Measurement Campaign of Rural Overhead MV Power Distribution Networks for PLC Systems

Thiago Nogueira, Thiago Oliveira, Antonio A. M. Picorone, Mateus Filomeno, Ândrei Camponogara, Antônio Lima, Moises Vidal Ribeiro

DOI: 10.14209/sbrt.2021.1570727381

Evento: XXXIX Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações e Processamento de Sinais (SBrT2021)

Keywords: measurement campaign medium-voltage power distribution network power line communication

Abstract

This paper investigates the suitability of the inductive coupling-based narrowband power line communication systems in overhead medium-voltage power distribution networks. Relying on raw data obtained from a measurement campaign, which was carried out in rural circuits in the South of Brazil, it is shown that power line channel impulse responses associated with these distribution networks can be modeled as time-invariant systems while the additive noise can be modeled as a white Gaussian random process. Also, reasonable achievable data rates are noted.

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