Cyber security of power electronic-based systems

Project description

The growing demand for electricity and the requirements for intelligent control have given origin to the Smart Grid, and grid-tied power electronic converters are key enabling technologies for interfacing renewable energy sources with the electrical power grid. The formation of multiple inverters into a system employing communication is promising but vulnerable to cyber-attacks which may lead to a series of adverse effects such as system shutdown, unstable operation, and economic loss.

In this project, we plan to investigate the impact of cyber-attack on power electronics-based systems and ensure cyber security with mitigation measures. We will be contributing to the following aspects:

• To investigate the feature of cyber security in a power electronics-based system.

• To classify and model cyber-attacks.

• To find the most vulnerable parts and study the consequences once being attacked.

• To study the detection approaches and mitigation measures.

Ph.D. candidate:

Junjie Xiao: J.Xiao-2@tudelft.nl

Supervisor:

Zian Qin: Z.Qin-2@tudelft.nl

Promotor:

Pavol Bauer: P.Bauer@tudelft.nl