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SCADA System

TCIPG RG 1
Industrial Systems

Input Industrial Process Output


A(t)

Control

SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition


The SCADA system monitors and {automatically or manually} controls the an
industrial process.
Types of Processes
• Power generation and transmission
• Oil and Gas
• Air traffic and railways
• Water management
• Manufacturing
In real life SCADA controls…
• The power in your home
• The water in your home
• Where the water goes from your home
• The traffic lights on the way to the office
• The commuter train controls
• The air conditioning system in your office
building
• The phone system to your home
SCADA topology
Another Example
Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
Power Utility
Substation Connection
Protocols Used
• Raw binary protocols
– DNP3 and modbus
– Designed for serial links
– Reads data and sends commands and alerts
• High-level data protocols
– ICCP
– Uses XML for communication
– Human readible
DNP3
GOOSE
Protocols

ICCP

Generation Substation

DNP3
Security Issues
• SCADA does not authenticate users or devices
– All SCADA protocols do not implement
authentication. Trust assumption
• Patching is really hard
– Devices have to be taken offline for patching
• Believe they are not connected
– Laptops roam around (WiFi)
– Ex. Historians are a possible leak
• Old Modems
SCADA Functions in Power Systems
• Another commonly used term is energy
management system (EMS), which is a broader
concept.
– An energy management system (EMS) is a system of
computer-aided tools used by operators of
electric utility grids to monitor, control, and optimize
the performance of
the generation and/or transmission system.
– The monitor and control functions are known
as SCADA; the optimization packages are often
referred to as "advanced applications". They are
closely related.
SCADA: Monitoring
• State estimation is the core
State Estimation
Metering measurements
Static
Structure information State Estimates of the
Estimator System state
Parameter values

• Typical measurements used for state estimation:


– Real and reactive power flows on the lines; -Bus voltage magnitudes
at generation;
– Transformer tap settings; -Real and reactive power loads at
load buses;
• System state
– voltage magnitude and angle
• Example:

• 21 measurements,
• 7 state variables
State Estimation
• Basic assumption
– Power system is in the quasi-steady-state condition
• Problem formulation
Power flow equations

• Estimation method
– weighted least-squares (WLS) estimation
• Security consideration
– bad data detection (incorporation of PMU data)
SCADA: Control
• In EMS, the time hierarchy for operations and
control decisions
Time Scale Load Variations Function in EMS Decision
seconds small, random automatic control Match the on-line generation
with the load
minutes large economic dispatch Allocate economically load
among the committed
generating units
days and wide unit commitment Start-up and shutdown of units
hours
weeks very wide Fuel, hydro, and Meet load with the installed
swings maintenance resource mix
scheduling
SCADA: Control
• SCADA control mechanisms:
– Voltage control:
• Var compensation, in-phase transformer tap settings
– Frequency control: AGC
– Topology change: line switching
– Load shedding: the last resort
– Protection device (e.g., relays) parameter setting
• Security consideration:
– The impact of malicious control command is hard to
evaluate.

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