Title :
MIMO modeling and data rates for medium-voltage narrowband-PLC in smart distribution grids
Author :
Papadopoulos, Theofilos A. ; Chrysochos, Andreas I. ; Papagiannis, Grigoris K. ; ElSamadouny, Ahmed ; Al-Dhahir, Naofal
Author_Institution :
Power Syst. Lab., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
In this paper a multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing power-line (PLC) bidirectional communication system is proposed for narrowband PLC applications in medium-voltage networks. The direct- and cross-channel transfer functions are computed for several test cases using a coupled multi-conductor transmission line model. Simulation results show that high data rates up to several hundreds of kbps are achievable at a low error rate of 10-7.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; OFDM modulation; carrier transmission on power lines; multiconductor transmission lines; MIMO modeling; PLC bidirectional communication system; cross-channel transfer functions; direct-channel transfer functions; medium-voltage narrowband-PLC; multiconductor transmission line model; multiple-input multiple-output; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing power-line; smart distribution grids; Conductors; Load modeling; MIMO; OFDM; Ports (Computers); Vectors; Zirconium; Channel modeling; MIMO; medium-voltage; power-line communication; smart grids;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), 2014 IEEE PES
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
DOI :
10.1109/ISGTEurope.2014.7028884
