A Real-Time Cosimulation Testbed for Electric Vehicle Charging and Smart Grid Security

Abstract

Faced with the threat of climate change, the world is rapidly adopting Electric Vehicles (EVs). The EV ecosystem, however, is vulnerable to cyber-attacks putting it and the power grid at risk. In this article, we present a security-oriented real-time Co-simulation Testbed for the EV ecosystem and the power grid.

Protecting the future grid: An electric vehicle robust mitigation scheme against load altering attacks on power grids

“…To examine the specific EV load during the different times of the day, we create a data-driven model for the arrival and charging times of the EVs. To achieve a realistic EV charging behavior, we independently simulate a Poisson arrival process of EVs to each EVCS [55]. The charging time of these EVs is assumed to follow a truncated Gaussian distribution [55].…”

“…To achieve a realistic EV charging behavior, we independently simulate a Poisson arrival process of EVs to each EVCS [55]. The charging time of these EVs is assumed to follow a truncated Gaussian distribution [55]. The parameters of these models are specified for 1-h windows for a 24-h period.…”