Applications of RFID over power line for Smart Grid

Author

Washiro, Takanori

Author_Institution

Tech. Dev. Group, Sony Corp., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2012

fDate

27-30 March 2012

Firstpage

83

Lastpage

87

Abstract

Easily installable and highly reliable data communications over power line is a requirement to make Smart Grid more convenient and useful than fixed grid systems. Therefore RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) over Power Line technology was developed. Unlike conventional RFID carrying data wirelessly by antenna, radio-frequency signals for identification and payment runs through the power line in Smart Grid. The appliances embedded with IC card chips are detected and identified when their electrical plug connectors are inserted into the outlets in the electrical grid equipped with reader/writers. This system has the potential to revolutionize the usage of Power Line Communications with applications such as automatic identification, power control, and payment/ticketing through the power lines.

Keywords

antennas; carrier transmission on power lines; data communication; radiofrequency identification; radiofrequency integrated circuits; signal detection; smart power grids; IC card chip; RFID; antenna; data communication; electrical plug connector; power line communication; radiofrequency identification; radiofrequency signal detection; reader-writer; smart grid; Contacts; Home appliances; Integrated circuits; Radiofrequency identification; Relays; Smart grids; Strips; Automatic identification; Automatic payment; EV; NFC; PLC; RFID; Smart Grid;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC), 2012 16th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Beijing

ISSN

PENDING

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0359-0

Electronic_ISBN

PENDING

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2012.6201288

Filename

6201288