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Xanthus Consulting International

Xanthus provides comprehensive engineering consulting services for the novel and evolving world of the Smart Grid, including integration of systems, interoperability standards, and cyber security

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Papers

Presentations

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Cyber Security Papers

• White Paper on Cyber Security Issues for the Smart Grid - White Paper for NIST CSWG as input to NISTIR Pub 7628

• AMI Business Processes Cyber Security Requirements - White Paper for NIST CSWG as input to NISTIR Pub 7628

• AMI Interface Category Cyber Security Requirements - White Paper for NIST CSWG as input to NISTIR Pub 7628

• HAN Business Processes Cyber Security Requirements - White Paper for NIST CSWG as input to NISTIR Pub 7628

• HAN Interface Category Cyber Security Requirements - White Paper for NIST CSWG as input to NISTIR Pub 7628

• White Paper on Security Standards in IEC TC57.pdf

AMI Papers

• Utility Standards Board (USB) - Development of AMI Business Processes and de facto Standards by Utilities - Grid Interop 2008

• USB Remote Connect/Disconnect Use Cases

Distribution Automation (DA) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

• Advanced_Functions_for_DER_Inverters_Modeled_in_IEC_61850-90-7 Inverter functions, such as volt-var management, low/high voltage ride-through, frequency response management, etc.

• Benefits and Challenges of Distribution Automation (DA): Use Case Scenarios and Assessments of DA Functions - Report for the California Energy Commission, PIER program

• White Paper on Standard DER Communications using IEC 61850.pdf

• Smart Grid - Interoperability and Standards White Paper

• Client-Side Requirements for Data Acquisition and Control Subsystems for Distribution Automation Communications, EPRI 2005

• Guidelines for Planning Interoperable Distribution Automation Systems, EPRI 1002161, April 2004

• Network and System Management for Distribution Automation, EPRI 1001701, December 2002

• Integrated UCA™ for Gas Industry, Vol 3, EPRI 1001401, March 2001

• Developing a Data Set for Modeling Distributed Resource Devices in Electric Power System Simulations, EPRI 1000418, December 2000

• Strawman Device Object Models for Distributed Resources in Utility Communications Architecture (UCA™), EPRI TR-114198, December 1999

• Integration of Distributed Resources in Electric Utility Systems: Functional Definition for Communication and Control Requirements, EPRI TR-111491, November 1998

IntelliGrid Website and Papers

• IntelliGrid Architecture, Co-author, EPRI July 2004. IntelliGrid Architecture

 

Wireless Papers

• Uses of Wireless Technologies in Distribution and Substation Automation.pdf

• IEEE P1777 – Recommended Practices for Wireless Communications in Power System Operations, Co-author, in progress

• Assessment of Wireless Technologies in Substation Functions, EPRI 1011751, March 2006

• Technologies for Remote Monitoring of Substation Assets: Physical Security, EPRI 1011752, March 2006