Nodal vulnerability to targeted attacks in power grids

Title

Nodal vulnerability to targeted attacks in power grids

 Author

Çetinay Iyicil, H. (TU Delft Network Architectures and Services)
Devriendt, K.L.T. (TU Delft Network Architectures and Services)
Van Mieghem, P.F.A. (TU Delft Network Architectures and Services) ORCID 0000-0002-3786-7922

 Date

2018

 Abstract

Due to the open data policies, nowadays, some countries have their power grid data available online. This may bring a new concern to the power grid operators in terms of malicious threats. In this paper, we assess the vulnerability of power grids to targeted attacks based on network science. By employing two graph models for power grids as simple and weighted graphs, we first calculate the centrality metrics of each node in a power grid. Subsequently, we formulate different node-attack strategies based on those centrality metrics, and empirically analyse the impact of targeted attacks on the structural and the operational performance of power grids. We demonstrate our methodology in the high-voltage transmission networks of 5 European countries and in commonly used IEEE test power grids.

 Subject

Power grids
Complex networks
Centrality metrics
Targeted attacks
OA-Fund TU Delft

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 DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-018-0089-9

 ISSN

2364-8228

 Source

Applied Network Science, 3, 1-19

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

journal article

 Rights

© 2018 H. Çetinay Iyicil , K.L.T. Devriendt, P.F.A. Van Mieghem
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