacomoni t the existing power delivery system is vulnerable to both natural disasters and intentional attack. Massoud amins congressional briefings on march 26 and oct. Interview with massoud amin, upgrading the grid, nature, vol. Advances and challenges in sensing, modeling, simulation. The advanced smart grid edge power driving sustainability.
Several states have put deregulation into effect in a variety of ways. Call for articles ieee smart grid newsletter special issue on. Smart grid improves the capacity of intermittent renewable generation in power system 2. Smart grid etf alternative smart grid technology stocks. The special issue will address the cyber physical security in smart grids. Smart grid challenges, issues and solutions request pdf. Integrate dispersed energy sources into a modern grid to provide energy to centers of demand source. He serves as the chairman of the ieee smart grid, is on the bod of the midwest reliability organization mro where he. He describes the smart grid landscape, its drivers and challenges, the value of global collaboration in technology innovation and the search for solutions. Amin tells popmech how a better, more reliable grid is. Ieee vision for smart grid controls laboratory for intelligent. The smart grid promises to transform our energy ecosystem the way smartphones forever changed the way we communicate. A successful terrorist attempt to disrupt the power delivery system could have adverse effects on national security, the economy, and the lives of every citizen.
In this article, we present the security, agility, and robustnesssurvivability of a largescale power delivery infrastructure that faces new threats and unanticipated conditions. An analysis of smart grid attacks and countermeasures. Smart grid as a dynamical system of complex interdependent networkssystems, s. Massoud amin, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the university of minnesota, and a well known scholar in the power and energy industry. Smart grid safe, secure, selfhealing challenges and. The advanced smart grid is a must read to understand how the new energy infrastructure and services are greener, more dynamic, flexible, reliable, secure, and resilient. Massoud amin technological leadership institute, honeywellh. While working at the electric power research institute epri, during jan. Massoud amin is chairman of the ieee smart grid, an asme fel low, and a member of two utility industry reliability groups the texas reliability entity as board chairman and the midwest reli. Abstractthe threat of malicious attacks against the security of the smart grid infrastructure cannot be overlooked. Secure and reliable operation of the electric system is fundamental to national and.
Sweatt chair in technological leadership, electrical and computer engineering, university of minnesota, minneapolis, usa the genesis of early power systems and electric power grids during the. Smart grids and cloud computing cornell university. Jul 11, 20 massoud amin, considered the father of the smart grid, is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the university of minnesota. The case for smart grid funding a new infrastructure in an age of uncertainty. Even with more lines, a selfhealing smart grid that can sense local problems. A smarter grid applies technologies, tools and techniques available now to bring knowledge to power.
The regulatory organization role in defining the smart grid and its characteristics. Longer term, expect the smart grid to spur the kind of transformation that the internet has already brought to the way we live, work, play and learn. The smart grid, regarded as the next generation power grid, uses twoway flows of electricity and information to create a widely distributed automated energy delivery network. Many of the worlds electric systems, an intricate network of transmission lines, substations, transformers and switches that deliver electricity from the power plants to our homes are now decades old and ready for a. Stronger, smarter and power grid boston university. You will learn what the smart grid is and what it is not. How smart grid contributes to energy sustainability. Ieee smart grid is an initiative launched by ieee to help provide expertise and guidance for individuals and organizations involved in the modernization and optimization of the power grid, better known as the smart grid. The key goal of smart grid is to enhance the safety, reliability and economy of power system operation, and improve the efficiency of energy utilization to achieve energy conservation and emissions reduction 5. The term smart grid is used to describe a nextgeneration electrical power. Giacomoni, proceedings of the 18th world congress of the international federation for automatic control ifac, august 2011.
Securing critical infrastructure in an uncertain world. Material from the electric power research institute epri, and support from epri. He works on enabling smart, secure and resilient infrastructures. Anu annaswamy, massoud amin, tariq samad, and christopher demarco. Amin conceived and articulated the vision of a smart selfhealing grid where the use of computer, communication, sensing and control technologies overlay electric power grids to enhance reliability, improve security, increase resilience and to. As a youngest sibling growing up in tehran and tabriz in the early 1960s, he. Toward stronger, smarter, and more secure energy infrastructure.
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