Power line communications for smart grid applications

  • Authors:
  • Lars Torsten Berger;Andreas Schwager;J. Joaquín Escudero-Garzás

  • Affiliations:
  • Kenus Informatica, Paterna, Valencia, Spain;European Technology Center (EuTEC), Sony Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany;Department of Telecommunications and Systems Engineering, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Special issue on Power-Line Communications: Smart Grid, Transmission, and Propagation
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Power line communication, that is, using the electricity infrastructure for data transmission, is experiencing a renaissance in the context of Smart Grid. Smart Grid objectives include the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources into the electricity supply chain, securing reliable electricity delivery, and using the existing electrical infrastructuremore efficiently.This paper surveys power line communications (PLCs) in the context of Smart Grid. The specifications G3-PLC, PRIME, HomePlug Green PHY, and HomePlug AV2, and the standards IEEE 1901/1901.2 and ITU-T G.hn/G.hnem are discussed.