Unified Power and Communication Infrastructures for High Security Electricity Supply

电力供应系统基于计算机的监测、保护和控制的现代创新，加上宽带高速通信通道的可用，使得高度安全的电力供应网络的发展成为可能。要实现这样的供应网络，需要一支由电力工程、通信系统和新传感器开发领域的资深研究人员组成的多学科学生和教职员工团队。本提案是由弗吉尼亚理工大学和亚利桑那州立大学的人员组成的这样一个团队提出的，并提出了一项将在实现这些目标方面取得重大进展的工作计划。同时，研究团队认识到电力供应系统对现代社会的社会和经济福祉的重要性。这些问题也在提案中得到了解决。该提案的一个重要部分是制定衡量社会和经济对电力供应的依赖程度以及社会供电系统不安全成本的指标。研究小组坚信，向学生--特别是少数群体和代表性不足的群体--传播他们的研究成果是一项非常重要的社会责任。为此，研究计划作出了重大努力，以创建可在互联网上广播的教育模块，并特别强调接触少数群体和代表性不足的社区。

Modern innovations in computer based monitoring, protection and control of electric power supply systems, coupled with the availability of wide-band high speed communication channels have made it possible to bring about the development of very highly secure electric supply networks. The ability to bring about such a supply network requires a multi-disciplinary team of students and faculty members who are established researchers in the fields of electric power engineering, communication systems, and new sensor developments. The present proposal is offered by such a team consisting of Virginia Tech and Arizona State University personnel, along with a plan of work which will make significant progress in achieving these goals.At the same time, the research team recognizes the importance of the electric supply system to the social and economic well-being of modern societies. These issues are also addressed in the proposal. An important part of the proposal is the development of a metric to measure the societal and economic dependence on electricity supply, as well as the cost of insecurity of the supply system to the society. The research team is convinced that disseminating the results of their research to students - and particularly to minority and under-represented groups - is a very important societal responsibility. To this end, the research plan contains a significant effort towards creating educational modules which can be broadcast on the internet, and with a special emphasis on reaching the minority and under-represented communities.