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    Monitoring of Single Wire Earth Return Systems using Power Line Communication

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    Authors
    Gay, D.
    Thompson, A.
    Than Oo, A.
    Wolfs, Peter
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Gay, David and Thompson, Adam and Than Oo, Amanullah and Wolfs, Peter. 2009. Monitoring of Single Wire Earth Return Systems using Power Line Communication, in Nesimi Ertugrul (ed), Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference AUPEC 2009, Sep 27 2009. Adelaide Australia: The University of Adelaide.
    Source Title
    Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference
    Source Conference
    Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference AUPEC 2009
    ISBN
    978-1-4244-5153-1
    Faculty
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    School of Engineering
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
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    Copyright © 2009 IEEE This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34433
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    As demand for power increases in rural areas serviced by Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) networks, distribution issues are becoming increasingly evident. Voltage regulation and system capacity concerns are driving utilities toward using smarter compensation devices for network control in an attempt to provide longevity for aging SWER infrastructure. To date, despite increasing complexity in power delivery over SWER, no effective network monitoring solutions have been proposed. This paper examines the case for network monitoring and centralised management of smart compensation devices via Power Line Communications (PLC). After establishing advantages in network monitoring, regulation and maintenance for SWER networks, narrowband and broadband PLC issues are reviewed. The channel capacity of typical SWER conductors is then evaluated and compared to data throughput requirements derived from existing infrastructure to validate the applicability of developing PLC over SWER infrastructure.

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