Edison´s NetComm Project

Author

Carlisle, Spencer T.

Author_Institution

Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead, CA, USA

fYear

1989

Abstract

The NetComm objective is to develop an electric utility owned and operated communication network using specially designed UHF packet radios capable of two-way communication with a large number of destinations while satisfying the utility´s concerns regarding system reliability, data integrity and security. A solid-state meter that can be accessed over the communication network has also been developed and is the first device of its type. Prototype equipment is presently undergoing a Beta test at a site approximately fifty miles north of Los Angeles, California. Ultimately, 2500 meters and 350 radios will be installed at this site. The author describes the packet communication system concept, the solid-state meter, and the status of the field test and demonstration program

Keywords

packet switching; power system measurement; project engineering; radio links; radio networks; telemetering; NetComm Project; UHF packet radios; USA; communication network; electric utility; power system measurement; project engineering; reliability; solid-state meter; telemetering; test; Communication networks; Communication switching; Communication system control; Contracts; Local area networks; Meter reading; Packet radio networks; Packet switching; Solid state circuits; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Rural Electric Power Conference, 1989. Papers Presented at the 33rd Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/REPCON.1989.95533

Filename

95533