Tie-Line Power Transferred: Data Security Using Block Chain Technology

Abstract

In this paper, the authors have exploited Block Chain technology for tie-line power transferred data in respect to trustworthy monitoring, non-tamper proof and traceability. Nepanagar–Dharni tie-line between MP Electricity Board and Maharashtra Electricity Board is considered. Also, an example of a solar power plant connected to the grid and a consumer is considered to show the security concern using Block Chain Technology. The intrinsic features of decentralized block chain technology enable the grid owner, utility and consumer to maintain the privacy and security of the data set and Image sharing of tie-line power transferred data and Image. The smart contract can register and authorize the grid corporation authority to access the tie-line power transferred during the period and make payments to the concern in compliance with the regulatory and involved parties’ consent policy. Security’s role as a trust model is used to sort out the discrepancy in the exchange for power monitored by the phase measurement unit. Distributed and scalable data models based on the block chain are implemented using a heterogeneous set of MYSQL database management systems, hosted on the AWS cloud. If the power is transferred to a tie line connected to the Railway traction system, the data and Image of the train and its status can be secured with block chain.

KEYWORDS:

• Block chain
• Cloud computing
• Data
• Image
• Phase measurement unit
• Security

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Poonam Juneja

Poonam Juneja received her BTech degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Punjab Technical University, in 2001, an M Tech degree from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, and pursuing a PhD degree in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi. Her areas of interest are power system, fuzzy logic, circuits and systems.

Rachana Garg

Rachana Garg received the BE and ME degrees in 1986 and 1989, respectively from the National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India. She obtained her PhD in electrical engineering from Delhi University, India, in 2009. Presently, she is working as professor at Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India. Her area of interest is the modelling of transmission lines, power system operation and control, smart grid and renewable energy. Email: [email protected]

Parmod Kumar

Parmod Kumar received the BE, ME, and PhD degrees in 1972, 1975, and 1982, respectively. After post-graduation in measurement and instrumentation, he joined the MP Electricity Board, MP, India, as an assistant engineer and commissioned telemetry and SCADA instruments at substations, power stations, and the central control room. In 1983, he joined the Central Electricity Authority as a Dynamic System Engineer and designed and configured the load dispatch centre for electric utilities. Subsequently, he served in various capacities at the Indian Railway Construction Company, ESPL, ESTC, and then entered academic life in 1991. His areas of interest are smart and intelligent system design, operation, and control. Email: [email protected]