Narrowband PLC channel modelling for smart grid applications

Author

Adebisi, B. ; Khalid, Amir ; Tsado, Yakubu ; Honary, Bahram

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., Manchester Metropolitan Univ., Manchester, UK

fYear

2014

fDate

23-25 July 2014

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

72

Abstract

This paper presents analysis of the channel characteristics of a Medium Voltage (MV) Electrical Distribution Networks (EDN) based on predefined reference scenarios provided by the Power Utilities. Simulation results which show the influences of various parameters such as the cable (type, length, and installation), number of end users, number of inter-connections, and component outages or interruptions on the transfer function of the network, especially in Distribution Line Carrier (DLC) frequency range, are discussed.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; power utilisation; programmable controllers; smart power grids; DLC; EDN; MV; channel characteristics; distribution line carrier; electrical distribution networks; medium voltage; narrowband PLC channel modelling; power utilities; smart grid applications; Attenuation; Communication systems; Power cables; Reflection; Smart grids; Surfaces; Transfer functions; Channel Model; DLC; MV; PLC;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communication Systems, Networks & Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), 2014 9th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Manchester

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSNDSP.2014.6923800

Filename

6923800