Demonstration of the technical viability of PLC systems on medium- and low-voltage lines in the United States

Jee, Gyu-In; Rao, R. Das; Cern, Y.

doi:10.1109/mcom.2003.1200109

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“…Therefore, the structure of lowvoltage (LV) and medium-voltage (MV) power distribution grids combined with the deployment of broadband over power lines (BPL) networks is the key to developing an advanced IP-based power system, offering both last mile-access and a great number of potential smart grid (SG) applications [1][2][3][4].…”

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Towards Broadband Over Power Lines Systems Integration: Transmission Characteristics of Underground Low-Voltage Distribution Power Lines

Lazaropoulos¹

2012

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Abstract-A complete methodology is employed to determine the transmission characteristics of low-voltage/broadband over power lines (LV/BPL) channels associated with underground power distribution networks, in the light of the multiconductor transmission line (MTL) theory. The established bottom-up approach, already used to treat overhead and underground MV/BPL transmission, is extended to analyze BPL transmission in three-phase N -conductor underground lines with common shield and armor. This analysis shows that these cables may support N + 2 modes, giving rise to N + 2 separate transmission channels which reduce to N +1 if the armor either does not exist or is grounded and to N if the shield is also grounded. In addition to the generalized analysis, a simplified approximation concerning three-phase N -conductor underground cables is also presented. Taking the generalized analysis and the simplified approximation into account, their numerical results concerning attenuation in various underground LV/BPL channels in the frequency range 1-100 MHz are validated against relevant sets of simulations and measurements with satisfactory accuracy and compared to corresponding results of overhead and underground MV/BPL channels. It has been verified that the attenuation in overhead and underground BPL channels depends drastically on power distribution grid type, MTL configuration, and cables used. Moreover, the attenuation in underground LV/BPL channels exhibits a lowpass behavior, is significantly higher than that of overhead MV/BPL ones, and is comparable to that of underground MV/BPL ones. A consequence of the proposed methodology is that it

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Towards Broadband Over Power Lines Systems Integration: Transmission Characteristics of Underground Low-Voltage Distribution Power Lines

Lazaropoulos¹

2012

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“…PLC technology enables utility companies to deploy a communications network over existing power line infrastructures [3,4] by transmitting data signals through the same power cables that transmit electricity. This technology, however, uses a different frequency from the power cable.…”

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“…Efforts are also underway to provide the monitoring and control capabilities of their own power line equipment and facilities. A number of PLC systems have been installed worldwide for various kinds of field trials to demonstrate its feasibility and effectiveness [3,4].…”

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Power line communication network trial and management in Korea

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SUMMARYPower line communication (PLC) has become an important network access technology to conveniently and effectively provide various useful services such as remote meter reading, broadband Internet access, and home networking services. As the deployment and use of PLC networks increase, it is essential that we need to be able to configure, monitor, and control the PLC network resources. In this paper, we present an overview of PLC network technology and describe a trial PLC network and its deployment in Korea. We then present the design and implementation of a network management system for PLC networks. The experience on the deployment and management of the trial PLC network is also presented.

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“…PLC (Power Line Communication) technology enables one to establish a network that performs a way to communicate with high frequency data signals through power lines, which are already constructed to supply power [1]- [4]. Although the theory of communication based on power lines as communication media has been known since the 1970s, it was only possible to transmit control signals due to the low transmission speed.…”

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The Design and Characteristic Analysis of a Digital Signal Transmission System Based on Power Line Communications

Kim¹,

Yun²,

Kim³

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Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials

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The objective of this study is to share multimedia contents included in existing digital devices and to solve the problems of an increase in installation fees and non-environmentally friendly interiors. This study designed a new digital signal transmitter and receiver using power line transmission and HDMI in order to solve the problems in the existing systems. The transmitter and receiver designed in this study used an AD9867BCPZ PLC chip in which the transmission came from digital signals originating in a PC, and the system architecture was configured so that the outputs signals were connected to a TV from the receiver. The experiment was implemented by adding a Video Test Generator, a USBPre external sound card, and Smaart Live 6 for analyzing the characteristics of the configured system. In the video test results, it was verified that communication was actively implemented, and the image quality showed a constant level from the measurement of the captured video. In the case of the sound, it was verified that more than 90% of the sound signals were normally transmitted and received from the examination of their phases and magnitudes. Thus, the performance of the system designed in this study was verified, which leads to the resolution of some of the problems found in current digital devices.

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Demonstration of the technical viability of PLC systems on medium- and low-voltage lines in the United States

Cited by 44 publications

References 7 publications

Towards Broadband Over Power Lines Systems Integration: Transmission Characteristics of Underground Low-Voltage Distribution Power Lines

Towards Broadband Over Power Lines Systems Integration: Transmission Characteristics of Underground Low-Voltage Distribution Power Lines

Power line communication network trial and management in Korea

The Design and Characteristic Analysis of a Digital Signal Transmission System Based on Power Line Communications

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