System resilience enhancement: Smart grid and beyond

Abstract

Boosting the resilience of power systems is a core requirement of smart grids. In fact, resilience enhancement is crucial to all critical infrastructure systems. In this study, we review the current research on system resilience enhancement within and beyond smart grids. In addition, we elaborate on resilience definition and resilience quantification and discuss several challenges and opportunities for system resilience enhancement. This study aims to deepen our understanding of the concept of resilience and develop a wide perspective on enhancing the system resilience for critical infrastructures.

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Keywords

critical infrastructure / cyber-physical systems / energy systems / resilience / smart grid

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51537010), the National Basic Research Program (973 Program) (Grant No. 2013CB228206), and the China Scholarship Council. J. Wang’s work and C. Chen’s work are supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

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