Starlink Space Network-Enhanced Cyber–Physical Power System

The information and communication technology (ICT) is increasingly involved in the measurement, operation, control and protection of the cyber-physical power system (CPPS). As one of the most promising communication infrastructure projects, Starlink is a satellite Internet constellation being constructed by SpaceX for providing global Internet access, which can benefit the network service supply for the communication-enabled power system equipment in locations where the network access is unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable. In this letter, the future applications of the Starlink space network in CPPSs are explored: the communication infrastructure and transmission parameters are discussed, and the corresponding test case was emulated in real-time on the heterogeneous co-emulation platform to validate the proposed concept of space network enhanced cyber-physical power system.