Systematic study of cybersecurity threats for smart inverters

Abstract

Smart inverters have evolved from performing basic DC/AC electrical conversion to complex interconnected active grid integration and stabilization functions. Although there has been increasing regulation on the electrical compliance of smart inverters, compliance efforts for their cybersecurity are lacking. In this article, we provide a systematic study of aspects of smart inverters that pose cybersecurity threats, and discuss the challenges and potential solutions to mitigate these threats. Our findings underscores the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity measures to protect smart inverters from emerging threats and ensure grid stability.

RAS ID

76496

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Date of Publication

2024

School

ECU Security Research Institute / School of Science

Copyright

free_to_read

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery

Comments

Karumba, S., Chau, S. C., Pearce, H., Ahmed, M., & Janicke, H. (2024). Systematic study of cybersecurity threats for smart inverters. Proceedings of the 15th ACM International Conference on Future and Sustainable Energy Systems (669–675). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3632775.3661994.

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Link to publisher version (DOI)

10.1145/3632775.3661994