Fiber-wireless sensor networks (Fi-WSNs) for smart grids

Author

Maier, Martin

Author_Institution

Opt. Zeitgeist Lab., INRS, Montréal, QC, Canada

fYear

2011

fDate

26-30 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2011 13th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Stockholm

ISSN

2161-2056

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0881-7

Electronic_ISBN

2161-2056

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2011.5970785

Filename

5970785