Title :
Large scale broadband over powerline field trial on medium voltage overhead circuits
Author :
Arteaga, C.M. ; Yang, Y.J.
Author_Institution :
Global Technol. Services/IBM, Armonk, NY
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of a large scale field trial conducted over a period of 18+ months for a broadband over powerline communications system in a medium voltage overhead distribution network. Specifically, this infrastructure was designed to provide high speed bi-directional communications for electric utility devices in an intelligent grid environment supporting voltage and current sensors, remote controlled pole top switches and electric meter collection devices, among others.
Keywords :
carrier transmission on power lines; power distribution lines; power overhead lines; electric utility devices; high speed bidirectional communications; intelligent grid environment; large scale broadband; medium voltage overhead circuits; medium voltage overhead distribution network; powerline field trial; Bidirectional control; Broadband communication; Circuits; Communication system control; Intelligent sensors; Large-scale systems; Medium voltage; Power industry; Switches; Voltage control; BPL; PLC; access broadband over powerline communications; field trial MV circuit;
Conference_Titel :
Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2008. ISPLC 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Jeju city, Jeju Island
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1975-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1976-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISPLC.2008.4510441
