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Resiliency Of Power Systems In The Cyber Layer: Application To Load Forecasting And Security Assessment, Mojtaba Dezvarei Aug 2023

Resiliency Of Power Systems In The Cyber Layer: Application To Load Forecasting And Security Assessment, Mojtaba Dezvarei

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Integrating sensors, actuators, and communication infrastructure in the electrical grid creates a smart grid, known as a cyber-physical system (CPS), which combines the physical framework with a cyber layer. The cyber layer is crucial as it houses the decision-making responsible for reliable operation. However, the complexity of the physical layers, due partly to the deployment of integrated battery resources (IBRs), and the cyber layer itself, introduces challenges such as reliance on measurement quality and vulnerability to data corruption from cyber threats. These challenges result in uncertainties in the CPS framework, emphasizing the need for accurate and robust responses from the …


Power Market Cybersecurity And Profit-Targeting Cyberattacks, Qiwei Zhang Aug 2022

Power Market Cybersecurity And Profit-Targeting Cyberattacks, Qiwei Zhang

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies and business to operate through remote platforms, which has made everyday life and everyone more digitally connected than ever before. The cybersecurity has become a bigger priority in all aspects of life. A few real-world cases have demonstrated the current capability of cyberattacks as in [1], [2], and [3]. These cases invalidate the traditional belief that cyberattacks are unable to penetrate real-world industrial systems. Beyond the physical damage, some attackers target financial arbitrage advantages brought by false data injection attacks (FDIAs) [4]. Malicious breaches into power market operations could induce catastrophic consequences on …


Hybrid Black-Box Solar Analytics And Their Privacy Implications, Dong Chen Oct 2018

Hybrid Black-Box Solar Analytics And Their Privacy Implications, Dong Chen

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The aggregate solar capacity in the U.S. is rising rapidly due to continuing decreases in the cost of solar modules. For example, the installed cost per Watt (W) for residential photovoltaics (PVs) decreased by 6X from 2009 to 2018 (from $8/W to $1.2/W), resulting in the installed aggregate solar capacity increasing 128X from 2009 to 2018 (from 435 megawatts to 55.9 gigawatts). This increasing solar capacity is imposing operational challenges on utilities in balancing electricity's real-time supply and demand, as solar generation is more stochastic and less predictable than aggregate demand. To address this problem, both academia and utilities have …