Award Number: DE-EE0008767
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): KS
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Kansas State University (KSU) to design, develop, and test an integrated cyber-physical model consisting of a self-learning grid-interactive solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter equipped with a moving target defense framework along with monitoring strategies and algorithms for cybersecurity enhancement, situational awareness, and resilience in distribution grids. The developed technologies would be integrated into a prototype system (“CARE-PV”) and tested in-lab under various simulated attack scenarios, then the software would be implemented and verified at a realistic large-scale test bed with the help of technical assistance providers.