EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF CYBER-ATTACKS ON GRID-INTERACTIVE EFFICIENT BUILDINGS Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Abstract Grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs) are not only exposed to passive threats (e.g., physical faults) but also active threats such as cyber-attacks launched on the network-based control systems. The impact of cyber-attacks on GEB operation are not yet fully understood, especially as regards the performance of grid services. To quantify the consequences of cyber-attacks on GEBs, this paper proposes a modeling and simulation framework that includes different cyber-attack models and key performance indexes to quantify the performance of GEB operation under cyber-attacks. The framework is numerically demonstrated to model and evaluate cyber-attacks such as data intrusion attacks and Denial-of-Service attacks on a typical medium-sized office building that uses the BACnet/IP protocol for communication networks. Simulation results show that, while different types of attacks could compromise the building systems to different extents, attacks via the remote control of a chiller yield the most significant consequences on a building system’s operation, including both the building service and the grid service. It is also noted that a cyber-attack impacts the building systems during the attack period as well as the post-attack period, which suggests that both periods should be considered to fully evaluate the consequences of a cyber-attack.

name of conference

  • Volume 8B: Energy

published proceedings

  • PROCEEDINGS OF ASME 2021 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION (IMECE2021), VOL 8B

author list (cited authors)

  • Fu, Y., O’Neill, Z., Wen, J., & Adetola, V.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Fu, Yangyang||O’Neill, Zheng||Wen, Jin||Adetola, Veronica

publication date

  • November 2021