Evaluation of Deep Learning Techniques in PV Farm Cyber Attacks Detection

Integrating intelligent grids with the internet increases the amount of unauthorized input data which directly or indirectly influences electrical system control and decision-making. Photovoltaic (PV) farms that are linked to the power grid are susceptible to cyber attacks which may disrupt energy infrastructure and compromise the security, stability, and resilience of the electrical system. This research proposes a new model for cyber threat detection in PV farm, named as Cyber Detection in PV farm (CDPV), which makes use of deep learning methods based solely on point-of-common coupling (PCC) detectors. In this paper, a thorough cyber attack model for a photovoltaic (PV) farm is developed, where the simulation of four kinds of cyber attacks is provided. Furthermore, this paper evaluates the role of three deep learning techniques including convolutional neural network (CNN), artificial neural network (ANN), and long short-term memory (LSTM), in PV cyber threat detection. The findings demonstrate that, at the DC/DC converter and DC/AC inverter sides, the proposed CDPV model based on deep learning techniques (CNN, ANN, and LSTM) can improve the cyber detection accuracy and resilience under various attack scenarios.