Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication

Ensuring service continuity has become a fundamental issue for companies involved in electricity distribution; in particular, isolating the smallest possible portion of the network as a result of faults has long been a primary objective. To this aim, solutions based on logic selectivity have been de...

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Autores principales:	Annalisa Liccardo, Francesco Bonavolontà, Ignazio Romano, Rosario Schiano Lo Moriello
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Materias:	electrical distribution network fault isolation logic selectivity LoRa communication performance assessment on-field tests Technology T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:01d88324ac9a45219c0b7df001be119b2021-11-11T16:04:36ZOptimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication10.3390/en142173591996-1073https://doaj.org/article/01d88324ac9a45219c0b7df001be119b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/7359https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073Ensuring service continuity has become a fundamental issue for companies involved in electricity distribution; in particular, isolating the smallest possible portion of the network as a result of faults has long been a primary objective. To this aim, solutions based on logic selectivity have been defined and implemented for an efficient search for the network branch affected by the fault and its subsequent isolation. The authors have recently presented a proposal for the implementation of logic selectivity that exploits the LoRa transmission protocol, an ideal solution in the case of areas not reachable by the currently exploited communication technologies. The present paper, instead, deals with the optimization of some LoRa parameters, which made it possible to exploit network configurations in terms of coverage range, sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio. The performance of the new configuration has been assessed through a number of tests conducted in the laboratory and on-field, highlighting promising results in terms of both intervention times and reliability. In particular, tests conducted in both rural and urban areas have assured fault isolation times as low as 33 ms (fully compliant with the current regulations) in the presence of the most challenging fault condition.Annalisa LiccardoFrancesco BonavolontàIgnazio RomanoRosario Schiano Lo MorielloMDPI AGarticleelectrical distribution networkfault isolationlogic selectivityLoRa communicationperformance assessmenton-field testsTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 7359, p 7359 (2021)
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spellingShingle	electrical distribution network fault isolation logic selectivity LoRa communication performance assessment on-field tests Technology T Annalisa Liccardo Francesco Bonavolontà Ignazio Romano Rosario Schiano Lo Moriello Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication
description	Ensuring service continuity has become a fundamental issue for companies involved in electricity distribution; in particular, isolating the smallest possible portion of the network as a result of faults has long been a primary objective. To this aim, solutions based on logic selectivity have been defined and implemented for an efficient search for the network branch affected by the fault and its subsequent isolation. The authors have recently presented a proposal for the implementation of logic selectivity that exploits the LoRa transmission protocol, an ideal solution in the case of areas not reachable by the currently exploited communication technologies. The present paper, instead, deals with the optimization of some LoRa parameters, which made it possible to exploit network configurations in terms of coverage range, sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio. The performance of the new configuration has been assessed through a number of tests conducted in the laboratory and on-field, highlighting promising results in terms of both intervention times and reliability. In particular, tests conducted in both rural and urban areas have assured fault isolation times as low as 33 ms (fully compliant with the current regulations) in the presence of the most challenging fault condition.
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author	Annalisa Liccardo Francesco Bonavolontà Ignazio Romano Rosario Schiano Lo Moriello
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title	Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication
title_short	Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication
title_full	Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication
title_fullStr	Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication
title_full_unstemmed	Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication
title_sort	optimization and performance assessment of a logic selectivity solution based on lora communication
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publishDate	2021
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Optimization and Performance Assessment of a Logic Selectivity Solution Based on LoRa Communication

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