Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future Technologies
The electricity network is a complex communication medium with properties that depend on both the topology of the grid and the usage pattern of the connected devices. These devices generate channel disturbances during normal operation, which need to be overcome by power line communications (PLC) tra...
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| author | Asier Llano David De La Vega Itziar Angulo Laura Marron |
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| description | The electricity network is a complex communication medium with properties that depend on both the topology of the grid and the usage pattern of the connected devices. These devices generate channel disturbances during normal operation, which need to be overcome by power line communications (PLC) transmission technologies for ensuring communication. This paper analyzes the influence of the channel disturbances on the performance of the physical layer of the main narrowband PLC technologies approved by international communication organisms and currently deployed in Europe: PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution (PRIME) 1.3.6, PRIME 1.4 and G3-PLC. The methodology of this paper applies a standardized test method, metrics and a set of representative channel disturbances defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). Moreover, noise recordings from field measurements in an environment equipped with distributed energy resources (DER) complete the subset of the types of noise used in the study. This paper develops a replicable, fully automated, and cost optimized test scenario, based on an innovative Virtual PLC Laboratory, which provides a replicable and automated test process, where a wide range of channel disturbances can be accurately replicated, and the performance of the PLC technologies can be compared under the same conditions. The results of this paper provide important conclusions to be applied in the development of future PLC technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02dfb7d6b66c4c8088254bb09bc17c022022-12-21T23:06:28ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362019-01-017837978381110.1109/ACCESS.2019.29248068744512Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future TechnologiesAsier Llano0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8780-8405David De La Vega1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4811-4173Itziar Angulo2Laura Marron3Department of R&D, ZIV Automation, Zamudio, SpainBilbao Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, SpainBilbao Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, SpainDepartment of R&D, ZIV Automation, Zamudio, SpainThe electricity network is a complex communication medium with properties that depend on both the topology of the grid and the usage pattern of the connected devices. These devices generate channel disturbances during normal operation, which need to be overcome by power line communications (PLC) transmission technologies for ensuring communication. This paper analyzes the influence of the channel disturbances on the performance of the physical layer of the main narrowband PLC technologies approved by international communication organisms and currently deployed in Europe: PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution (PRIME) 1.3.6, PRIME 1.4 and G3-PLC. The methodology of this paper applies a standardized test method, metrics and a set of representative channel disturbances defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). Moreover, noise recordings from field measurements in an environment equipped with distributed energy resources (DER) complete the subset of the types of noise used in the study. This paper develops a replicable, fully automated, and cost optimized test scenario, based on an innovative Virtual PLC Laboratory, which provides a replicable and automated test process, where a wide range of channel disturbances can be accurately replicated, and the performance of the PLC technologies can be compared under the same conditions. The results of this paper provide important conclusions to be applied in the development of future PLC technologies.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8744512/Channel capacitycommunication channelscommunications technologycommunication networksdecodingelectricity supply industry |
| spellingShingle | Asier Llano David De La Vega Itziar Angulo Laura Marron Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future Technologies IEEE Access Channel capacity communication channels communications technology communication networks decoding electricity supply industry |
| title | Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future Technologies |
| title_full | Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future Technologies |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future Technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future Technologies |
| title_short | Impact of Channel Disturbances on Current Narrowband Power Line Communications and Lessons to Be Learnt for the Future Technologies |
| title_sort | impact of channel disturbances on current narrowband power line communications and lessons to be learnt for the future technologies |
| topic | Channel capacity communication channels communications technology communication networks decoding electricity supply industry |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8744512/ |
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