Security Vulnerability and Mitigation in Photovoltaic Systems
- University of Arkansas,College of Engineering: Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering,Fayetteville,AR,USA; University of Arkansas
- University of Arkansas,College of Engineering: Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering,Fayetteville,AR,USA
- University of Arkansas,College of Engineering: Department of Electrical Engineering,Fayetteville,AR,USA
Software and firmware vulnerabilities pose security threats to photovoltaic (PV) systems. When patches are not available or cannot be timely applied to fix vulnerabilities, it is important to mitigate vulnerabilities such that they cannot be exploited by attackers or their impacts will be limited when exploited. However, the vulnerability mitigation problem for PV systems has received little attention. This paper analyzes known security vulnerabilities in PV systems, proposes a multi-level mitigation framework and various mitigation strategies including neural network-based attack detection inside inverters, and develops a prototype system as a proof-of-concept for building vulnerability mitigation into PV system design.
- Research Organization:
- University of Arkansas
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0009026
- OSTI ID:
- 2341254
- Journal Information:
- 2021 IEEE 12th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG), Journal Name: 2021 IEEE 12th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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