Communications for Smart Grids

Communications for Smart Grids

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