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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Applicants:
Alexander Mceachern, Oakland, CA (US);
Ronald Hofmann, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander McEachern, Oakland, CA (US);
Ronald Hofmann, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting cyber attacks on remotely-operable elements of an alternating current distribution grid. Two state estimates of the distribution grid are prepared, one of which uses micro-synchrophasors. A difference between the two state estimates indicates a possible cyber attack.