Title :
Present and future communication technologies for distribution automation in rural Queensland, Australia
Author :
Dhar, Tushar ; Tang, Tee
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Syst. Eng., Queensland Univ. of Technol., Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
This paper reviews the communication systems presently being used for distribution automation, control and monitoring of power supply in remote areas of Queensland, Australia. The study focuses on two of the electric utilities, South East Queensland Electricity Corporation (SEQEB) and South West Power. The utilities encounter various communication problems in implementing distribution automation (DA) and monitoring the supply in their rural networks. Two-way radio paging, wireless data network and satellite communications are identified as future potential communication technologies for DA applications
Keywords :
distribution networks; electricity supply industry; paging communication; power system control; power system measurement; reviews; satellite communication; telecontrol; telemetry; Australia; applications; communication technologies; distribution automation; electric utilities; power supply monitoring; remote areas; rural areas; satellite communications; two-way radio paging; wireless data network; Australia; Automatic control; Automation; Communication system control; Communications technology; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; Power industry; Power supplies; Remote monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Management and Power Delivery, 1998. Proceedings of EMPD '98. 1998 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4495-2
DOI :
10.1109/EMPD.1998.702765
