Cross-infrastructure holistic experiment design for cyber-physical energy system validation

TL;DR

This paper proposes a cross-infrastructure approach for validating cyber-physical energy systems by connecting existing facilities, enabling realistic testing without large investments, supported by a hybrid cloud architecture.

Contribution

It introduces a novel method of integrating multiple infrastructures for holistic CPES validation, reducing the need for extensive new investments.

Findings

Enables near real-world testing of CPES through infrastructure integration.

Utilizes hybrid cloud architecture for experiment setup.

Reduces costs and resource requirements for large-scale system validation.

Abstract

Strong digitalization and shifting from unidirectional to bidirectional topology have transformed the electrical grid into a cyber-physical energy system, i.e. smart grid, with strong interdependency among various domains. It is mandatory to develop a comprehensive and holistic validation approach for such large scale system. However, a single research infrastructure may not have sufficient expertise and equipment for such test, without huge or eventually unfeasible investment. In this paper, we propose another adequate approach: connecting existing and established infrastructures with complementary specialization and facilities into a cross-infrastructure holistic experiment. The proposition enables testing of CPES assessment research in near real-world scenario without significant investment while efficiently exploiting the existing infrastructures. Hybrid cloud based architecture is considered as the support for such setup and the design of cross-infrastructure experiment is also covered.