Distribution network modeling for power line communication applications

Author

Tran-Anh, T. ; Auriol, P. ; Tran-Quoc, T.

Author_Institution

Centre de Genie Electrique de Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France

fYear

2005

fDate

6-8 April 2005

Firstpage

361

Lastpage

365

Abstract

Power line communication (PLC) is a rapidly evolving technology, aiming to use electrical power lines for the transmission of data. The used signal is high frequency and in the range of 1 to 30 MHz. For PLC applications, this paper presents the modeling of the high frequency distribution network that includes overhead or underground cables and the MV/LV transformer by ATP/EMTP software. Impacts of several factors on the PLC attenuation such as frequency and line length are investigated. A method, that permits to evaluate the influence of 50 Hz power signal on the attenuation of PLC transmission, is proposed as well.

Keywords

EMTP; carrier transmission on power lines; data communication; distribution networks; power overhead lines; power transformers; underground cables; 1 to 30 MHz; 50 Hz; ATP software; EMTP software; data transmission; electrical power lines; high frequency distribution network; low voltage transformer; medium voltage transformer; overhead cables; power line communication; underground cables; Application software; Attenuation; Automatic meter reading; Bandwidth; Communication cables; EMTP; Frequency; Home automation; Power line communications; Programmable control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2005 International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8844-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2005.1430531

Filename

1430531