An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models

Ahn, BoHyun; Kim, Taesic; Ahmad, Seerin; Mazumder, Sudip Kumar; Johnson, Jay; Mantooth, H. Alan; Farnell, Chris

doi:10.1109/TPEL.2023.3342842

Title: An Overview of Cyber-Resilient Smart Inverters Based on Practical Attack Models

Journal Article · 31 March 2024 · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2023.3342842 · OSTI ID:2281765

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Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Texas A&,M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
DER Security Corp., Scott Valley, CA, USA
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

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