Title :
Communications field trials for total utility metering
Author_Institution :
Power Commun. Res. Group, Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The privatisation of the water, gas and electricity utilities under United Kingdom Government legislation has led to new developments of these industries in a new competitive market. Metering systems for all these utilities has developed into a very innovatory market with all three utilities investigating novel and cost effective metering communications systems. This paper discusses current field trials within the London Electricity Board in conjunction with Thorn-EMI for providing metering services to the residential customer
Keywords :
carrier transmission on power lines; electricity supply industry; power measurement; power system measurement; project engineering; telecommunication channels; telemetry; LV communication channel; UK; communications field trials; competitive market; cost effective metering; electricity metering services; mainsborne communication; projects; residential customer; Attenuation; Automatic control; Communication system control; Control systems; Costs; Customer service; Frequency; Gas industry; Government; Legislation; Low voltage; Privatization; Spread spectrum communication; Water heating;
Journal_Title :
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
