Measurement and Characterization of Load Impedances in Home Power Line Grids

Antoniali, Massimo; Tonello, Andrea M.

doi:10.1109/tim.2013.2280490

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“…Cataliotti et al and Cataliotti et al develop the MVPLC model using core‐shield configuration for signal transmission over power cables. Similarly, various authors shed light on measurement and simulation based modeling in previous studies …”

Section: Present Research Contributions and Future State‐of‐the‐artmentioning

confidence: 98%

Measurements and characterization of power transformer and low voltage access network for NB‐PLC

Masood

Usman

Gul

et al. 2017

Int J Communication

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Summary Several techniques for a state‐of‐the‐art advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) within the smart grid are being extensively studied and evaluated around the world. Advanced metering infrastructure provides an enhanced and efficient energy management infrastructure that can facilitate the latest demands of electric utilities, consumers, and smart grid. In the past few years, standardization process for the implementation of AMI using narrowband power line communications (NB‐PLC) transceivers has been completed by ITU‐T and IEEE. This paper is focused on the utilization of CENELEC band of NB‐PLC for deployment aspects. The power transformer model of 200 and 75 kVA transformers for 9 to 90 kHz frequency range that lies in CENELEC‐A band of NB‐PLC is also proposed. The proposed model is more simple than previously presented models in the literature and has the capability to evaluate the transformers working not only under normal condition but also under resonance condition for frequency of interest. Moreover, the efficient procedure for field measurements that provides a generalized NB‐PLC channel model for low voltage access network to deploy AMI within Lahore, Pakistan, is presented. A Simulink model is developed to validate the results. The analysis of measured and simulated results illustrates a close agreement of channel transfer functions. This research work proposes an improved and more accurate NB‐PLC channel model especially for South Asian countries.

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Section: Present Research Contributions and Future State‐of‐the‐artmentioning

confidence: 98%

Measurements and characterization of power transformer and low voltage access network for NB‐PLC

Masood

Usman

Gul

et al. 2017

Int J Communication

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“…It is worth noticing that average impedance of each residential load varies between 4-8 Ω with respect to frequency. The equivalent input impedance Z in of LV network connected between transmitter and receiver is calculated as [16],…”

Section: Transmission Line Theory Model Of Nb-plc Channelmentioning

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Modeling and Characterization of Low Voltage Access Network for Narrowband Powerline Communications

Masood¹,

Haider²,

Baig³

2017

Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology

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-Nowadays, Power Line Communication (PLC) is gaining high attention from industry and electric supply companies for the services like demand response, demand side management and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). The reliable services to consumers using PLC can be provided by utilizing an efficient PLC channel for which sophisticated channel modeling is very important. This paper presents characterization of a Low Voltage (LV) access network for Narrowband Power Line Communications (NB-PLC) using transmission line (TL) theory and a Simulink model. The TL theory analysis not only includes the constant parameters but frequency selectivity is also introduced in these parameters such as resistance, conductance and impedances. However, the proposed Simulink channel model offers an analysis and characterization of capacitive coupler, network impedance and channel transfer function for NB-PLC. Analysis of analytical and simulated results shows a close agreement of the channel transfer function. In the absence of a standardized NB-PLC channel model, this research work can prove significant in improving the efficiency and accuracy of NB-PLC communication transceivers for Smart Grid communications.

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“…Power Line Ethernet Other wired Wireless Interference [6], [18], [24] [12], [26] [16], [23], [31], [32] [11], [19], [20], [29], [40], [41] [42], [43], [44], [45], [46] Receiver Quality-of-Service Troubleshooting [7], [9], [10], [14], [24], [25], [27] [13], [17], [18], [22], [28], [39] and expression of measurement uncertainty is a very relevant task as we discuss in the next section.…”

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Instrumentation and Measurement in Communication Systems

Angrisani

Petri²,

Yeary

2015

IEEE Instrum. Meas. Mag.

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The demand for ubiquitous connectivity is challenging the physical constraints placed upon current communication systems. In addition, customers expect higher and higher quality from their service providers. Consequently, equipment manufacturers are required to produce systems that can be quickly deployed and provide bandwidth-efficient communications. To meet this goal, instrumentation and measurements play a fundamental and invaluable role.\ud At early stages of equipment development, rigorous testing is performed to both assess system functionality and performance and ensure system interoperability. Moreover, the increasingly complex nature of communication signals is placing additional pressure on design teams, already faced with tight project deadlines. Not only must the developer perform conformance testing; he/she must also quickly infer from measurement results root causes of possible technical problems.\ud The strategic importance of measurements in the field of communication systems is corroborated by the significant increase in the number of papers on this topic - both submitted and accepted - experienced by IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (TIM) in recent years. Unfortunately, many submitted papers are rejected because they fall clearly outside the journal scope. This fact motivated us – as researchers in the field—to write this paper to specify what can be considered an instrumentation and measurement (I&M) technical contribution in the field of communication systems

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Measurement and Characterization of Load Impedances in Home Power Line Grids

Cited by 38 publications

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Measurements and characterization of power transformer and low voltage access network for NB‐PLC

Measurements and characterization of power transformer and low voltage access network for NB‐PLC

Modeling and Characterization of Low Voltage Access Network for Narrowband Powerline Communications

Instrumentation and Measurement in Communication Systems

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