Security and privacy in Direct Load Control (DLC) is a fundamental challenge in smart grids. In this paper, we propose a blockchain-based framework to increase security and privacy of DLC. We propose a method whereby participating nodes share their data with the distribution company in an anonymous and secure manner. To reduce the associated overhead for data dissemination, we propose a hash-based transaction generation method. We also outline the DLC process for managing the load in consumer site. Qualitative analysis demonstrates the security and privacy of the proposed method.
@article{arxiv.1812.08497,
title = {A Secure and Efficient Direct Power Load Control Framework Based on Blockchain},
author = {Ali Dorri and Fengji Luo and Salil S Kanhere and Raja Jurdak and Zhao Yang Dong},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.08497},
year = {2018}
}