George Mason University

Eniye Tebekaemi

Duminda Wijesekera

A system for autonomous control in power systems is disclosed. In particular, a secure overlay communication model ('SOCOM') is disclosed, the system including a combination of hardware and software for detecting power grid states, and determining appropriate actions for addressing detected states. The SOCOM is a logic-based system deployed onto computing devices such as field programmable gate arrays installed at bus controllers, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems ('SCADAs'), Intelligent Electronic Devices (&#x201c;IEDs&#x201d;), or other computing devices in power grid stations and substations. The logic-based nature of the SOCOM allows for seamless integration with preexisting power system equipment. In response to detecting various power grid faults such as line failures and over-current states, the system automatically rearranges power line configurations at the power stations and/or substations. The SOCOM further provides improvements relating to optimal power flow, cost-based power distribution, load management, voltage/volt-amp reactance (&#x201c;VAR&#x201d;) optimization, and self-healing.

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McDonough, GA, United States of America

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