Attack Strategies among Prosumers in Smart Grids: A Game-Theoretic Approach

Smart grids provide the energy distribution with empowered capabilities thanks to the technological resources of information systems. However, this also poses security threats related to cyberattacks that are difficult to characterize. In this paper, we propose a novel game-theoretic model for 2 prosumers of a smart grid, acting as players that can both attack and defend themselves, and one consumer which is assumed to be passive. We analyze this problem by framing it as a static game of complete information and providing theoretical and numerical discussions of the Nash equilibria solutions. The obtained results may serve as guidelines to understand the performance of smart grid systems and handle reliability issues.