Enhanced operation of electricity distribution grids through smart metering PLC network monitoring, analysis and grid conditioning

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 539-556

  Sendin, Alberto ^a   Berganza, Iñigo ^a   Arzuaga, Aitor ^b   Osorio, Xabier ^b   Urrutia, Iker ^a   Angueira, Pablo ^c  

^a IBERDROLA   (Spain)

^b ZIV   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Detection; Distribution grid; LV line; LV phase; Methodology; Monitoring; PLC; PRIME; Smart metering

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ERROR DETECTION; MONITORING; PHASE METERS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTION GRID; LV LINE; LV PHASE; METHODOLOGY; PRIME; SMART METERING;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

EID: 84873180460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6010539     Document Type: Article

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