Privacy protection system and metrics for hiding electrical events

International Journal of Security and Networks

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-27

  Kalogridis, G ^a   Denic, S Z ^a   Lewis, T ^a   Cepeda, R ^a  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Appliance load signatures; Home energy management; Load monitoring; Power routing; Privacy; Rechargeable batteries; Secrecy; Smart grid privacy; Smart metering privacy; Undetectability

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION THEORY; NETWORK SECURITY; POWER MANAGEMENT; SECONDARY BATTERIES; STATISTICAL TESTS;

ANONYMITY; APPLIANCE LOAD SIGNATURES; HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENTS; LOAD MONITORING; POWER ROUTING; SECRECY; SMART GRID; SMART METERING; UNDETECTABILITY;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

EID: 79954597540     PISSN: 17478405     EISSN: 17478413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSN.2011.039630     Document Type: Article

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