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Assessing the impact of cybersecurity attacks on energy systems

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  • Vijayshankar, Sanjana
  • Chang, Chin-Yao
  • Utkarsh, Kumar
  • Wald, Dylan
  • Ding, Fei
  • Balamurugan, Sivasathya Pradha
  • King, Jennifer
  • Macwan, Richard

Abstract

This paper investigates the cyber resiliency of future power systems with high penetration of distributed energy resources using advanced distributed and (or) hierarchical control architectures. Specifically, we simulate cyberattacks on three prototypical use cases, and we identify attack scenarios that are the most damaging to the overall system performance. We show that these attacks can have a significant impact on grid operation. Results provide additional insights into the robustness of the system to the most common cyberattacks.

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  • Vijayshankar, Sanjana & Chang, Chin-Yao & Utkarsh, Kumar & Wald, Dylan & Ding, Fei & Balamurugan, Sivasathya Pradha & King, Jennifer & Macwan, Richard, 2023. "Assessing the impact of cybersecurity attacks on energy systems," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 345(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:345:y:2023:i:c:s030626192300661x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121297
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