Guideline for the Implementation of Coexistence for Low Frequency Narrowband Power Line Communication Standards in the Smart Grid

Published

June 25, 2013

Author(s)

David H. Su

Abstract

The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) was established by NIST to facilitate execution of tasks under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. The Priority Action Plan 15 (PAP 15 ) working group of the SGIP was established in 2009 to address the harmonization of new power line communications (PLC) standards and their coexistence specifications. This NISTIR presents PAP15’s recommendation to the SGIP on the implementation of coexistence mechanisms for narrowband PLC (NB-PLC) standards. This document also provides an introduction of NB-PLC standards and their coexistence mechanisms. NB-PLC standards define communication protocols operating below 500 kHz frequency with a bandwidth from tens to hundreds of kbps. The coexistence mechanism allows multiple devices of different technologies to coexist over the shared power lines.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7943

Report Number

7943

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7943

Keywords

Energy Independence and Security Act, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, Power line communications, Priority Action Plan 15, narrowband PLC standards, modulation, multi-carrier orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, shared median access, coexistence mechanisms, CSMA, CENELEC, G.hnem, G3-PLC, IEEE 1901.2, PRIME

Citation

Su, D. (2013), Guideline for the Implementation of Coexistence for Low Frequency Narrowband Power Line Communication Standards in the Smart Grid, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7943 (Accessed December 26, 2024)