DRAFT IEEE STANDARD FOR NARROW BAND POWER-LINE COMMUNICATIONS

DRAFT IEEE STANDARD FOR NARROW BAND POWER-LINE COMMUNICATIONS

DRAFT IEEE STANDARD FOR NARROW BAND POWER-LINE COMMUNICATIONS COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FIRST SPONSOR BALLOT

Draft standard intended to accelerate smart grid technologies and projects moves closer
to publication after receiving super-majority approval in vote during working group meeting

New Delhi, India, 12 August 2013 IEEE, the world's largest professional organization advancing technology for humanity, has announced the success of the first sponsor ballot for IEEE P1901.2頓Draft Standard for Low-Frequency (less than 500kHz) Narrowband Power-Line Communications (PLC) for SmartGrid Applications.䠏nce approved, the standard is intended to specify a new generation of PLC technology for transmission frequencies of less than 500kHz and addresses a host of existing and emerging smartgrid applications.

㗩th this major step forward, we are now closer to the advent of converged standards that will trigger a gigantic world market for a new breed of power-line communications technology,䠳aid Richard Schomberg, vice president of smart-energy standards for EDF Group. 㔨is standard also bridges the gap of resilience-performance-cost, empowering a large value-added class of applications from home energy-management systems to smart metering and smart energy.伢r>

Comprised of three foundational components簨ysical/medium access (PHY/MAC) layer, coexistence and electromagnetic-compatibility (EMC) requirements牅EE P1901.2 supports the balanced and efficient use of the PLC channel by all classes of low-frequency and narrowband devices. The draft standard helps define detailed mechanisms for coexistence among standard technologies operating in the same frequency band.

In addition, the draft standard addresses low-frequency, narrowband PLC over low-voltage lines of less than 1000V between transformer and meter, through transformer low-voltage to medium-voltage (1000V up to 72kV) and through transformer medium-voltage to low-voltage power lines in both urban and in long-distance (multi-kilometer) rural communications. IEEE P1901.2 is also designed to support lighting and solar-panel PLC.

㔨e smart grid industry was in need of a solution for 21^st-century applications and services, and this standard, once completed, will allow for the flow of technology that meets thoseglobal requirements,䠳aid Jim LeClare, chair of the IEEE Low-Frequency Narrowband Power-Line Communications Working Group and principal member technology staff, Energy Solutions for Maxim Integrated Products. ㉅EE P1901.2 is intended to facilitate the growth of the smartgrid market. Global industrial communication projects have been moving ahead quickly based on low-frequency, narrowband power-line communications with limited, unified guidance from standards. IEEE P1901.2 brings together all the necessary components needed for the industry to move forward more cost-effectively and efficiently.伯span>༯span>

㉅EE P1901.2 is built on a solid foundation of requirements developed by a diverse team of experts that represents all players in the value chain delivering solutions to the smartgrid industry,䠳aid Oleg Logvinov, vice chair of IEEE Low-Frequency Narrowband Power-Line Communications Working Group and director of special assignments, Industrial and Power Conversion Division, STMicroelectronics. ㉅EE P1901.2 pushes the envelope of scalability, reliability, performance and security. It leverages the most recent techniques and innovations of communications technology and smartgrid security framework. The working group succeeded in pulling together key experts from around the world to develop this standard. As a result, the requirements were met by employing cutting-edge technologies and system architectures. The draft standard is natively designed for the modern smart grid.

For more information about the IEEE Low-Frequency Narrowband Power-Line Communications Working Group, please visit the working groupⳠWeb site.༯span>

The IEEE P1901.2 Coexistence Text (March 2013) is available for download at the IEEE Standards Store. The draft form of IEEE P1901.2is available for purchase at the IEEE Standards Store.

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