Abstract
Power Line Communications (PLC) is currently an emerging technology, consequently it is attracting much attention. This introductory chapter reviews the historical development and some important issues concerning the general application of PLC, making ample use of the encyclopaedic overview article. Historically, the utility organizations have been an important driving force behind the development of PLC. A primary motivation has been to do load management. A second important motivation in the development of low voltage (LV) PLC systems has been to facilitate meter reading from a distance. Potentially this may include not only electricity meters, but also water, gas and temperature meters. The metering information, apart from automatic billing, may be used for additional customer functions, such as warnings when no pay has been received or even disconnecting nonpayers. Controlled Vocabulary Terms: carrier transmission on power lines; distribution networks; load flow control.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Power Line Communications |
| Subtitle of host publication | Theory and Applications for Narrowband and Broadband Communications over Power Lines |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780470661291 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470740309 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 May 2010 |
Keywords
- Electricity meters
- Load management
- Power distribution networks
- Power line communications (PLC)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering