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dc.contributor.authorEl Haj, Youssef
dc.contributor.authorAlbasha, Lutfi
dc.contributor.authorEl-Hag, Ayman
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T07:59:55Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T07:59:55Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.identifier.citationEl Haj, Yousef, Lutfi Albasha, Ayman El-Hag, and Hasan Mir. "Data Communication through Distribution Networks for Smart Grid Applications." IET Science, Measurement and Technology 9 (2015): 774-781.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1751-8822
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11073/8206
dc.description.abstractIn this study, a novel solution is introduced to deal with excessive signal attenuation in distribution transformers for power line communication in smart grids. The results presented were not achievable before proposing this solution because of the filtering action of transformer. The solution is based on exploiting a unique frequency resonance spotted in transformer windings at 490 kHz with an amplifying gain (~2 V/V) and a bandwidth about 40 kHz. It was successfully investigated to transmit a communication signal through 15 kVA distribution transformer. The 40 kHz bandwidth and the associated amplifying gain allowed fast and efficient transmission of data, which was not feasible before. The error of a coded binary phase shift keying signal propagating through a distribution transformer was measured in the laboratory. This simple and effective solution avoids costly hardware, such as bypassing circuits, and does not require sophisticated communication modulation schemes such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. A full model was developed for system simulations. The work evaluated factors that may influence the resonance frequency such as distribution cables and transformer ageing. All the simulated results were verified experimentally and met the expectations of the presented solution.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=7229799en_US
dc.subjectOFDM modulationen_US
dc.subjectbinary codesen_US
dc.subjectcarrier transmission on power linesen_US
dc.subjectdistribution networksen_US
dc.subjectphase codingen_US
dc.subjectphase shift keyingen_US
dc.subjectpower transformersen_US
dc.subjectsmart power gridsen_US
dc.subjecttransformer windingsen_US
dc.titleData communication through distribution networks for smart grid applicationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1049/iet-smt.2014.0215


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