Anomaly Detection and Mitigation in FACTS-based Wide-Area Voltage Control Systems using Machine Learning
- Hitachi Energy
With the increasing deployment of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices in wide-area voltage control systems (WAVCS) for achieving improved voltage stability of bulk power systems, the possibility for cyber attacks on these systems is also increasing. Successful stealthy cyber attacks that are difficult to detect by traditional informational technology (IT)-based cybersecurity solutions or threshold-based bad data detectors can lead to a voltage collapse in power grid. This paper presents the testbed-based attacks implementation and real-time evaluation of machine learning (ML) algorithm for detecting and mitigating stealthy cyber attacks on FACTS-based WAVCS on a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testbed. Initially, we discuss the implementation of a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) that controls a Static VAR Compensator (SVC) device deployed in a two-area four-machine Kundur power system for improving transient voltage stability. Later, the ML-based Anomaly Detection and Mitigation (ADM) system is implemented on the cyber-physical HIL testbed to detect and mitigate various stealthy cyber attacks, which are injected in real-time over the wide-area network (WAN). The experimental results show accurate and effective performance of ADM system in detecting and mitigating anomalies while keeping the grid stable and within the system operating limits, as defined by the North America Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
- Research Organization:
- Hitachi Energy, Raleigh, NC; Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
- DOE Contract Number:
- OE0000897
- OSTI ID:
- 2223100
- Journal Information:
- 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Journal Name: 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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