Title :
Fiber-wireless sensor networks (Fi-WSNs) for smart grids
Author_Institution :
Opt. Zeitgeist Lab., INRS, Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Apart from reducing their own energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, access networks may be also adopted in economic sectors other than communications in order to enhance the efficiency of energy use and achieve an increased overall CO2 reduction across different sectors. In this paper, we explore the opportunities of deploying fiber-wireless (FiWi) broadband access networks enhanced with fiber optic and wireless sensors to realize a smart grid communications infrastructure that effectively helps reduce the demand peakiness of today´s power grids by means of centralized inter-home scheduling for electricity time-of-use pricing.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre networks; wireless sensor networks; broadband access networks; fiber optic sensors; fiber wireless sensor networks; inter home scheduling; smart grid communications; time-of-use pricing; wireless sensors; Electricity; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Power demand; Smart grids; Advanced demand response; FiWi access sensor networks; implementation models; inter-home coordination; smart grid; time-of-use pricing;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2011 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stockholm
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0881-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-2056
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2011.5970785
