FLEP-SGS2: A Flexible and Low-cost Evaluation Platform for Smart Grid Systems Security

Charalambos Konstantinou; Marios Sazos; Michail Maniatakos

doi:10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791653

FLEP-SGS²: A Flexible and Low-cost Evaluation Platform for Smart Grid Systems Security

Charalambos Konstantinou, Marios Sazos, Michail Maniatakos

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

As digital emerging technologies are being widely integrated in the grid infrastructure, security incidents to these systems could have severe outcomes. In order to understand security vulnerabilities of both field devices and communication protocols used in the newly formed smart grid, testbed frameworks are developed to conduct vulnerability studies. To date, efforts in grid security to develop such testbeds have resulted in costly, non-modular, and proprietary-based environments. In this paper, we present FLEP-SGS²: a flexible, scalable, multilayer, and low-cost platform to examine security scenarios in smart grid. Power systems simulation tools are integrated with open-source software and code running on Raspberry Pis. FLEP-SGS² allows to investigate the performance of the testbed components and evaluate different cyber-attack scenarios on the power system operation while providing a user-friendly interface.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538682326
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791653
State	Published - Feb 2019
Event	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019 - Washington, United States Duration: Feb 18 2019 → Feb 21 2019

Publication series

Name	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019

Conference

Conference	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	2/18/19 → 2/21/19

Keywords

Smart grid
cybersecurity
hardware-in-the-loop
testbed

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Hardware and Architecture
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Control and Optimization
Strategy and Management

Access to Document

10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791653

Cite this

Konstantinou, C., Sazos, M., & Maniatakos, M. (2019). FLEP-SGS²: A Flexible and Low-cost Evaluation Platform for Smart Grid Systems Security. In 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019 Article 8791653 (2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791653

FLEP-SGS²: A Flexible and Low-cost Evaluation Platform for Smart Grid Systems Security. / Konstantinou, Charalambos; Sazos, Marios; Maniatakos, Michail.
2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 8791653 (2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Konstantinou, C, Sazos, M & Maniatakos, M 2019, FLEP-SGS²: A Flexible and Low-cost Evaluation Platform for Smart Grid Systems Security. in 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019., 8791653, 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019, Washington, United States, 2/18/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791653

Konstantinou C, Sazos M, Maniatakos M. FLEP-SGS²: A Flexible and Low-cost Evaluation Platform for Smart Grid Systems Security. In 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. 8791653. (2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019). doi: 10.1109/ISGT.2019.8791653

Konstantinou, Charalambos ; Sazos, Marios ; Maniatakos, Michail. / FLEP-SGS² : A Flexible and Low-cost Evaluation Platform for Smart Grid Systems Security. 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, ISGT 2019).

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