Subproject: Reliable and Secure Communication
Motivation
Project Objective
The objective of the VeN²uS research project is to develop and implement an adaptive and networked grid protection system that adapts the protection parameters in the event of power flow shifts and topology changes and ensures safe operation. For this purpose, an adaptive grid protection algorithm is first developed and verified. In parallel, resilient and reliable communication and protection test concepts are developed. Subsequently, the development paths are merged, i.e., the adaptive and interconnected network protection system is verified by demonstration in the laboratory and (for the first time in Germany) also in field trials.
COMSYS’ Objective
COMSYS aims to research communication mechanisms that achieve high resilience against failures and meet the latency requirements of adaptive network protection. In addition, COMSYS explores how to simultaneously achieve high-level hardware-based communication security necessary for critical network protection functionality. As a result, we target reliable and secure communication for the exchange of network protection data.
See VeN2uS online
Consortium
The VeN2uS Consortium consists of several German partners with expertise in various areas of smart grids and secure communication.
- Schleswig-Holstein Netz AG
- LEW Verteilnetz GmbH
- Siemens AG
- SAE IT-systems GmbH & Co. KG
- PSI Software AG
- OMICRON electronics Deutschland GmbH
- amperias GmbH
- IAEW – RWTH Aachen University
- COMSYS – RWTH Aachen University
- EES – Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg
- IEET – Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH)