Progressive Switching Attacks for Instigating Cascading Failures in Smart Grid Conference Paper

abstract

• In this paper we present a progressive strategy for applying a multi-switch cyber-physical attack on emerging smart grid systems. In contrast to a single switch attack, recently studied, we demonstrate how the additional degrees of freedom available to an opponent can be used to induce cascading failures throughout a power system in a stealthy way. A framework based on variable structure system theory is presented in which targeted attacks can be constructed. Attack execution is simulated on the New England 10-generator 39-bus test system using DSATools to demonstrate the potential of the approach to achieve high impact disruption. 2013 IEEE.

name of conference

• 2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting

authors

• Butler-Purry, Karen

published proceedings

• 2013 IEEE POWER AND ENERGY SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING (PES)

author list (cited authors)

• Liu, S., Chen, B. o., Kundur, D., Zourntos, T., & Butler-Purry, K.

citation count

• 2

complete list of authors

• Liu, Shan||Chen, Bo||Kundur, Deepa||Zourntos, Takis||Butler-Purry, Karen

publication date

• January 2013

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting  Journal

keywords

• Coordinated Variable Structure Switching Attacks
• Sliding Mode
• Smart Grid Modeling

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/pesmg.2013.6672314

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9781479913039

start page

• 1

end page

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pesmg.2013.6672314