Communication network architectures for smart-wind power farms

Energies

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3900-3921

  Ahmed, Mohamed A ^a   Kim, Young Chon ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Communication network; Ethernet passive optical network (EPON); International electrotechnical commission (IEC) 61400 25; Smart wind power farms (smart WPFs); Wind turbine; Wireless; ZigBee

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PASSIVE NETWORKS; PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS; QUEUEING THEORY; RADIO; SENSOR NODES; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TURBINE COMPONENTS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES; ZIGBEE;

ANALYTICAL AND SIMULATION MODEL; BAND-WIDTH UTILIZATION; ETHERNET PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS; INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION; LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS; PROPOSED ARCHITECTURES; WIND POWER FARMS; WIND POWER INDUSTRY;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84903700645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en7063900     Document Type: Article

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