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Active distribution networks facilitating bidirectional power exchange with renewable energy resources are susceptible to cyberattacks due to integration of a diverse array of cyber components. This study introduces a grid-level defense…

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Amidst the climate crisis, the massive introduction of renewable energy sources has brought tremendous challenges to both the power grid and its surrounding markets. As datacenters have become ever-larger and more powerful, they play an…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-08-09 Hongyu He

Integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) is a critical step toward addressing the global climate crisis. This transformation has driven the transition from traditional consumers to prosumers and given rise to new energy sharing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Yingshuo Gu , Xi Weng , Yue Chen

Controllers of security-critical cyber-physical systems, like the power grid, are a very important class of computer systems. Attacks against the control code of a power-grid system, especially zero-day attacks, can be catastrophic. Earlier…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-06-25 Zecheng He , Aswin Raghavan , Guangyuan Hu , Sek Chai , Ruby Lee

An actuator is a device that converts electricity into another form of energy, typically physical movement. They are absolutely essential for any system that needs to impact or modify the physical world, and are used in millions of systems…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-03-15 Youqian Zhang , Kasper Rasmussen

It is challenging to assess the vulnerability of a cyber-physical power system to data attacks from an integral perspective. In order to support vulnerability assessment except analytic analysis, suitable platform for security tests needs…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-08-29 Kaikai Pan , André Teixeira , Claudio López , Peter Palensky

The future power grid will be characterized by the pervasive use of heterogeneous and non-proprietary information and communication technology, which exposes the power grid to a broad scope of cyber-attacks. In particular,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-06-12 Christian Moya , Junho Hong , Jiankang Wang

The number of installed remote terminal units (RTU) is on the rise, increasing the observability and control of the power system. RTUs enable sending data to and receiving data from a control center in the power system. A distribution grid…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-14 Milad Beikbabaei , Ali Mehrizi-Sani

Recent research has shown that the security of power grids can be seriously threatened by botnet-type cyber attacks that target a large number of high-wattage smart electrical appliances owned by end-users. Accurate detection and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-08 Hamidreza Jahangir , Subhash Lakshminarayana , Carsten Maple

Recent years have witnessed a rise in the frequency and intensity of cyberattacks targeted at critical infrastructure systems. This study designs a versatile, data-driven cyberattack detection platform for infrastructure systems…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-06-01 Sarin E. Chandy , Amin Rasekh , Zachary A. Barker , M. Ehsan Shafiee

In a macro-economic system, all major sectors: agriculture, extraction of natural resources, manufacturing, construction, transport, communication and health services, are dependent on a reliable supply of electricity. Targeted attacks on…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-26 Sagnik Basumallik

The integration of synchronous generators and energy storage systems operated through communication networks introduces new challenges and vulnerabilities to the electric grid, where cyber attacks can corrupt sensor measurements or control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-26 Jairo Giraldo , Masood Parvania

Robust coordination and organization in large ensembles of nonlinear oscillatory units play a vital role in a wide range of natural and engineered system. The control of self-organizing network-coupled systems has recently seen significant…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2022-10-04 Per Sebastian Skardal , Alex Arenas

The rising use of information and communication technology in smart grids likewise increases the risk of failures that endanger the security of power supply, e.g., due to errors in the communication configuration, faulty control algorithms,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-03-17 Benedikt Klaer , Ömer Sen , Dennis van der Velde , Immanuel Hacker , Michael Andres , Martin Henze

Due to the advances in computing and sensing, deep learning (DL) has widely been applied in smart energy systems (SESs). These DL-based solutions have proved their potentials in improving the effectiveness and adaptiveness of the control…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-15 Moein Sabounchi , Jin Wei-Kocsis

The integration of power electronic converters (PECs) and distributed energy resources (DERs) in modern power systems has introduced dynamism and complexity. Accurate simulation becomes essential to comprehend the influence of converter…

For the integration of renewable energy sources, power grid operators need realistic information about the effects of energy production and consumption to assess grid stability. Recently, research in scenario planning benefits from…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-04 Jens Schreiber , Maik Jessulat , Bernhard Sick

Adversarial attacks on data-driven algorithms applied in the power system will be a new type of threat to grid security. Literature has demonstrated that the adversarial attack on the deep-neural network can significantly mislead the load…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-01 Jiawei Li , Jianxiao Wang , Lin Chen , Yang Yu

Over the past years, distributed energy resources (DER) have been the object of many studies, which recognise and establish their emerging role in the future of power systems. However, the implementation of many scenarios and mechanism are…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-09-20 Jaysson Guerrero , Archie Chapman , Gregor Verbic

The growing computational demand for deep neural networks ( DNNs) has raised concerns about their energy consumption and carbon footprint, particularly as the size and complexity of the models continue to increase. To address these…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Hanene F. Z. Brachemi Meftah , Wassim Hamidouche , Sid Ahmed Fezza , Olivier Deforges