Objectives

• Electrical grid as a propagation medium for PLC
• Characterization of the propagation medium for PLC: conducted emissions, grid impedance, transmission losses
• Lab and on-site measurements
• Development of measurement systems and measurement methods 
• … all the previous aspects for NB-PLC (30 kHz – 500 kHz) and BPL (1.7 MHz – 15 MHz) 
• Propagation effects on PLC performance
• Impact of conducted disturbances (EV, DERs, storage systems, …)
• Effects of grid impedance
• Influence of propagation channel distortions
• Communication technologies systems used in Smart Grids
• Lab setups to replicate on-site scenarios
• Performance of PLC technologies against different channel effects

Expertise

• Field measurements for grid characterization (Spain, France, Switzerland)
• Measurement of emissions generated by EV chargers, renewable sources and electronic devices
• Development of ad-hoc measurement systems and data processing software
• Contribution of measurement methods to standardization committees