Electrical

An Adversary Model is a profile of the attacker before thinking about the attack.

AMI is a smart meter system that automatically sends electricity usage to the utility and can receive information back from the utility.

An Attack Model is a step-by-step plan showing how an attacker could break into a system.

BESS is a large rechargeable battery that saves electricity for later use.

It is the process of pulling apart charges to build the electrical pressure that powers devices.

CPES is a traditional power grid with a "brain" that watches, communicates, and controls everything automatically.

Current is simply the count of how much electric charge passes a specific point every second.

DER means generating or storing electricity close to where people actually use it.

DG makes electricity, while DS saves electricity for later.

It is the invisible force that instantly transmits a battery’s push to every electron in a wire.

Electric charge is the vehicle that delivers energy from a battery to your devices.

EPS is the traditional system that carries electricity from a power plant to your home.

HMI is the visual dashboard that lets operators see and control the power grid through SCADA.

An IED is a smart device installed with electrical equipment that replaces many individual devices by combining measurement, protection, monitoring, and communication into one unit.

A Microgrid is a small neighbourhood power grid that can take care of itself when the main grid goes down.

A PLC is a local automatic controller that makes fast decisions and controls equipment without waiting for the control room.

A PMU is a GPS-timed sensor that measures electricity everywhere at the exact same moment.

Power is the actual rate at which electrical energy is delivered to do work .

Resistance is the internal friction of a wire that bumps moving electrons and creates heat.

RTU is the messenger of SCADA. It collects information from the field and carries commands between SCADA and electrical equipment.

SCADA is the control room that watches the entire power grid and lets operators control it remotely.

Transmission is the highway for electricity. Distribution is the local street that brings electricity to your home.

Threat modeling is making a list of everything that could go wrong before it actually happens.

Voltage is simply the amount of energy loaded into each unit of electric charge.