Chapter 10

Smart home scheduling and cybersecurity: fundamentals

Y. Liu
S. Hu    Department of Electrical and Computer Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA

Abstract

The modern power system is undergoing a transformative shift from the classical electricity grid to a smart grid. There are four components in a smart grid, namely, smart power generation, smart transmission, smart distribution, and smart end use. Among them, the smart home technique controls the energy consumption of each end user, also known as customer, which potentially impacts the energy generation, transmission, and distribution.

The smart home infrastructure features the automatic control of various interconnected modern home appliances. Together with ...

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