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Title: Cyber-Physical System Security of a Power Grid: State-of-the-Art

Journal Article · · Electronics
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  1. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
  2. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States); Univ. College Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)

Here, as part of the smart grid development, more and more technologies are developed and deployed on the power grid to enhance the system reliability. A primary purpose of the smart grid is to significantly increase the capability of computer-based remote control and automation. As a result, the level of connectivity has become much higher, and cyber security also becomes a potential threat to the cyber-physical systems (CPSs). In this paper, a survey of the state-of-the-art is conducted on the cyber security of the power grid concerning issues of: the structure of CPSs in a smart grid; cyber vulnerability assessment; cyber protection systems; and testbeds of a CPS. At Washington State University (WSU), the Smart City Testbed (SCT) has been developed to provide a platform to test, analyze and validate defense mechanisms against potential cyber intrusions. A test case is provided in this paper to demonstrate how a testbed helps the study of cyber security and the anomaly detection system (ADS) for substations.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
OE0000780
OSTI ID:
1435630
Journal Information:
Electronics, Vol. 5, Issue 4; ISSN 2079-9292
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 51 works
Citation information provided by
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