Analysis of the limitations of WiFi communications managed by the IEEE 802.11 protocol in data transmission in automated power distribution systems

Author

Campoccia, F. ; Sanseverino, E. Riva ; Zizzo, G.

Author_Institution

DIEET, Univ. of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

fYear

2010

fDate

14-16 June 2010

Firstpage

352

Lastpage

357

Abstract

This paper presents a study on the performances of the IEEE 802.11 protocol used in a Medium Voltage networks management system, carried out using a model for the simulation of WiFi chains architectures. The results of the simulations give some practical indications for the use of the IEEE 802.11 protocol also in presence of transmissions characterized by rigid time intervals, for which this protocol is usually not suitable. Finally the whole communications system is presented.

Keywords

IEEE standards; data communication; power distribution faults; power system management; protocols; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 protocol; WiFi communication analysis; automated power distribution systems; data transmission; medium voltage network management system; Access protocols; Data communication; Drives; Energy management; Medium voltage; Performance evaluation; Power distribution; Power electronics; Power system management; Substations; Diagnostic; IEEE 802.11; WiFi;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Electrical Drives Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), 2010 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4986-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-7919-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SPEEDAM.2010.5545051

Filename

5545051