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General Requirements for Designing and Implementing a Cryptography Module for Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Systems

Baker, Roger J.; Cordeiro, Patricia G.; Hossain-McKenzie, Shamina S.; Howerter, Christopher M.; Jacobs, Nicholas J.; Jose, Deepu J.; Lai, Christine F.; Zhao, Jeffrey Z.

Penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) is rapidly increasing in the bulk power system (BPS); they are growing to be a significant portion of generation. As such, grid-support capabilities are being developed and implemented. However, as their presence increases, the impact of DERs on the BPS also increases. Therefore, if a disturbance occurs in the DER system, its effects could propagate throughout the BPS. These disturbances could range from equipment malfunctions to resource variability to cyber attacks.