Computer Sciences and Information Technology
Title : | Cyber-Attack Detection and Impact Study in Energy Management System |
Area of research : | Computer Sciences and Information Technology |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Neminath Hubballi, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
Timeline Start Year : | 2023 |
Timeline End Year : | 2026 |
Contact info : | neminath.jain@gmail.com |
Equipments : | FPGA Kit
Computer
Server |
Details
Executive Summary : | The increasing incorporation of advanced information and communication technologies in the power grid have improved the monitoring of power systems on the one hand, but at the same time poses more cyber threats to it. The cyber-attacks could take any of the following forms viz. Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, False Data Injection (FDI) attack etc. These attacks disrupt communication between measurement units and the control unit. If the cyber-attacks remain undetected, they may cause severe interruptions in the supply of electricity to the customers by creating intentional power outages in the system, which may lead to blackout also. Further, in the Energy Management System (EMS), the system operator carries out an analysis about the stability and security of the operating point based on the measurement data received. If the adversaries get success in attacking these units and the system operators fail to identify it, the analysis carried out by the system operator will become erroneous. Therefore, it is essential to detect cyber-attacks as quickly as possible. The methods reported in the literature do not meet several important requirements of detection algorithms. These requirements include the high detection accuracy and speed, ability to detect low profile attacks, locating the exact measurements that are affected and at the same time generating least possible false alarms. In this project, PIs aim to study the impact of cyber-attacks, mainly DoS and FDI, on the power grid operation and develop suitable methods for their quick detection. The developed algorithms will be validated in real time simulation on a cyber physical test bed before applying them to real power systems. |
Co-PI: | Dr. Trapti Jain, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Indore, Madhya Pradesh-453552 |
Total Budget (INR): | 29,84,760 |
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