Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Locations
Accompanying the advancement on the Internet of Things (IoT), the concept of remote monitoring and control using IoT devices is becoming popular. Digital smart meters hold many advantages over traditional analog meters, and smart metering is one of application of IoT technology. It supports the conv...
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| author | Anup Marahatta Yaju Rajbhandari Ashish Shrestha Ajay Singh Anup Thapa Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt Petr Korba Seokjoo Shin |
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| description | Accompanying the advancement on the Internet of Things (IoT), the concept of remote monitoring and control using IoT devices is becoming popular. Digital smart meters hold many advantages over traditional analog meters, and smart metering is one of application of IoT technology. It supports the conventional power system in adopting modern concepts like smart grids, block-chains, automation, etc. due to their remote load monitoring and control capabilities. However, in many applications, the traditional analog meters still are preferred over digital smart meters due to the high deployment and operating costs, and the unreliability of the smart meters. The primary reasons behind these issues are a lack of a reliable and affordable communication system, which can be addressed by the deployment of a dedicated network formed with a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) platform like wireless radio standards (i.e., LoRa devices). This paper discusses LoRa technology and its implementation to solve the problems associated with smart metering, especially considering the rural energy system. A simulation-based study has been done to analyse the LoRa technology’s applicability in different architecture for smart metering purposes and to identify a cost-effective and reliable way to implement smart metering, especially in a rural microgrid (MG). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a575775eeca64667a6cfdcc9026359502023-11-21T11:28:54ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922021-03-0110675110.3390/electronics10060751Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural LocationsAnup Marahatta0Yaju Rajbhandari1Ashish Shrestha2Ajay Singh3Anup Thapa4Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt5Petr Korba6Seokjoo Shin7Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel 45200, NepalDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel 45200, NepalDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway, N-3918 Porsgrunn, NorwayKhowpa College of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Bhaktapur 44800, NepalDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel 45200, NepalDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway, N-3918 Porsgrunn, NorwaySchool of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Science, DH-8401 Winterthur, SwitzerlandDepartment of Computer Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, KoreaAccompanying the advancement on the Internet of Things (IoT), the concept of remote monitoring and control using IoT devices is becoming popular. Digital smart meters hold many advantages over traditional analog meters, and smart metering is one of application of IoT technology. It supports the conventional power system in adopting modern concepts like smart grids, block-chains, automation, etc. due to their remote load monitoring and control capabilities. However, in many applications, the traditional analog meters still are preferred over digital smart meters due to the high deployment and operating costs, and the unreliability of the smart meters. The primary reasons behind these issues are a lack of a reliable and affordable communication system, which can be addressed by the deployment of a dedicated network formed with a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) platform like wireless radio standards (i.e., LoRa devices). This paper discusses LoRa technology and its implementation to solve the problems associated with smart metering, especially considering the rural energy system. A simulation-based study has been done to analyse the LoRa technology’s applicability in different architecture for smart metering purposes and to identify a cost-effective and reliable way to implement smart metering, especially in a rural microgrid (MG).https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/751smart meteringrural electrificationwireless communication |
| spellingShingle | Anup Marahatta Yaju Rajbhandari Ashish Shrestha Ajay Singh Anup Thapa Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt Petr Korba Seokjoo Shin Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Locations Electronics smart metering rural electrification wireless communication |
| title | Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Locations |
| title_full | Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Locations |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Locations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Locations |
| title_short | Evaluation of a LoRa Mesh Network for Smart Metering in Rural Locations |
| title_sort | evaluation of a lora mesh network for smart metering in rural locations |
| topic | smart metering rural electrification wireless communication |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/6/751 |
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