Heterogeneous Wireless Networks for Smart Grid Distribution Systems: Advantages and Limitations

Khalifa, Tarek; Abdrabou, Atef; Shaban, Khaled; Gaouda, A.M.

doi:10.3390/s18051517

Cited by 13 publications

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“…Khalifa et al [59] define the current need to improve the traditional capacities of electricity transmission networks. To consider an electrical network as fully intelligent and automated, it must have both a high-performance basic infrastructure and a reliable and secure communication.…”

Section: Field Area Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comprehensive Review on Smart Grids: Challenges and Opportunities

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Recently, the operation of distribution systems does not depend on the state or utility based on centralized procedures, but rather the decentralization of the decisions of the distribution companies whose objectives are the efficiency of interconnectivity. Therefore, distribution companies are exposed to greater risks, and due to this, the need to make decisions based on increasingly reliable models has grown up considerably. Therefore, we present a survey of key aspects, technologies, protocols, and case studies of the current and future trend of Smart Grids. This work proposes a taxonomy of a large number of technologies in Smart Grids and their applications in scenarios of Smart Networks, Neural Networks, Blockchain, Industrial Internet of Things, or Software-Defined Networks. Therefore, this work summarizes the main features of 94 research articles ranging the last four years. We classify these survey, according Smart Grid Network Topologies, because it can group as the main axis the sensors applied to Smart Grids, as it shows us the interconnection forms generalization of the Smart Networks with respect to the sensors found in a home or industry.

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Section: Field Area Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comprehensive Review on Smart Grids: Challenges and Opportunities

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et al. 2021

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“…Khalifa et al [18] integrated two heterogeneous wireless technologies (such as WiFi and cellular 3G/4G) to provide reliable and fast communication among the primary and secondary distribution base stations. This integration enables the transmission of data packets of different types over two radio interfaces, making these interfaces play the role of a data pipe and observe the applicability and effectiveness of employing heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs) so as to achieve the desired reliability and timeliness requirements of future smart grids.…”

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Energy-Efficient Cooperative Routing Scheme for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks

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Generally, routing techniques are essential for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) to deliver data packets to their destinations (also known as sinks). For a practical application, sensors are deployed to monitor environmental changes and events. Most WSNs detect specific events in their specific environments. But, different WSNs may monitor different events with different sensors in the same area. For example, a smart-home WSN deploys thermal sensors/meters to measure indoor and outdoor temperatures, bodytemperature sensors to detect thief intrusion, etc. Also, in the underlying house, there is a health WSN which utilizes physiological sensors to monitor patients' health condition. In other words, several WSNs of different purposes co-exist in the same geographical area. Currently, each WSN's data delivery is independent from others'. Basically, if all sensors in such a multi-WSNs environment can share their routing paths/nodes and relay event packets for other WSNs, the delivery efficiency can be enhanced since many more sensors can be found there for packet relay. Consequently, the transmission energy can be reduced since energy consumed for wireless transmission is proportional to d 2 where d is the transmission distance between sender and receiver. Therefore, in this study, we propose an energy saving routing mechanism, named Energy-Efficient Cooperative Routing Scheme for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks (EERH for short), in which several WSNs deployed in the same geographical environment form a heterogeneous sensor network and sensors relay packets for its own WSN and also for other WSNs. Routing paths are dynamically established according to the transmission directions of event packets and the residual energy of the underlying sensors and their neighbors. In addition, the packets routed to the same direction by the same sensors are aggregated to save delivering energy. Moreover, the network parameters of the EERH, like propagation delay of an event packet and the transmission distance of a sensor, are adjustable so as to satisfy the practical environment needs. Simulation results show that the EERH efficiently extends the lifetime of a heterogeneous WSN. INDEX TERMS Wireless sensor networks, heterogeneous wireless sensor networks, energy efficient, cooperative routing.

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“…Two contributions [ 4 , 5 ] focus on the use of wireless sensor networks for operating smart grids. Smart grids must handle simultaneously different traffic with different QoS requirements over the same network.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ref. [ 5 ] discusses the use of multiple technologies for the WSN in the smart grid, highlighting the strengths and limitations.…”

Section: Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%