Satellite based “Power Utility Intranet” for smart management of electric distribution networks: The AuRA-NMS case study

Author

Yang, Qiang

Author_Institution

Coll. of Electr. Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China

fYear

2012

fDate

10-15 June 2012

Firstpage

2822

Lastpage

2826

Abstract

Recent research confirms that current slow central control based upon Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems is no longer sufficient to support power distribution grid with Distributed Generators (DGs). Distributed Network Operators (DNOs) need novel management mechanisms coupled with advanced communication infrastructure to meet the emerging technical challenges. This paper exploits the effectiveness of using a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network as the key component of “Power Utility Intranet” to support an active network management solution in the UK - AURA-NMS. Our investigation demonstrates encouraging result which suggests that a LEO network can be a viable communication solution for managing the future smart power distribution grids.

Keywords

SCADA systems; artificial satellites; distributed power generation; distribution networks; power grids; LEO satellite network; SCADA systems; UK-AURA-NMS; active network management; advanced communication infrastructure; current slow central control; distributed generators; distributed network operators; electric distribution networks; low Earth orbit; power distribution grid; satellite based power utility intranet; smart management; supervisory control and data acquisition; Delay; Error analysis; Low earth orbit satellites; Monitoring; Switches; LEO constellation; power distribution networks; satellite;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications (ICC), 2012 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

ISSN

1550-3607

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-2052-9

Electronic_ISBN

1550-3607

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.2012.6364365

Filename

6364365