dc.contributor.advisor |
El-Hajj, Wassim |
dc.contributor.author |
Akhras, Raphaelle |
dc.date.accessioned |
2020-09-22T11:26:51Z |
dc.date.available |
2020-09-22T11:26:51Z |
dc.date.issued |
9/22/2020 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/21890 |
dc.description |
Haidar Safa
Mohamed Nassar |
dc.description.abstract |
Smart grids are being continually adopted as a replacement of the traditional power grid systems to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective power distribution. The smart grid is a heterogeneous communication network made up of various devices and components such as smart meters, automation, and emerging technologies interacting with each other. As a result, the smart grid inherits most of the security vulnerabilities of cyber systems, putting the smart grid at risk of cyber-attacks. To secure the communication between smart grid entities, namely the smart meters and the utility, we propose in this thesis a communication infrastructure built on top of a blockchain network, specifically Ethereum. All two-way communication between the smart meters and the utility is assumed to be transactions governed by smart contracts. Smart contracts are designed in such a way to ensure that each smart meter is authentic and each smart meter reading is reported securely and privately. We present a simulation of a sample smart grid and report the costs incurred from building such a grid. Each architecture discussed will contain a solution to a problem previously faced and will come with trade-offs that are analyzed in terms of certain metrics. The simulations illustrate the feasibility and security of the proposed architectures. |
dc.language.iso |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Blockchain |
dc.subject |
Ethereum |
dc.subject |
Smart Contract |
dc.subject |
Secure Communication |
dc.subject |
Smart Grid Communication Network |
dc.subject |
Smart Grid |
dc.title |
Securing Smart Grid Communication Using Ethereum Smart Contracts |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
Department of Computer Science |
dc.contributor.faculty |
Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
dc.contributor.institution |
American University of Beirut |