Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications
Wired and wireless communications both play an important role in the blend of communications technologies necessary to enable future smart grid communications. Hybrid networks exploit independent mediums to extend network coverage and improve performance. However, whereas individual technologies hav...
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| author | Jianhua Zhang Adarsh Hasandka Jin Wei S. M. Shafiul Alam Tarek Elgindy Anthony R. Florita Bri-Mathias Hodge |
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| description | Wired and wireless communications both play an important role in the blend of communications technologies necessary to enable future smart grid communications. Hybrid networks exploit independent mediums to extend network coverage and improve performance. However, whereas individual technologies have been applied in simulation networks, as far as we know there is only limited attention that has been paid to the development of a suite of hybrid communication simulation models for the communications system design. Hybrid simulation models are needed to capture the mixed communication technologies and IP address mechanisms in one simulation. To close this gap, we have developed a suite of hybrid communication system simulation models to validate the critical system design criteria for a distributed solar Photovoltaic (PV) communications system, including a single trip latency of 300 ms, throughput of 9.6 Kbps, and packet loss rate of 1%. The results show that three low-power wireless personal area network (LoWPAN)-based hybrid architectures can satisfy three performance metrics that are critical for distributed energy resource communications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edfddf8b92de46f7a40940a38a705bfc2022-12-22T04:01:04ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-04-0111487110.3390/en11040871en11040871Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid ApplicationsJianhua Zhang0Adarsh Hasandka1Jin Wei2S. M. Shafiul Alam3Tarek Elgindy4Anthony R. Florita5Bri-Mathias Hodge6National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO 80401, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USANational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO 80401, USANational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO 80401, USANational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO 80401, USANational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO 80401, USAWired and wireless communications both play an important role in the blend of communications technologies necessary to enable future smart grid communications. Hybrid networks exploit independent mediums to extend network coverage and improve performance. However, whereas individual technologies have been applied in simulation networks, as far as we know there is only limited attention that has been paid to the development of a suite of hybrid communication simulation models for the communications system design. Hybrid simulation models are needed to capture the mixed communication technologies and IP address mechanisms in one simulation. To close this gap, we have developed a suite of hybrid communication system simulation models to validate the critical system design criteria for a distributed solar Photovoltaic (PV) communications system, including a single trip latency of 300 ms, throughput of 9.6 Kbps, and packet loss rate of 1%. The results show that three low-power wireless personal area network (LoWPAN)-based hybrid architectures can satisfy three performance metrics that are critical for distributed energy resource communications.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/4/871hybrid communication architecturesmart grid communicationdistributed smart grid applicationsNS3 simulatorPLCLoWPANWiFi MeshWiMAXEthernet |
| spellingShingle | Jianhua Zhang Adarsh Hasandka Jin Wei S. M. Shafiul Alam Tarek Elgindy Anthony R. Florita Bri-Mathias Hodge Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications Energies hybrid communication architecture smart grid communication distributed smart grid applications NS3 simulator PLC LoWPAN WiFi Mesh WiMAX Ethernet |
| title | Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications |
| title_full | Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications |
| title_fullStr | Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications |
| title_short | Hybrid Communication Architectures for Distributed Smart Grid Applications |
| title_sort | hybrid communication architectures for distributed smart grid applications |
| topic | hybrid communication architecture smart grid communication distributed smart grid applications NS3 simulator PLC LoWPAN WiFi Mesh WiMAX Ethernet |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/4/871 |
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