From Balance to Breach: Cyber Threats to Battery Energy Storage Systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05923v1
• Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:33:42 GMT
• Title: From Balance to Breach: Cyber Threats to Battery Energy Storage Systems
• Authors: Frans Öhrström, Joakim Oscarsson, Zeeshan Afzal, János Dani, Mikael Asplund,
• Abstract summary: Battery energy storage systems are an important part of modern power systems as a solution to maintain grid balance. This paper takes a step towards advancing understanding of these systems and investigates the effects of cyberattacks targeting them.
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• Abstract: Battery energy storage systems are an important part of modern power systems as a solution to maintain grid balance. However, such systems are often remotely managed using cloud-based control systems. This exposes them to cyberattacks that could result in catastrophic consequences for the electrical grid and the connected infrastructure. This paper takes a step towards advancing understanding of these systems and investigates the effects of cyberattacks targeting them. We propose a reference model for an electrical grid cloud-controlled load-balancing system connected to remote battery energy storage systems. The reference model is evaluated from a cybersecurity perspective by implementing and simulating various cyberattacks. The results reveal the system's attack surface and demonstrate the impact of cyberattacks that can criticaly threaten the security and stability of the electrical grid.

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