Unified Power and Communication Infrastructures for High Security Electricity Supply

基于计算机的电力供应系统监测、保护和控制方面的现代创新，加上宽带高速通信信道的可用性，使得发展非常安全的电力供应网络成为可能。实现这样一个供应网络的能力需要一个由学生和教师组成的多学科团队，他们是电力工程、通信系统和新传感器开发领域的知名研究人员。目前的建议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小组提出的，连同一项将在实现这些目标方面取得重大进展的工作计划。与此同时，研究小组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。提案中也讨论了这些问题。该提案的一个重要部分是开发一个度量标准来衡量社会和经济对电力供应的依赖，以及供电系统不安全对社会的成本。该研究小组确信，将他们的研究成果传播给学生——尤其是少数民族和代表性不足的群体——是一项非常重要的社会责任。为此目的，研究计划包含了一项重大努力，即创建可在互联网上播出的教育模块，并特别强调向少数民族和代表性不足的社区提供服务。

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.