Power-Line Communication in Medium-Voltage System: Simulation Model and Onfield Experimental Tests

Author

Cataliotti, Antonio ; Cara, Dario Di ; Fiorelli, Riccardo ; Tinè, Giovanni

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ing. Elettr., Elettron. e delle Telecomun. (DIEET), Univ. di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Volume

27

Issue

1

fYear

2012

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

69

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to develop a complete model of a power-line communication (PLC) system operating on a medium-voltage (MV) network. The core-shield configuration was chosen for signal transmission in the power cables. In order to validate the developed model experimental, the medium-voltage network of the Favignana island was used to carry out detailed testing. The transmission was performed between two transformer substations in the presence of mains voltage (i.e., 24 kV). ST7540 FSK power-line transceivers, together with capacitive coupling interfaces, were used for the transmission and the reception of the communication signal. The correlation between the experimental measurements and the simulation results would appear to validate the use of the developed model for the analysis of MV transmission channels.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; Favignana island; MV transmission channel; communication signal; core-shield configuration; medium-voltage network; medium-voltage system; onfield experimental tests; power cables; power-line communication system; signal transmission; simulation model; Couplings; Frequency shift keying; Power cables; Power transformers; Substations; Transceivers; Transformer cores; Communication system; medium-voltage (MV) cable; power system communication; power-line communication (PLC);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRD.2011.2171009

Filename

6070996