The Smart Grid Concept in Oil & Gas Industries by a Field Trial of Data Communication in MV Power Lines
Abstract Nowadays, communication and networking technologies are essential for Oil & Gas industries in order to guarantee reliability, safety and low costs in the producing process. Information access and commands and set-points transmission from/to automation systems are challenging tasks mainl...
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doaj-f3860e323ce04737872fb6fd3ed079a12020-11-25T01:40:03ZengSociedade Brasileira de Microondas e Optoeletrônica; Sociedade Brasileira de EletromagnetismoJournal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications2179-1074152819210.1590/2179-10742016v15i2493S2179-10742016000200081The Smart Grid Concept in Oil & Gas Industries by a Field Trial of Data Communication in MV Power LinesLeonardo R. M. CastorRicardo NataleJoão P. FaveroJair A. L. SilvaMarcelo E. V. SegattoAbstract Nowadays, communication and networking technologies are essential for Oil & Gas industries in order to guarantee reliability, safety and low costs in the producing process. Information access and commands and set-points transmission from/to automation systems are challenging tasks mainly due to distributed production areas and hostile environments. This paper presents a field trial of broadband power line communication over an overhead medium voltage grid as a data transport employing 200 Mb/s BPL modems. Throughput, frequency response, physical speed and latency are some of the investigated network parameters. Experimental results obtained after propagation through 1.63 km of a multipath MV power grid reveal the viability of the BPL technology as an access network for video and automation data transport in onshore Oil & Gas industries.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-10742016000200081&lng=en&tlng=enSmart gridoverhead medium voltagebroadband powerlineOil & Gas industries |
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Leonardo R. M. Castor Ricardo Natale João P. Favero Jair A. L. Silva Marcelo E. V. Segatto The Smart Grid Concept in Oil & Gas Industries by a Field Trial of Data Communication in MV Power Lines Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications Smart grid overhead medium voltage broadband powerline Oil & Gas industries |
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Leonardo R. M. Castor Ricardo Natale João P. Favero Jair A. L. Silva Marcelo E. V. Segatto |
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The Smart Grid Concept in Oil & Gas Industries by a Field Trial of Data Communication in MV Power Lines |
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The Smart Grid Concept in Oil & Gas Industries by a Field Trial of Data Communication in MV Power Lines |
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The Smart Grid Concept in Oil & Gas Industries by a Field Trial of Data Communication in MV Power Lines |
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The Smart Grid Concept in Oil & Gas Industries by a Field Trial of Data Communication in MV Power Lines |
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The Smart Grid Concept in Oil & Gas Industries by a Field Trial of Data Communication in MV Power Lines |
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smart grid concept in oil & gas industries by a field trial of data communication in mv power lines |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microondas e Optoeletrônica; Sociedade Brasileira de Eletromagnetismo |
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Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications |
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2179-1074 |
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Abstract Nowadays, communication and networking technologies are essential for Oil & Gas industries in order to guarantee reliability, safety and low costs in the producing process. Information access and commands and set-points transmission from/to automation systems are challenging tasks mainly due to distributed production areas and hostile environments. This paper presents a field trial of broadband power line communication over an overhead medium voltage grid as a data transport employing 200 Mb/s BPL modems. Throughput, frequency response, physical speed and latency are some of the investigated network parameters. Experimental results obtained after propagation through 1.63 km of a multipath MV power grid reveal the viability of the BPL technology as an access network for video and automation data transport in onshore Oil & Gas industries. |
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Smart grid overhead medium voltage broadband powerline Oil & Gas industries |
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