High-Voltage-Environment Backscatter-Channel Measurements at 5.8 GHz

Author

Valenta, Christopher R. ; Graf, Patrick A. ; Trotter, Matthew S. ; Koo, Gregory A. ; Durgin, Gregory D. ; Daly, William G. ; Schafer, Bradley J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

53

Issue

4

fYear

2011

Firstpage

231

Lastpage

240

Abstract

This study characterizes 5.8 GHz backscatter radio links in a transient, high-voltage power line environment. The measured results demonstrate how an increased RF carrier frequency provides additional resistance to the noise, interference, and added corona shielding of communication antennas that operate near high-voltage lines. The results lead to important design rules for low-power wireless-sensor applications deployed in the future smart grid.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; microwave antennas; microwave measurement; radio links; RF carrier frequency; backscatter radio links; communication antennas; corona shielding; frequency 5.8 GHz; high-voltage power line environment; high-voltage-environment backscatter-channel measurements; low-power wireless-sensor applications; smart grid; Backscatter; Corona; Electromagnetic compatibility; High-voltage techniques; Lightning; Microwave measurements; Noise measurement; Power transmission lines; Radiofrequency identification; Electromagnetic testing; RFID; corona; measurement; microwave; noise;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2011.6097338

Filename

6097338