Presentation given as part of the "Reliability, Resiliency, & Efficiency Energy Security" Panel at the 2017 World Energy Engineering Congress, sponsored by the Association of Energy Engineers

1. SESSION: RELIABILITY, RESILIENCY, & EFFICIENCY =
ENERGY SECURITY
INTEGRATING CYBERSECURE MICROGRIDS IMPROVE
ENERGY RESILIENCY FOR THE U.S. MILITARY
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
JAMES DODENHOFF
REGIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
INTELLIGENT POWER & ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION
(IPERC)

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Islanded
Microgrid
Primary Energy
Source
Local Energy
Sources
Local
Community
“A group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources with
clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable
entity with respect to the grid and can connect and disconnect from the
grid to enable it to operate in both grid-connected or island mode.”
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MICROGRID DEFINITION: MULTIPLE
SOURCES, MULTIPLE LOADS

3. HOW COMPLEXITY IMPACTS A MICROGRID’S VALUE POTENTIAL

4. WHAT DOES THE MILITARY MEAN BY OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND
ENERGY RESILIENCY
1. Operational energy is the “energy required for training,
moving, and sustaining military forces and weapons
platforms for military operations.” (10 US Code § 2924)
2. DoD Energy Resilience is the ability to prepare for and
recover from energy disruptions that impact mission
assurance on military installations (Presentation given by Dr. Ariel Castillo,
Senior Energy Resilience Program Manager, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy,
Installations & Environment, June 2017)

5. CYBERSECURITY THREATS CUT ACROSS SECTORS
Source: “Cyber Threat and Vulnerability Analysis of the U.S. Electric Sector,” Mission Support
Center, Idaho National Laboratory, August 2016

6. EVOLVING CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORKS

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“Defense in Depth” Cybersecurity Greatly Enhances Resiliency
PHYSICAL
• Controlled Access
• Environmental Protections
• Locked Enclosures
SYSTEM PERIMETER
• Firewalls
• Intrusion Detection
• Hardened switches
• Secure remote monitoring
COMPONENT
• Operating System Hardening
• Firmware Updating
• Encrypted Data
• Host Intrusion Detection
• Auditing
COMMUNICATION
• Internet Protocol Version 6
• Encryption
• Peer-to-peer authentication
• Whitelisting
• Enclaving
The control system must function even with attackers inside

8. FUEL CONSUMPTION AND CASUALTIES
Source: Statistics calculated by CNNMoney using figures from the U.S.
Department of Defense, Census and Energy Information Administration.

9. RENEWABLES LINKAGE WITH STORAGE OPTIMIZES DISPATCH
Source: MIT Energy Initiative, “Preparing for large-scale solar deployment”, Nancy Stauffer, December 2015

10. REAL TIME MONITORING AND CONTROL OPTIMIZES RENEWABLE ASSET USE
Propriet
ary
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System
Status
and
Controls
Message
Display
(Alerts,
Warnings)
Main
Schematic
Navigation

11. REAL TIME DATA MONITORING IS CRITICAL

12. A MICROGRID CONTROL SYSTEM IS KEY TO DELIVERING FULL VALUE
FROM MICROGRID ASSETS
• Islanding/Paralleling Services to Grid
• Grid services
• Islanding
• Seamless
• Utility interface
• Contingency Handling
• What if?
• Power Optimization to Microgrid Mission
• Energy Efficiency improvements
• Generation Services/Value Stacks
• New revenue streams
• Power Quality
• Uptime
• CHP
• Security of power and system
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Controllable Loads
Utility
Generator Sets Energy StorageUPS
CHP Natural
Gas
Fuel Cells
Microgrid Control System
Solar PV Wind

13. IPERC’S DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM IS UNIQUE
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TRADITIONAL METHOD
 Reflects outdated mainframe mentality
 A central CPU is a single point of failure
 Custom software is hard to update
 Legacy code is vulnerable to attacks
 Unique configurations are hard to scale
IPERC METHOD
 Reflects current internet mentality
 Distributed CPUs create resilience
 Consistent platform facilitates updates
 Original code written for cybersecurity
 Inherently scalable

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A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM MUST SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF
COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS

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SPIDERS II- FORT CARSON, COLORADO:
UNITED STATES ARMY MICROGRID
Electric
Vehicle
SPIDERS II – 4th ID HQ and data center – Completed
2015
Fort Carson, CO
4.3
Megawatts Generators ATOSolar
RMF3.15 MW 1.0 MW
200 kW

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SPIDERS III – CAMP SMITH, HAWAII
SPIDERS III - Entire PACOM HQ base – Completed 2015
Camp Smith, HI
5.8
Megawatts Generators ATOSolar
5 MW 300 kW DIACAP
Storage
500 kW

17. AMEREN-ILLINOIS COMPANY: CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, UNITED
STATES
Propriet
ary
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Utility prototype with 15 use cases – Completed 2017
Ameren Technical Application Center, IL
1.5
Megawatts Solar Electric VehicleStorageWind
250 kW Load Only100 kW 150 kW
Generators
1.0 MW

18. RECENT NATURAL DISASTERS HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE
OF RELIABLE ENERGY & LOGISTICS
Irma damaged house in St. Croix Overlooking Magen's Bay
Post Maria Destruction Solar + Battery Pack is
Sole Source of Power

19. THANK YOU!
 Jim.dodenhoff@iperc.com
 Mobile: (310) 936-9456
www.IPERC.com
Contact: James Dodenhoff