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Distributed control of multi-inverter microgrids has attracted considerable attention as it can achieve the combined goals of flexible plug-and-play architecture guaranteeing frequency and voltage regulation while preserving power sharing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-27 Pouya Babahajiani , Peng Zhang , Ji Liu , Tzu-Chieh Wei

We propose a comprehensive approach to increase the reliability and resilience of future power grids rich in distributed energy resources. Our distributed scheme combines federated learning-based attack detection with a local electricity…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-17 Lucas Pereira , Vineet Jagadeesan Nair , Bruno Dias , Hugo Morais , Anuradha Annaswamy

Inverter-dominated microgrids are quickly becoming a key building block of future power systems. They rely on centralized controllers that can provide reliability and resiliency in extreme events. Nonetheless, communication failures due to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-11 Siddharth Bhela , Abhishek Banerjee , Ulrich Muenz , Joachim Bamberger

The modern power grids are integrated with digital technologies and automation systems. The inclusion of digital technologies has made the smart grids vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Cyberattacks on smart grids can compromise data integrity…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-04 Smruti P. Dash , Kedar V. Khandeparkar , Nipun Agrawal

Load redistribution (LR) attacks represent a practical and sophisticated form of false data injection (FDI) attacks, where the attacker manipulates grid data to influence economic operations of the grid through misleading security…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-18 Praveen Verma , Di Shi , Yanzhu Ye , Fengyu Wang , Ying Zhang

Line current differential relays (LCDRs) are measurement-driven relays that rely on time-synchronized multi-phase current waveforms to infer internal faults in AC and DC power networks. In inverter-based microgrids, however, the increasing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Ahmad Mohammad Saber , Ahmed Saber Refae , Davor Svetinovic , Hatem Zeineldin , Amr Youssef , Ehab F. El-Saadany , Deepa Kundur

This paper is concerned with the problem of secure multi-sensors fusion estimation for cyber-physical systems, where sensor measurements may be tampered with by false data injection (FDI) attacks. In this work, it is considered that the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-02 Bo Chen , Pindi Weng , Daniel W. C. Ho , Li Yu

As a national critical infrastructure, the smart grid has attracted widespread attention for its cybersecurity issues. The development towards an intelligent, digital, and Internet-connected smart grid has attracted external adversaries for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Tianming Zheng , Ping Yi , Yue Wu

Parallel cyber--physical attacks (PCPA) can simultaneously damage physical transmission lines and disrupt measurement data transmission in power grids, severely impairing system situational awareness and attack diagnosis. This paper…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-06 Junhao Ren , Kai Zhao , Guangxiao Zhang , Xinghua Liu , Chao Zhai , Gaoxi Xiao

The increasing penetration of distributed energy resources and power-electronics interfaces in DC microgrids, coupled with rising cyber threats, necessitates primary controllers that are provably safe, cyber-resilient, and practical. The…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-05 Muratkhan Abdirash , Xiaofan Cui

In recent studies, moving target defense (MTD) has been applied to detect false data injection (FDI) attacks using distributed flexible AC transmission system (D-FACTS) devices. However, the inherent conflict between the security goals of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-03 Jiazhou Wang , Jue Tian , Yang Liu , Xiaohong Guan , Dong Yang , Ting Liu

Microgrids are being increasing deployed to improve the operational flexibility, resilience, coordinated-energy management capabilities, self-adequacy, and increased reliability of power systems. This strong market growth is also driven by…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-03 Sakshi Mishra , Kate Anderson , Brian Miller , Kyle Boyer , Adam Warren

Cyberattacks on smart inverters and distributed PV are becoming an imminent threat, because of the recent well-documented vulnerabilities and attack incidents. Particularly, the long lifespan of inverter devices, users' oblivion of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Xiangyu Hui , Samuel Karumba , Sid Chi-Kin Chau , Mohiuddin Ahmed

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…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-18 Hampei Sasahara , Tatsuya Yamada , Jun-ichi Imura , Henrik Sandberg

With the growing share of renewable energy sources, the uncertainty in power supply is increasing. In addition to the inherent fluctuations in the renewables, this is due to the threat of deliberate malicious attacks, which may become more…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-15 Sarah Braun , Sebastian Albrecht , Sergio Lucia

Cyber-attacks jeopardize the safe operation of inverter-based resource-dominated microgrids (IBR-dominated microgrids). At the same time, existing diagnostic methods either depend on expensive multi-point instrumentation or stringent…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-18 Yifan Wang , Yiyao Yu , Yang Xia , Yan Xu

Cybersecurity in building energy management is crucial for protecting infrastructure, ensuring data integrity, and preventing unauthorized access or manipulation. This paper investigates the energy efficiency and cybersecurity of building…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-03 Xiaoyu Ge , Kamelia Norouzi , Faegheh Moazeni , Mirel Sehic , Javad Khazaei , Parv Venkitasubramaniam , Rick Blum

While the digitization of power distribution grids brings many benefits, it also introduces new vulnerabilities for cyber-attacks. To maintain secure operations in the emerging threat landscape, detecting and implementing countermeasures…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Ömer Sen , Dennis van der Velde , Sebastian N. Peters , Martin Henze

Cyberattacks on pipeline operational technology systems pose growing risks to energy infrastructure. This study develops a physics-informed simulation and optimization framework for analyzing cyber-physical threats in petroleum pipeline…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-06 Tejaswini Sanjay Katale , Lu Gao , Yunpeng Zhang , Alaa Senouci

With improvement in smart grids through two-way communication, demand response (DR) has gained significant attention due to the inherent flexibility provided by shifting non-critical loads from peak periods to off-peak periods, which can…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-28 Mingjian Tuo , Arun Venkatesh Ramesh , Xingpeng Li