<scp>Quantum</scp> internet for resilient electric grids

International Transactions on Electrical Energy SystemsVolume 31, Issue 6 e12911 BRIEF REPORT Quantum internet for resilient electric grids Zimin Jiang, Zimin Jiang orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-1634 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorZefan Tang, Zefan Tang orcid.org/0000-0002-3785-4849 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorYanyuan Qin, Yanyuan Qin Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USASearch for more papers by this authorChongqing Kang, Chongqing Kang State Key Laboratory of Power Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorPeng Zhang, Corresponding Author Peng Zhang p.zhang@stonybrook.edu orcid.org/0000-0002-8403-8289 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA Correspondence Peng Zhang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-2350, USA. Email: p.zhang@stonybrook.eduSearch for more papers by this author Zimin Jiang, Zimin Jiang orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-1634 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorZefan Tang, Zefan Tang orcid.org/0000-0002-3785-4849 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorYanyuan Qin, Yanyuan Qin Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USASearch for more papers by this authorChongqing Kang, Chongqing Kang State Key Laboratory of Power Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorPeng Zhang, Corresponding Author Peng Zhang p.zhang@stonybrook.edu orcid.org/0000-0002-8403-8289 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA Correspondence Peng Zhang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-2350, USA. Email: p.zhang@stonybrook.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 26 April 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/2050-7038.12911 Funding information: Department of Energy, Grant/Award Number: Advanced Grid Modeling Program; National Science Foundation, Grant/Award Number: ECCS-2018492, OIA-2040599; Stony Brook University, Grant/Award Number: Quantum Information Science and Technology Program Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary The supremacy and fast development of quantum techniques are stimulating the arrival of an ultra-secure and super-fast quantum internet, which accordingly will shape future electric grids. This paper develops a novel scheme for resilient electric grids by using a quantum direct communication (QDC) network. The novelty of this work includes: (a) a novel QDC-based electric grid architecture is devised to provide ultra-secure communication; (b) we investigate QDC protocols for grid communication and analyze the impacts of attacks and noises; and (c) we demonstrate how to establish a QDC-enabled electric grid testbed to evaluate the system's performance. CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflict of interest. Open Research DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. Volume31, Issue6June 2021e12911 RelatedInformation