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An Innovative Real-Time Recursive Framework for Techno-Economical Self-Healing in Large Power Microgrids Against Cyber–Physical Attacks Using Large Change Sensitivity Analysis

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  • Mehdi Zareian Jahromi

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amirkabir University, Tehran 1591634311, Iran)

  • Elnaz Yaghoubi

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karabuk University, Karabuk 78050, Turkey)

  • Elaheh Yaghoubi

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karabuk University, Karabuk 78050, Turkey)

  • Mohammad Reza Maghami

    (Strategic Research Institute (SRI), Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU), Jalan Teknologi 5, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia)

  • Harold R. Chamorro

    (Department of Electric Power Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 11428 Stockholm, Sweden)

Abstract

In the past, providing an online and real-time response to cyber–physical attacks in large-scale power microgrids was considered a fundamental challenge by operators and managers of power distribution networks. To address this issue, an innovative framework is proposed in this paper, enabling real-time responsiveness to cyberattacks while focusing on the techno-economic energy management of large-scale power microgrids. This framework leverages the large change sensitivity (LCS) method to receive immediate updates to the system’s optimal state under disturbances, eliminating the need for the full recalculation of power flow equations. This significantly reduces computational complexity and enhances real-time adaptability compared to traditional approaches. Additionally, this framework optimizes operational points, including resource generation and network reconfiguration, by simultaneously considering technical, economic, and reliability parameters—a comprehensive integration often overlooked in recent studies. Performance evaluation on large-scale systems, such as IEEE 33-bus, 69-bus, and 118-bus networks, demonstrates that the proposed method achieves optimization in less than 2 s, ensuring superior computational efficiency, scalability, and resilience. The results highlight significant improvements over state-of-the-art methods, establishing the proposed framework as a robust solution for real-time, cost-effective, and resilient energy management in large-scale power microgrids under cyber–physical disturbances.

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  • Mehdi Zareian Jahromi & Elnaz Yaghoubi & Elaheh Yaghoubi & Mohammad Reza Maghami & Harold R. Chamorro, 2025. "An Innovative Real-Time Recursive Framework for Techno-Economical Self-Healing in Large Power Microgrids Against Cyber–Physical Attacks Using Large Change Sensitivity Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-41, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:1:p:190-:d:1560296
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