Evaluation of Cyberattacks in Distribution Network with Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Abstract

AbstractThe penetration and spread of cyberattacks can vary depending on the structure and nature of each infrastructure. Among the infrastructures that have not been sufficiently studied and are vulnerable to cyberattacks is the electric vehicle infrastructure (EVI). This infrastructure is an ideal target for such attacks for many reasons, including the mobile nature of electric vehicles (EVs), high load demand, technologies, and communication networks of EVs. If EVs, as the moving part of smart grids, become compromised due to a cyberattack, they can spread this attack to other components of the infrastructure, such as EVs supply equipment (EVSE), which is used for recharging in a short period of time. So, without any defensive to attacks, it may spread to other parts and infrastructures of the smart grid. In this chapter, a pervasive cyberattack on EVI and propagation of the attack have been studied in three parts including EV charging infrastructure in EVSEs, EVSEs, and EVs shared communication network, considering the compromising probabilities or threat levels of EVs and EVSEs. As a result, it minimizes the maximum threat level and reduces the process of spreading the cyberattack in both EVI and also the smart grid.KeywordsSmart gridElectric vehicleCyberattacksCommunication networkAttack propagationResponse model