A PLC based energy consumption management system. Power line performance analysis: Field tests and simulation results

Author

Papagiannis, G.K. ; Papadopoulos, T.A. ; Dovas, C.D. ; Tsiamitros, D.A. ; Dokopoulos, P.S.

Author_Institution

Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki

fYear

2005

fDate

27-30 June 2005

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

In powerline communications the signal transmission characteristics of the power line carrier are very significant. This paper presents part of the research work done on the development of an integrated Energy Consumption Management System based on powerline communications. Field test results, concerning signal transmission characteristics on power lines in pilot installations are reported. The well known EMTP is used for the simulation of the transmission path. Simulation results, obtained for the no-load and for the full load cases and after the implementation of carrier wave traps, are compared to the actual measurements from field tests, showing satisfactory agreement. The influence of line length and of line terminations is also investigated for both underground cables and overhead distribution lines.

Keywords

EMTP; carrier transmission on power lines; EMTP; energy consumption management system; overhead distribution lines; power line carrier; power line performance analysis; powerline communications; signal transmission characteristics; transmission path; Analytical models; Cables; EMTP; Energy consumption; Energy management; Performance analysis; Power system management; Programmable control; Research and development management; Testing; Electromagnetic Transients; Powerline Communication; Signal attenuation; Standing Waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Tech, 2005 IEEE Russia

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

Print_ISBN

978-5-93208-034-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-5-93208-034-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2005.4524631

Filename

4524631