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Possibilities of Broadband Power Line Communications for Smart Home and Smart Building Applications
Petr Mlýnek1, Martin Rusz1, Lukáš Benešl1
1Department of Telecommunications, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 12, 61600 Brno, Czech Republic.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 6, 2021
Summary
Broadband Power Line communication (BPL) offers sufficient application-layer throughput for Smart Buildings. This study evaluated five BPL solutions, including a novel integrated modem, assessing performance for smart building applications.
Area of Science:
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Networking
- Smart Grid Technologies
Background:
- Broadband Power Line (BPL) communication is a potential technology for Smart Building infrastructure.
- BPL applications include Power Quality measurement, Electric Vehicle charging, Micro Grids, and Distribution Generation.
- Assessing BPL performance is crucial due to overhead from cybersecurity and protocols.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the performance capabilities of BPL for Smart Building implementations.
- To address the lack of application-layer measurements for BPL in both lab and field conditions.
- To introduce a novel broadband Power Line Communication (PLC) modem integrated into an electrical outlet.
Main Methods:
- Evaluation of five different BPL solutions.
- Measurement of BPL performance on the application layer.
- Comparison of laboratory findings with existing literature and potential field measurements.
- Development and testing of a novel integrated broadband PLC modem.
Main Results:
- Sufficient application-layer throughput was observed for Smart Building applications.
- The study provides a comparative analysis of different BPL solutions.
- The novel integrated modem's performance was explored.
Conclusions:
- BPL demonstrates viable performance for Smart Building communication needs.
- Further research and development, including field measurements, are warranted.
- The integrated modem offers a promising advancement for BPL in smart buildings.
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