Title :
Prototype of a PLC based communication system for residential electrical consumption measurement
Author :
Rodriguez Castellanos, Jhon Edisson ; Jutinico Alarcon, Andres Leonardo ; Bustos Herrera, Jonathan ; Jimenez Moreno, Robinson
Author_Institution :
Univ. Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia
Abstract :
This paper presents design of a proprietary master-slave topology communication protocol based in Power Line Communication technology, thus using the electrical grid as its communication channel. Said protocol uses half-duplex and broadcast transmission and was implemented over a measurement system composed of a hub and three remote electric meters; this system is capable of individualizing electrical consumption measurements obtained for each one of the MTUs. Measurement devices were designed to operate at a 115 Vrms - 60 Hz phase voltage, allowing the measurement of loads of up to 1400W; the hub is able to visualize energy consumption of up to 99.99 kWh.
Keywords :
broadcast communication; carrier transmission on power lines; energy consumption; protocols; MTU; PLC based communication system; broadcast transmission; communication channel; electrical consumption measurements; electrical grid; energy consumption; frequency 60 Hz; half-duplex; measurement system; power 1400 W; power line communication technology; proprietary masterslave topology communication protocol; protocol; remote electric meters;; residential electrical consumption measurement; Phase measurement; Power measurement; Power supplies; Radiation detectors; Silicon compounds; Switches; TV; BER; Energy; HUB; MTU; Modulation; Noise; PLC; checksum;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Computing (COLCOM), 2013 IEEE Colombian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Medellin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0366-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0365-8
DOI :
10.1109/ColComCon.2013.6564825
