Upgrading the Power Grid Functionalities with Broadband Power Line Communications: Basis, Applications, Current Trends and Challenges

This article reviews the basis and the main aspects of the recent evolution of Broadband Power Line Communications (BB-PLC or, more commonly, BPL) technologies. The article starts describing the organizations and alliances involved in the development and evolution of BPL systems, as well as the stan...

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Autores: González-Ramos, Jon, Uribe Pérez, Noelia, Sendin, Alberto, Gil, David, De la Vega Moreno, David, Fernández Pérez, Igor, Núñez, Ignacio Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/57262
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/57262
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Power Line Communications
BPL
smart grids
smart cities
broadband communications
electrical grid
data transmission
propagation
communication standards
EMI
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Sumario:This article reviews the basis and the main aspects of the recent evolution of Broadband Power Line Communications (BB-PLC or, more commonly, BPL) technologies. The article starts describing the organizations and alliances involved in the development and evolution of BPL systems, as well as the standardization institutions working on PLC technologies. Then, a short description of the technical foundation of the recent proposed technologies and a comparison of the main specifications are presented; the regulatory activities related to the limits of emissions and immunity are also addressed. Finally, some representative applications of BPL and some selected use cases enabled by these technologies are summarized, together with the main challenges to be faced.