Measurement Issues for the Characterization of Medium Voltage Grids Communications

Author

Cataliotti, Antonio ; Cosentino, Valentina ; Di Cara, Dario ; Tine, Giovanni

Author_Institution

Dept. of Energy, Inf. Eng. & Mathematic Models (DEIM), Univ. di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Volume

62

Issue

8

fYear

2013

fDate

Aug. 2013

Firstpage

2185

Lastpage

2196

Abstract

This paper is focused on the measurement issues and procedures for the characterization of medium voltage grids for narrowband power line communications (NB-PLCs), in the perspective of the use and integration of such technology into smart grids communication networks. The fundamentals are given for the characterization of the PLC channel, by means of noise and attenuation measurements. Suitable procedures are also developed for the characterization and modeling of the power system components in the frequency range of interest. Furthermore, the complete model of the PLC system is experimentally validated in a real case study.

Keywords

attenuation measurement; carrier transmission on power lines; noise measurement; smart power grids; NB-PLC; PLC channel; PLC system; attenuation measurement; medium voltage grids communications; narrowband power line communications; noise measurement; power system components; smart grids communication networks; Attenuation measurement; communication equipment testing; communication systems; power system communication; power system measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIM.2013.2264861

Filename

6532316