Smart home networking: Combining wireless and powerline networking

Author

Jin, Cheng ; Kunz, Thomas

Author_Institution

Syst. & Comput. Eng., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada

fYear

2011

fDate

4-8 July 2011

Firstpage

1276

Lastpage

1281

Abstract

Integrating the power grid technology with renewable power generation technologies, Demand Response (DR) programs enabled by Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) were introduced into the power grid in the interest of both utilities and residents. They help to achieve load balance and increase the grid reliability by encouraging residents to reduce their power usage during peak load periods. We compare mainstream network technologies applicable to home appliance control and propose a solution combining Power Line Communication (PLC) with wireless communication in smart homes for the purpose of energy saving. Moreover, we explore and evaluate the network performance of DR programs in smart homes in such a combined network via a simplified networking simulation model.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; home computing; performance evaluation; power grids; radio networks; telecommunication computing; AMI; DR programs; PLC; advanced metering infrastructure; demand response programs; energy saving; grid reliability; home appliance control; performance evaluation; power grid technology; power line communication; powerline networking; renewable power generation technology; smart home networking; wireless communication; wireless networking; Home appliances; Protocols; Routing; Smart homes; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks; Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI); Demand Response (DR); NS-2; Power Line Communication (PLC);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2011 7th International

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9539-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWCMC.2011.5982723

Filename

5982723