Title :
Experimental field trials of a utility AMR power line communication system analyzing channel effects and error correction methods
Author :
Lasciandare, Alessandro ; Garotta, Stefano ; Veroni, Fabio ; Saccani, Emile ; Guerrieri, Lorenzo ; Arrigo, Domenico
Author_Institution :
Dora S.p.A., Aosta
Abstract :
This paper analyses the effects of noise in a real automated meter reading (AMR) environment where power line communication (PLC) is used for meter reading. The aim is to give an analysis of periodic noise properties through its effect on a B-FSK based PLC system and to compare different error correction techniques under different constraints of attenuation and noise produced by the real loads installed in the network. Tests have been carried out using two different channel frequencies in the CENELEC A band taking into account frequency dependence of the line.
Keywords :
automatic meter reading; carrier transmission on power lines; error correction; telecommunication channels; B-FSK based PLC system; CENELEC; attenuation; automated meter reading; channel effect analysis; error correction method; experimental field trial; periodic noise; power line communication system; Attenuation; Automatic meter reading; Error correction; Forward error correction; Meter reading; Noise level; Power line communications; Programmable control; System testing; Working environment noise; Automatic Meter Reading; Forward Error Correction; Measurements and Channel Characterization; Power Line Communication;
Conference_Titel :
Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2007. ISPLC '07. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1090-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1090-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISPLC.2007.371113
