Adaptation of Powerline Communications-Based Smart Metering Deployments to the Requirements of Smart Grids

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Alberto Sendin¹  Txetxu Arzuaga²  Iker Urrutia¹  Iñigo Berganza¹  Ainara Fernandez¹  Laura Marron²  Asier Llano²  Aitor Arzuaga² 

[1] Division of Control Systems and Telecommunications, Iberdrola, Avenida San Adrian 48, 48003 Bilbao, Spain;Department of R & D, ZIV-CG Automation, Parque Tecnológico de Zamudio 210, 48170 Zamudio, Spain;

关键词: smart metering;    smart grid;    powerline communications (PLC);    international telecommunication union ITU-T G.9904;    distribution grid;    network management system;    internet protocol (IP);    simple network management protocol (SNMP);   

DOI  :  10.3390/en81212372

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Powerline communications (PLC)-based smart meter deployments are now a reality in many regions of the world. Although PLC elements are generally incorporated in smart meters and data concentrators, the underlying PLC network allows the integration of other smart grid services directly over it. The remote control capabilities that automation programs need and are today deployed over their medium voltage (MV) grid, can be extended to the low voltage (LV) grid through these existing PLC networks. This paper demonstrates the capabilities of narrowband high data rate (NB HDR) PLC technologies deployed over LV grids for smart metering purposes to support internet protocol internet protocol (IP) communications in the LV grid. The paper demonstrates these possibilities with the presentation of the simulation and laboratory results of IP communications over international telecommunication union: ITU-T G.9904 PLC technology, and the definition of a PLC Network Management System based on a simple network management protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB) definition and applicable use cases.

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