Overvoltage protection of data concentrators used in Smart Grid applications

Author

Schroeder, James ; Doherty, Edward ; Nager, Mike

Author_Institution

Schroeder Consulting Services, Palmyra, PA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

17-19 Jan. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

“Smart Grid” is a term used to define several phases of activities within the utility industry: from providing communications, monitoring and control capabilities for the energy infrastructure at the macro scale to controlling the energy usage of home appliances at the micro scale. This paper will address the segment of the Smart Grid activity that distributes data during last-mile connectivity between the data concentrator and the end user (home) level. Specifically, this paper will discuss the products and methodology required to protect outdoor link layer hardware from lightning strikes and current surges.

Keywords

lightning protection; overvoltage protection; smart power grids; surge protection; current surges; data concentrators; end user level; energy infrastructure; energy usage control; home appliances; lightning strikes; outdoor link layer hardware; overvoltage protection; smart grid; utility industry; Hardware; Lightning; Rails; Smart grids; Surge protection; Surges; Wireless communication; Smart Grid communication networks; lightning protection; transient overvoltages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT), 2011 IEEE PES

Conference_Location

Hilton Anaheim, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-218-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-61284-219-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGT.2011.5759129

Filename

5759129