Resilient Model Predictive Adaptive Control of Networked Z-source Inverters using GMDH

Power grids are increasingly evolving into more efficient smart grids thanks to advancements in information technology. However, these intelligent communication-dependant power systems are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks than their traditional peers. Power inverters are one of the main network connected devices supporting grid stability, which can potentially be targets for cyber-threats. This article presents an attack-resilient model predictive adaptive controller for a class of inverters, called Z-source inverters, to protect them against deception attacks. The proposed control structure includes a model predictive controller equipped with an unknown input Kalman filter and an estimator for system perturbations. The group method of data handling technique is used to estimate system uncertainties and make the system robust against perturbations. The unknown input Kalman filter is also adopted to estimate the states and unknown inputs in the presence of noisy measurements and cyberattacks on the control signal. We mathematically prove that in the presence of noise and perturbations, the proposed controller guarantees the stability of the system under a deception attack, which causes a delay, less than a sampling time, in control signals. Simulation results reveal the effectiveness of the presented controller in protecting the system against pulse, scaling and random attacks in the presence of system uncertainties, source and load fluctuations and output noises.