Virtual PLC Lab Enabled Physical Layer Improvement Proposals for PRIME and G3-PLC Standards
dc.contributor.author | Llano, Asier | |
dc.contributor.author | Angulo Pita, Itziar ![]() | |
dc.contributor.author | De la Vega Moreno, David ![]() | |
dc.contributor.author | Marron, Laura | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-16T18:08:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-16T18:08:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-03-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Applied Sciences 10(5) : (2020) // Article ID 1777 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 2076-3417 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/42197 | |
dc.description.abstract | Narrowband (NB) powerline communication (PLC) is extensively adopted by utilities for the communication in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems. PLC technology needs to overcome channel disturbances present in certain grid segments. This study analyzes improvement proposals of the physical layer of the main narrowband PLC technologies approved by international communication organizations that are currently deployed in Europe: Powerline Intelligent Metering Evolution (PRIME) 1.3.6, PRIME 1.4, and G3-PLC, in order to improve PLC performance under channel disturbances. This thorough study is based on simulations carried out by an innovative ad hoc Virtual PLC Lab, developed by the authors, applied in replicable, fully-automated, and cost reduced test scenarios. The analysis is performed by applying standardized test methods and metrics, and by evaluating the influence of a set of representative channel disturbances defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and selected noises generated by distributed energy resources (DER) in normal operation. PLC performance improvements in terms of equalizer curve fitting, error correction codes, and noisy subcarrier suppression mechanisms are presented. The performance gain due to each physical improvement proposal is accurately measured and compared under the same conditions in a replicable and automated test environment in order to evaluate the use of the proposals in the evolution of future PLC technologies. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was financially supported in part by the Basque Government under the grant numbers Elkartek KK-2018/00037 and IT1234-19, and by the Spanish Government under the grant RTI2018-099162-B-I00 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE). | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCIU/RTI2018-099162-B-I00 | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | |
dc.subject | equalization | es_ES |
dc.subject | G3-PLC | es_ES |
dc.subject | modulation | es_ES |
dc.subject | OFDM physical layer | es_ES |
dc.subject | PLC for smart grids | es_ES |
dc.subject | powerline communication | es_ES |
dc.subject | PRIME 1.4 | es_ES |
dc.subject | Reed–Solomon | es_ES |
dc.subject | spline | es_ES |
dc.subject | tone map | es_ES |
dc.title | Virtual PLC Lab Enabled Physical Layer Improvement Proposals for PRIME and G3-PLC Standards | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.date.updated | 2020-03-13T13:09:29Z | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/5/1777 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/app10051777 | |
dc.departamentoes | Matemática aplicada | |
dc.departamentoes | Ingeniería de comunicaciones | |
dc.departamentoeu | Matematika aplikatua | |
dc.departamentoeu | Komunikazioen ingeniaritza |
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