In Short : To safeguard microgrids from cyberattacks and guarantee steady frequency regulation, researchers at NIT Rourkela have created a novel MIWO-FOPID (Modified Improved Whale Optimization–Fractional-Order PID) controller in partnership with partners from the Government College of Engineering (Keonjhar) and the University of South-Eastern Norway.
Strengthening Microgrid Security
Because they rely on digital communication, microgrids—which include storage, renewable energy sources, and conventional generators—are susceptible to assaults such time-delay attacks and fake data injection. The MIWO-FOPID controller greatly improves robustness, convergence accuracy, and resilience against control stagnation by employing a whale-inspired metaheuristic algorithm for dynamic tuning and multi-phase optimization.
Impact and Significance of Clean Energy
By guaranteeing the safe and dependable operation of regional renewable energy networks, this innovation promotes microgrids’ contribution to the clean energy transition. It defends the integrity of decentralized clean energy networks against changing digital threats by enhancing cyber resilience.
About the Research
The IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics published the work, which was directed by Prof. Pravat Kumar Ray of the Electrical Engineering Department at NIT Rourkela. Manoj Kumar Senapati, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban, and Ramesh Chandra Khamari make up the research team, which covers both domestic and foreign academic partnerships.
