Zigbee performance during severe interruptions in electric power systems

Author

Gaouda, A.M. ; Sallabi, Farag ; El-Hag, A.H. ; Salama, M.M.A.

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., United Arab Emirates Univ., Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

fYear

2011

fDate

17-19 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to investigate the reliability of ZigBee based wireless sensor networks in transforming existing power systems into future smart grids. The performance of the communication network for specific propagation environment and frequency band is investigated. The interrupting RF signals generated from harsh normal and abnormal operating conditions in power system environment are investigated. High noise level in 13 to 16kV HV systems, impulsive transients of 10 to 34kV according to IEEE Std. 792 turn-to-turn tests as well as partial discharge activities in 4 to 24kV free space are tested using real laboratory data. The interruption limits of ZigBee coordinator and device units during these conditions are defined.

Keywords

Zigbee; partial discharges; smart power grids; wireless sensor networks; IEEE Std. 792; Zigbee performance; electric power systems; partial discharge activities; smart grids; turn-to-turn tests; wireless sensor networks; Monitoring; Noise; Partial discharges; Power systems; Sensors; Wireless sensor networks; Zigbee; Impulsive Transients; Partial Discharge; Wireless Sensors; ZigBee;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation (EPQU), 2011 11th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lisbon

ISSN

2150-6647

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0379-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPQU.2011.6128884

Filename

6128884