Saturday, February 21, 2026

Sovereign Cyber-Physical Security

 


Sovereign Cyber-Physical Security


Securing the 150MWh Fleet with Teleseer & IBM Power10/11 MMA


AIMLUX.ai - Core Concept: Integrating Teleseer’s deep-packet visibility with the IBM Power10/11 Matrix Math Accelerator (MMA) creates a "Hardened Knowledge Graph." We move the AI from a vulnerable cloud environment to a Sovereign Hardware Chain where the security is enforced at the silicon level.

  • The Teleseer Shield (PCAP Integrity): Teleseer performs Deep Packet Inspection on the Modbus/IP and CAN bus traffic from each 2MWh container. It generates a "packet-level truth" that prevents Replay Attacks or Sensor Spoofing from reaching the AI.

  • Sovereign Inference (IBM MMA): Instead of sending sensitive thermal data to a GPU-heavy cloud (risking latency and data leakage), the Equitus KGNN runs natively on IBM Power10/11 cores. The MMA (Matrix Math Accelerator) handles the complex linear algebra of the Knowledge Graph in-core.

  • The Sovereign Hardware Chain: * Secure Boot & Memory Encryption: Power11’s Quantum-Safe Cryptography ensures the PID control logic hasn't been altered.

    • Data Gravity: AI runs where the data lives. By co-locating the KGNN on the same hardware managing the BMS/HVAC, we eliminate the 100ms "cloud-trip," enabling real-time response to thermal spikes.

  • Transparent Governance: Every PID adjustment is logged in a tamper-proof audit trail on the IBM hardware, providing the "Black Box" forensics required by federal regulators.


The Strategic Pitch: "The Resilience Dividend"

1. Pitching to the Utility Trade Commission (UTC)

The Message: "We are solving the 'Data Center Interconnection' crisis by making the load predictable and secure."

  • The Benefit: Utilities fear that AI data centers are "black boxes" that could destabilize the grid.

  • The Proof: Show how the Teleseer + IBM stack provides "Physics-Aware Security." Explain that the system can't be "hacked" into causing a grid surge because the IBM Power Cyber Vault detects ransomware-style anomalies in under a minute, and the Sovereign Core ensures the utility's "Request for Curtailment" is always prioritized.

  • The Bottom Line: This isn't just a data center; it's a Managed Grid Asset that complies with CA SB 57 and DOE transparency standards.

2. Pitching to Data Center Providers (Hyperscalers)

The Message: "Reduce your TCO and eliminate GPU-scarcity bottlenecks."

  • The Benefit: Hyperscalers are desperate for power and cooling efficiency.

  • The Proof: Highlight the IBM Power11 MMA advantage. Using the MMA for thermal PIDs and KGNN inference is 3x faster than standard x86 and avoids the "GPU Tax."

  • The Value: Pitch the 2MWh Modular Container as a "Sovereign Pod." If one pod's network is compromised, Teleseer's segmentation ensures the rest of the 150MWh fleet remains untouched.

  • The Bottom Line: You get 99.9999% uptime (Six-Nines) and a system that can scale to 150MWh without requiring a massive upgrade to the local substation.


Why IBM Power10/11 MMA? (Technical "How")

AIMLUX.ai  wins the technical review, explain that MMA isn't a separate chip; it's specialized silicon built into every core.

  1. Parallelization: The MMA performs 512-bit matrix operations per cycle. For an Equitus KGNN, which relies on calculating relationships between thousands of battery cells (nodes), this hardware acceleration allows the AI to "think" in microseconds.

  2. Energy Efficiency: Power11 delivers 2x the performance-per-watt of x86 servers. In a BESS environment, using less energy to manage the energy is the key to achieving a sub-1.1 PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness).

  3. Sovereign Core: By using IBM's Sovereign Core software, the data center operator retains 100% authority over the encryption keys—meaning no third-party (including the hardware provider) can see the operational data.


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Integrating IBM Power11 with its Matrix Math Accelerator (MMA) into a BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) environment shifts the paradigm from "cloud-dependent AI" to "Sovereign Industrial Intelligence."

While an NVIDIA H100 is a "brute force" trainer for massive models, the IBM Power11 is a "surgical" inference engine designed to live at the edge, integrated directly into the power service fabric.


Technical Specification: BESS Control & Optimization


Feature

IBM Power11 (with MMA)

NVIDIA H100 (Hopper)

BESS Use-Case Benefit

Primary Role

Real-time Inference & Logic

Large-Scale Model Training

BESS needs millisecond logic, not batch training.

AI Integration

On-Chip MMA (In-Core)

PCIe / SXM Accelerator (Off-Core)

MMA eliminates the "PCIe bottleneck" for PID loops.

Uptime (SLA)

99.9999% (Six Nines)

99.9% (Standard Server Grade)

Critical for Utility-scale (150MWh) stability.

Security

Quantum-Safe Secure Boot

Confidential Computing (CC)

Protects against "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" threats.

Cyber-Physical

Power Cyber Vault (<1m Detection)

External IDS/IPS required

Detects ransomware/spoofing at the silicon level.

Data Locality

Sovereign (Data stays in-pod)

Cloud-Heavy (Requires data backhaul)

Keeps BMS telemetry private and localized.

Power Efficiency

2x Performance/Watt vs x86

High (700W peak per card)

Higher efficiency = lower PUE for the data center.

Thermal Range

Industrial Hardened Options

Datacenter Environment Only

BESS containers have variable thermal profiles.








 Pitch: How to Win the Stakeholders

1. To the Utility Trade Commission (UTC): "The Compliance Engine"

  • The Narrative: "We aren't just adding a battery; we are adding a Sovereign Grid Node."

  • The Benefit: Mention that the IBM Power11’s Quantum-Safe Cryptography and Cyber Vault meet the highest NIST and DOE standards for critical infrastructure.

  • The Punchline: "This system can detect a cyber-intrusion in less than 60 seconds and isolate a 2MWh container before a thermal event occurs. It is the most 'audit-ready' BESS in the market."

2. To Data Center Providers: "The TCO & Speed-to-Power Play"

  • The Narrative: "Stop waiting for the grid upgrade; generate and manage your own 'Headroom'."

  • The Benefit: Explain that using the MMA for AI-driven thermal management (TMS) lowers the energy overhead of the cooling system itself.

  • The Punchline: "By using IBM Power11, you eliminate the need for expensive, power-hungry GPUs to run your operational AI. This is a 150MWh system that pays for itself through Peak Shaving and Energy Arbitrage, all managed on a sovereign hardware chain that you own—not the cloud provider."


Executive Summary for the RFP/PowerPoint

"By leveraging Teleseer for packet-level verification and IBM Power11 MMA for sovereign inference, we provide a BESS architecture that is physically resilient and mathematically certain. This ensures that 150MWh of energy remains a reliable asset for the grid and a profitable resource for the data center."




 



Manhattan Project 2.0 - Virtual Power Plant

 



Manhattan Project 2.0

Cyber-Physical Resilience & Data Integrity

The "Sensory Nerve" Strategy: Teleseer + Equitus KGNN

In a 150 MWh BESS fleet, the greatest threat isn't just a hack—it's Data Poisoning. If a 2 MWh container reports a false "Normal" temperature while actually overheating, the AI could trigger a thermal runaway. Teleseer prevents this by providing a "Hardware-Verified" truth.

  • PCAP Validation: Teleseer performs real-time Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) on Modbus TCP/IP and CAN bus traffic. It validates that sensor data (Amps, Temp, Voltage) matches the physical "fingerprint" of the reporting device.

  • Encrypted Traffic Inspection: Utilizing Cyberspatial's ability to analyze encrypted DER traffic, Teleseer ensures that commands sent to PID Controllers have not been intercepted or delayed (anti-latency protection).

  • The "Clean Data" Feed: Only packets verified by Teleseer are ingested by the Equitus KGNN. This creates a "Zero Trust" control loop where the AI never makes a thermodynamic decision based on unverified telemetry.

  • Automated Forensics: If an anomaly occurs, Teleseer provides an unalterable PCAP record. This allows engineers to "rewind the tape" to see if a PID instability was caused by mechanical wear or a cyber intrusion.


The Pitch Strategy: Winning Over the Utility/Data-center Stakeholders


1. For the Utility Trade Commission (UTC/PUC)


  • The Angle: "Grid Stability without Ratepayer Burden."

  • Key Argument: Emphasize that your AI-BESS system complies with CA SB 57 and DOE Section 403 (Manhattan Project 2.0).

  • The Value: By using Teleseer to prove the security of the co-located BESS, you reassure the UTC that these data centers won't crash the grid. Explain how the system acts as a "Virtual Power Plant" (VPP) that provides Ancillary Services (frequency regulation) back to the utility, lowering the "Cost of Interconnection" for everyone.




2. For Data Center Providers (Hyperscalers)

  • The Angle: "Speed to Power & 100% Uptime Guarantee."

  • Key Argument: AI data centers are facing 5–7 year utility upgrade delays.

  • The Value: Pitch the 2 MWh modular container as a "Behind-The-Meter" asset that allows them to scale now. Highlight that the Equitus/Graphixa (MaaP) layer handles the complex thermal balancing automatically, reducing the risk of expensive cell degradation and guaranteeing their Service Level Agreements (SLAs).



3. The "Sourcewell" Closing

  • The Pitch: "We are not just a technology; we are a pre-vetted procurement path."

  • Action: Point to your Sourcewell contract to show that federal and municipal data center projects can skip the 12-month RFP process and start construction immediately.

Would you like me to draft a specific "Statement of Work" (SOW) outline for a 150 MWh pilot project?

This video provides an excellent deep dive into how Teleseer visualizes network traffic and identifies passive vulnerabilities, which is critical for the "Cyber-Physical" layer of your BESS architecture. Passive Network Visibility using Teleseer












Cyber-Physical Resilience

 




Executive Insight: TruVolt.ai isn't just a firewall; it is an Integrated Cyber-Physical Fabric. Combining Teleseer which ensures the data is real, and Equitus Graphixa which ensures the decision is right.



"Immune System" of the BESS architecture. While the KGNN (Knowledge Graph Neural Network) provides the "brain" for thermal and power optimization, Teleseer acts as the "sensory nerves," ensuring that every piece of data entering that brain is authentic, un-tampered, and arrives in real-time.






Slide Title: Cyber-Physical Resilience: Teleseer & Equitus Integration


1. The Challenge: "Garbage In, Disaster Out"

In a 150 MWh system, the AI (KGNN) makes split-second decisions on container switching and PID tuning. If an attacker injects a spoofed "Over-Temp" packet, the AI might unnecessarily shut down healthy containers, causing a grid-frequency collapse.


2. Teleseer: The High-Fidelity Data Validator

Teleseer utilizes Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and PCAP (Packet Capture) analysis to provide a "Zero Trust" layer for physical signals.

  • Protocol Sanitization: Teleseer inspects CAN bus and Modbus/TCP traffic at the bit level. It identifies "Non-Standard" packet structures that could indicate a Buffer Overflow attempt on the BMS.

  • Temporal Fingerprinting: It monitors the "Heartbeat" intervals of the 2 MWh containers. If a packet arrives outside of its 10ms window, Teleseer flags it as a potential Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) delay attack.

  • Behavioral Baseline: It creates a "Network Digital Twin." Any shift in communication patterns between the HVAC and the Inverter triggers an immediate alert to the human interface (AIMLUX.ai).






3. Protecting the Equitus KGNN (The "Brain")

The Equitus Fusion KGNN is only as secure as the relationships it maps. Teleseer feeds "verified" edges into the graph.

  • Logic Integrity: By validating the source of every Amp and Temperature reading, Teleseer ensures the KGNN isn't learning from malicious data (Data Poisoning).

  • Automated Forensics: If an anomaly is detected, Teleseer provides the raw PCAP file tied to that specific Graph Node. An Automation Engineer can use TruVolt to rewind the network state and see exactly when the "Cyber-Physical" drift began.






4. Technical Synergy: The Security Stack

Layer

Component

Security Function

Transport

Teleseer (PCAP)

Validates packet authenticity and prevents packet injection.

Logic

Equitus (KGNN)

Correlates verified packets to detect high-level behavioral threats.

Management

Graphixa (MaaP)

Orchestrates "Self-Healing" by isolating suspicious containers.

Human

AimLUX / TruVolt

Provides explainable AI alerts (e.g., "Container 03 isolated due to abnormal Modbus traffic").




















"closed-loop intelligence" Data Center Cooling Systems

 



The Executive Advantage

By using this stack, the "Efficiency" isn't just about cooling—it's about longevity. By "switching back and forth" between containers based on AI-driven thermodynamic models, you prevent Lithium Plating (caused by charging while too cold) and Thermal Runaway (caused by discharging while too hot), effectively extending the ROI of a 150 MWh site by several years.

TruVolt.ai architecture represents a "closed-loop intelligence" system where the physical cooling of 2 MWh BESS containers is no longer just a mechanical process, but a high-fidelity data operation.

By integrating Teleseer (PCAP) for network visibility, Equitus Fusion (KGNN) for relational intelligence, and AimLUX/TruVolt as the human-machine interface (HMI), you create a system that doesn't just react to heat—it anticipates it across the entire 150 MWh fleet.







1. The Cyberspatial "Nervous System" (Teleseer & PCAP)

Before the AI can make a decision, it needs untainted data. Teleseer acts as the "cyber-optic" nerve by performing deep packet inspection (DPI) on the Modbus/TCP or CAN bus traffic.

  • PCAP Integration: Every PID adjustment and BMS heartbeat is captured. Teleseer ensures that the data reaching the AI hasn't been spoofed or delayed by network jitter.

  • Packet-Level Truth: If a 2 MWh container reports an "Over-Amp" status, Teleseer verifies that the packet originated from the correct MAC address of that specific BMS, preventing "cyber-thermal" sabotage.


Layer

Component

Security Function

Transport

Teleseer (PCAP)

Validates packet authenticity and prevents packet injection.

Logic

Equitus (KGNN)

Correlates verified packets to detect high-level behavioral threats.

Management

Graphixa (MaaP)

Orchestrates "Self-Healing" by isolating suspicious containers.

Human

AimLUX / TruVolt

Provides explainable AI alerts (e.g., "Container 03 isolated due to abnormal Modbus traffic").







2. The Logic Layer (Equitus Fusion & Graphixa)

This is where the Knowledge Graph Neural Network (KGNN) takes the lead. It maps the 2 MWh containers as nodes in a graph.

Mapping the Thermal Battery

Instead of seeing a list of temperatures, the KGNN understands the topological dependencies:

  • Node A: 2 MWh Container 01 (Currently at 90% Discharge / High Amps).

  • Edge: THERMALLY_ADJACENT_TO.

  • Node B: 2 MWh Container 02 (Idle / Cool).




Predictive Re-tuning via Graphixa (MaaP)


When the system detects a $K_i$ wind-up in Container 01's HVAC PID, the Graphixa (Management as a Platform) layer doesn't just speed up the fan. It looks at the graph and performs a "load-swap":

  1. Logic: "Container 01 is reaching a thermal ceiling. Container 02 is at $20^\circ\text{C}$."

  2. Action: It instructs the Inverter (PCS) to throttle Container 01 and ramp up Container 02.

  3. Optimization: It pushes a new $K_p$ (Proportional) gain to Container 01’s HVAC to aggressively cool it down while it's idle, preparing it for the next cycle.






3. The Human Interface (AimLUX & TruVolt)

This is where Automation Engineers enter the "Cyberspatial" deployment.

  • TruVolt.ai: Acts as the high-integrity power dashboard. It displays the "Health of the Graph." Engineers don't see raw voltage; they see "System Resiliency Scores."

  • AimLUX.ai: Provides the Generative HMI. An engineer can ask, "Why is Container 04's HVAC hunting?" AimLUX queries the Equitus KGNN and replies, "The PCAP data shows a 50ms latency spike on the Subnet-B switch, causing the PID loop to lag. Switching to local-only control until the network stabilizes."






4. Integrated Workflow: From Packet to Power



Step

Component

Action

Sense

BMS / Sensors

Reports 2 MWh container temperature and Amperage.

Validate

Teleseer (PCAP)

Confirms the data packet integrity and network health.

Analyze

Equitus (KGNN)

Correlates heat with grid demand and adjacent container states.

Decide

Graphixa (MaaP)

Calculates new Setpoints for Inverters and TMS.

Actuate

Modbus/IP

Deploys the command to the physical HVAC and Inverter.

Govern

TruVolt / AimLUX

Provides human oversight and "Override" capabilities.













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