PLC deployment and architecture for Smart Grid applications in Iberdrola

The high amount of applications to be implemented in the Smart Grid requires bi-directional connectivity between a multitude of nodes with a reliable, high speed, low latency, energy efficient and cost effective communication technology. Power line communication (PLC) has the potentiality to meet the requirements. Indeed, there exists space for PLC technology improvements and to overcome the challenges mostly due to a hostile communication medium. There are two considered frequency spectra: a narrowband (3-500 kHz) spectrum and a broad band (1.8-86 MHz) spectrum that are exploited by current technology. In this paper, we discuss the usage of these spectra both in LV and MV networks, highlighting pros and cons and advocating the realization of an adaptive technology that can cognitively make the best usage of available resources so that the requirements of reliability, latency and coverage can be met.

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“…For instance, with a NB solution for the LV network segment and a BB solution for the MV segment [1].…”

Section: A Applications and Requirementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Considerations on narrowband and broadband power line communication for smart grids

Tonello

Pittolo

2015

2015 IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm)

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“…Unfortunately, due to the high variability of possible configurations, the literature is very poor in this topic, and the majority of the studies present one single example in line with the typical European or US configurations, or present results of field measurements without detailing the exact configuration ( [5], [16], [23]). …”

Section: B Simulation Scenariomentioning

confidence: 99%

Performance evaluation of AMR simultaneous polling strategies in a PRIME PLC network

Rivas¹,

Domingo²,

Rodriguez-Morcillo³

et al. 2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC)

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Abstract-PLC is gaining prominence as a solution for Smart Grid developments. However, several aspects still require further research and analysis. Among the different solutions, PRIME (PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution) standard is one of the most popular and extended implementations. This paper analyses the performance of an Auto Meter Reading (AMR) process for a PRIME PLC network regarding two aspects. Firstly, the impact caused by the polling strategy utilized. In particular, the number of connections that the Master Node manages simultaneously is studied. Secondly, the influence of the positions of the Switch Nodes in the network is examined. The time required to read all the meters in the network is utilized as performance metric.In order to replicate the performance of a PRIME network, a co-simulation framework that combines Matlab and OMNeT++ has been used. This architecture allows to take into account both physical phenomena and control and application message management. Simulated topologies represent a general European low-voltage network. Results highlight the importance of selecting an adequate number of simultaneous connections in order to optimize the use of the channel, as well as the impact of the logical structure of the network.

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“…denote the conflict graph, where V C and E C are the set of vertices and edges, respectively 3 . A vertex and edge in the conflict graph correspond to a link in the network graph and interference relationship, respectively.…”

Section: Graph Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…When a is communicating with b (vertex 1), the node cannot communicate with c (vertices 3) and e (vertices 2), so there are edges between vertices 1, 2, and 3. However, e and d (vertex 4) can communicate with each other during the communication between a and 3 We use the terms node and link for the network graph and vertex and edge for the conflict graph. Note that the conflict graph makes it easier to understand the interference relationship between the stations, while the network graph clarifies the actual topology.…”

Section: Graph Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vertex Coloring based Slot Reuse Scheduling for Power Line Communications

Yoon¹

2015

Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology

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-Power line communication (PLC) is one of the major communication technologies in smart grid since it combines good communication capability with easy and simple deployment. As a power network can be modeled as a graph, we propose a vertex coloring based slot reuse scheduling in the time division multiple access (TDMA) period for PLCs. Our objective is to minimize the number of assigned time slots, while satisfying the quality of service (QoS) requirement of each station. Since the scheduling problem is NP-hard, we propose an efficient heuristic scheduling, which consists of repeated vertex coloring and slot reuse improvement algorithms. The simulation results confirm that the proposed algorithm significantly reduces the total number of time slots.

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PLC deployment and architecture for Smart Grid applications in Iberdrola

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Considerations on narrowband and broadband power line communication for smart grids

Considerations on narrowband and broadband power line communication for smart grids

Performance evaluation of AMR simultaneous polling strategies in a PRIME PLC network

Vertex Coloring based Slot Reuse Scheduling for Power Line Communications

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