Performance evaluation of PRIME PLC modems over distribution transformers in Indian context

Abstract

The past few years have witnessed a tremendous development in powerline intelligent metering evolution (PRIME) technology for high speed data communication across medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) transmission/distribution networks based smart grid (SG) applications. PRIME PLC (PRIME power-line communication) technology also elucidates the importance of employing robust modulation schemes across distribution-transformers and motivates research in this direction. Indeed, the aim of the chapter is to investigate PRIME channel measurements through MV/LV distribution transformers by implementing experimental tests to analyze the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), bit error rate (BER) and packet error rate (PER) performance of differential binary phase shift keying (DBPSK), differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK) and eight-ary differential phase shift keying (D8PSK) modulation schemes over multipath PLC channels in Indian context.