Abstract:
Existing microgrid communication relies on classical public key systems, which are vulnerable to attacks from quantum computers. This paper uses quantum key distribution (QKD) to solve these quantum-era microgrid challenges. Specifically, this paper makes the following novel contributions: 1) it offers a QKD-based microgrid communication architecture for microgrids; 2) it shows how to build a quantum-secure microgrid testbed in an RTDS environment; 3) it develops a key pool sharing (KPS) strategy to improve the cyberattack resilience of the QKD-based microgrid; and 4) it analyzes the impacts of critical QKD parameters with the testbed. Test results provide insightful resources for building a quantum-secure microgrid.
Z. Tang, Y. Qin, Z. Jiang, W. Krawec and P. Zhang, "Quantum-Secure Microgrid," in IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2020.3011071.
KEYWORDS: Microgrid, quantum key distribution, quantum computer, cyber security, communication, testbed