Open AccessPRIME: a real‐time cyber‐physical systems testbed: from wide‐area monitoring, protection, and control prototyping to operator training and beyond
Author(s) -
Becejac Tamara,
Eppinger Crystal,
Ashok Aditya,
Agrawal Urmila,
O'Brien James
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iet cyber‐physical systems: theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2398-3396
DOI - 10.1049/iet-cps.2019.0049
Subject(s) - testbed , computer science , scalability , modular design , embedded system , software , cyber physical system , distributed computing , real time computing , operating system , computer network
As the power grid continues to evolve with advanced wide‐area monitoring, protection, and control (WAMPAC) algorithms, there is an increasing need for realistic testbed environments with industry‐grade software and hardware‐in‐the‐loop (HIL) to perform verification and validation studies. Such testbed environments serve as ideal platforms to perform WAMPAC prototyping, operator training, and also to study the impacts of different types of cyberattack scenarios on the operation of the grid. In this study, the authors introduce pacific northwest national laboratory(PNNL) cyber ‐ physical systems testbed (PRIME): the testbed that integrates real‐time transmission system simulator with commercial industry‐grade energy management system software and remote HIL (RHIL). PRIME is an end‐to‐end, modular testbed that allows high‐fidelity RHIL experimentation of a power system. We present two detailed case studies (fault location and clearing in the transmission system and operator training) to show the capabilities of their PRIME testbed. Finally, we briefly discuss some of the potential limitations of their testbed in terms of scalability and flexibility to set up larger test systems and identify directions for future work to address these limitations.