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A Study on the Improvement of Smart Grid Security Performance and Blockchain Smart Grid Perspective

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  • Seong-Kyu Kim

    (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 110-745, Korea
    Mytsystem, Seoul 06149, Korea
    Puroom, Seoul 06149, Korea)

  • Jun-Ho Huh

    (Department of Software, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan 46252, Korea)

Abstract

Interest in green energy has increased worldwide. Therefore, smart grid projects to form a more efficient and eco-friendly intelligent grid by combining information technology (IT) technology with the existing grid are actively being conducted. In Korea, a national-level smart grid project road map has been confirmed, and an action plan has been prepared. Despite such actions, there may appear various threat scenarios in the application of the IT to the grid as a reverse function. Security technology is a measure to respond to such threats effectively. The security technology of a smart grid is an important factor that is directly related to the success or failure of the smart grid project. A smart grid is a new type of next-generation grid born of the fusion with IT. If the smart grid, the backbone of the power supply, is damaged by a cyberattack, it may cause huge damage, such as a nationwide power outage. In fact, there is an increasing cyberattack threat, and the cyber security threat to the smart grid is not insignificant. Furthermore, the legal system related to information protection is also important in order to support it systematically. In this paper, the necessity of the smart grid is examined, and the industry’s initiative toward the smart grid security threat and threat response is examined. In this paper, we also suggest a security plan of applying Rainbowchain, the Blockchain technology, to the smart grid and energy exchange. We propose achieving superior performance and security functions by using Rainbowchain, which contains seven authentication techniques among existing Blockchain technologies, and propose the ecosystem and architecture necessary for its application.

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  • Seong-Kyu Kim & Jun-Ho Huh, 2018. "A Study on the Improvement of Smart Grid Security Performance and Blockchain Smart Grid Perspective," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-22, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:11:y:2018:i:8:p:1973-:d:160749
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