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An interface protection system with power line communication for distributed generators remote control

Valentina CosentinoSalvatore GuaianaNicola PanzavecchiaDario Di CaraAntonio CataliottiGiovanni Tine

subject

power line communicationEngineeringdistributed generationbusiness.industryinterface protection systemsRemote monitoring and controlpower system communicationsPower-line communicationSmart gridDistributed generationsmart gridsdistributed generation interface protection systems smart grids power system communications power line communication islanding detectionGrid-connected photovoltaic power systemElectronic engineeringislanding detectionVoltage regulationbusinessSettore ING-INF/07 - Misure Elettriche E ElettronicheModbusPower control

description

The aim of this work is to present a narrow band power line communication (NB-PLC) interface protection system (IPS) for distributed generators (DGs); it has been developed according to the current standard CEI 0-21 and the requirements for smart grid applications. For such applications, the new IPSs have to implement new intelligent functions such as remote monitoring and control of DGs and Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) inverters, not only in terms of disconnection but also of voltage regulation and power modulation by the utility control. The main feature of the developed IPS is the ability to interact with both the grid and the DG's and ESS's inverters. In fact, it can communicate with the Utility using a Power Line Communication (PLC) and with the DG's and ESS's inverter via Modbus over RS232 communication.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-09-012014 IEEE International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems Proceedings (AMPS)
https://doi.org/10.1109/amps.2014.6947716