Project Title: Towards a Privacy-Aware Information-Sharing Framework for Advanced Metering
Infrastructures
Partnering Institutions and Investigators: Vinod Namboodiri (PI), Visvakaumar Aravinthan (Wichita State), Murtuza Jadliwala (Wichita State), Lalitha Sankar (Arizona State)
Funding Agency: Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC)
Funding Division: Systems Research
Total Funded Amount: $220,000
Project Duration: August 1, 2013 - June 31, 2016
Abstract: Significant developments in the electric power industry are in the areas of advanced measurements, improved communication infrastructure, renewable energy sources, and electric vehicles. These changes are expected to influence the way energy is provided to and consumed by customers. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) initiatives are a popular tool to incorporate these changes for modernizing the electricity grid, reduce peak loads, and meet energy-efficiency targets; however, privacy concerns have limited customer acceptance of these initiatives. The research objective of this project is to design appropriate architectures for information collection and dissemination with security and privacy guarantees and to develop state-of-the-art algorithms and protocols for privacy-preserving communication and control that effectively exploit the AMI for improved system operations and active customer participation