Cybersecurity for distributed energy resources and smart inverters
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Energy Systems Division
- Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States). School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The increased penetration of distributed energy resources (DER) will significantly increase the number of devices that are owned and controlled by consumers and third parties. These devices have a significant dependency on digital communication and control, which presents a growing risk from cyber attacks. This paper proposes a holistic attack-resilient framework to protect the the integrated DER and the critical power grid infrastructure from malicious cyber attacks, helping ensure the secure integration of DER without harming the grid reliability and stability. Specifically, we discuss the architecture of the cyber-physical power system with a high penetration of DER and analyze the unique cybersecurity challenges introduced by DER integration. Next, we summarize important attack scenarios against DER, propose a systematic DER resilience analysis methodology, and develop effective and quantifiable resilience metrics and design principles. Lastly, we introduce attack prevention, detection, and response measures specifically designed for DER integration across cyber, physical device, and utility layers of the future smart grid.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1374586
- Journal Information:
- IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, Vol. 1, Issue 1; ISSN 2398-3396
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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