Demonstrating the Transient System Impact of Cyber-Physical Events Through Scalable Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Co-Simulation

Journal Article · Thu Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2023 · CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems

DOI:https://doi.org/10.17775/cseejpes.2023.01710· OSTI ID:2564672

Cai, Mengmeng ^[1]; Wang, Wenbo ^[1]; Fang, Xin ^[2]; Florita, Anthony R. ^[3]; Ingram, Michael ^[1]; Christensen, Dane ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS (United States)
3. BLD Grid LLC (United States)

Modern power systems become more vulnerable to cyber threats due to their growing interconnectivity, interdependence, and complexity. Widespread deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs) further expands the threat landscape to the grid edge, where fewer cybersecurity protections exist. In this article, a systematic cyber-physical events demonstration, enabled by an integrated transmission, distribution, and communication co-simulation framework, is performed. It analyzes cyber risks to power grid under DER-enabled automatic generation control from different angles. Unlike existing works, the simulation captures millisecond-to-minutes frequency and voltage transient dynamics at a cross-region system scale.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 2564672
• Report Number(s): NREL/JA--5D00-94699; MainId:96481; UUID:7937ebdc-da2d-477a-b636-f737ff709a83; MainAdminId:76806
• Journal Information: CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Journal Name: CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 11; ISSN 2096-0042
• Publisher: Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION,POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
T&D dynamic co-simulation
cyber-physical events
distributed energy resources