References
The list below contains a non-comprehensive enumeration of installations and surveys performed by Cipunet® Group Partners since 1995. The Cipunet® broadband measurement tool performs broadband measurements. The Cipunet® narrowband measurement tool performs Narrowband measurements. These toolkit are being continuously developed and improved.
For reference measurements tools like the:
For reference measurements tools like the:
- Advantest R336 1C Spectrum Analyser
- Venable Industries Model 360 System Vector Impedance Analyser
- Rhode & Schwarz Vector Analyzer ZVP.....
- Cipunet® BB MMT, NB MMT
Abbreviations used
| SSA | Site Survey Report Available |
|---|---|
| MV | Medium Voltage 1kV - 36kV |
| PLC | Power Line Carrier |
| DMS | Demand Site Management |
| IIC | Intrucive Inductive Coupling |
| NIC | Non Intrucive Inductive Coupling |
| CCC | Capacitive Core Coupling |
| BBM | Broad Band Measurements |
| NBM | Narrow Band Measurements |
| PCM | PipeCom Measurements |
| LVM | Low Voltage Measurements |
| MVM | Medium Voltage Measurements |
| Country | Site | Test Performed | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Amersham NSW | CCC over 10 km, NBN, BBM, LVL MVM | Site survey on behalf of Bender Information Systems. |
| Austria | Linz | CCC 5 segments, MVM NBM | Test was very successful. A general SNR of more than 40 dB could be achieved via 3 km. The influence of the tramways was visible, a very busty noise. |
| Austria | Klagenfurt KELAG | CCC between two primary substations over a mixed cable and a distance of 4 km, MVM, NBM | The communication resisted the robust version modem. The modem was working in the transparent mode during heavy thunderstorms, during the complete test period lasting two weeks without any problems. |
| Austria | OMV | IIC coupling over 10 km new single core MV cable | The communication including the application worked perfect. One core two core coupling showed less than 3 dB attenuation over the whole distance. |
| Austria | OMV | CCC over LV cables between pump stations of oil field in lower Austria. LVM, NBM | Communication is possible but system wasn’t realized due to a OMV budget change. |
| Austria | Hopfgarten | CCC over the overall system, MVM, NBM | Network has been installed since 2000 with good performance parameters. Communication technology used is named: ABB DLM 100 |
| Austria | VKW | IIC,CCC, NBM, MVM | Measurements conducted and system realized under the host of PPC AG Mannheim |
| Belgium | Brussels | IIC over 8 links, MVM, NBM | The communication worked very reliable over several intermediate substations. |
| Belgium | Hasselet | IIC over 2 links MVM, NBM | The communication was working very reliable over energised and non energised lines |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Mixed coupling over mixed cable, overhead line segments, MVM, NBM | The link performed without any problem over the energised link. |
| Chile | Santiago 1 -6 | IIC and CCC over mixed MV Power lines, MVM, NBM, LVM | Site survey and installation of an ABB DLM 100 based on narrowband communication system. |
| China | Foshan | IIC and CCC coupling over 6 links including overhead lines. MVM. NBM, | As well as IIC also CCC coupling was used. According to tests are the IIC suitable. As well IIC as CCC are suitable for a reliable communication even with the presence of a very high noise level in the primary substation |
| China | Si Ping | Broadband PLC measurements on behalf of Chan Chung Power Board. LVM, NBM BBM | Site survey on behalf of Forture Technology Ltd Hong Kong |
| Czech Republic | Most | CCC over 1 link. MVM, LVM, NBM | IIC wasn’t able but CCC gave us a very reliable communication link even over 10 km. |
| Czech Republic | PetroChemica | CCC over 2 links | IIC was not possible but CCC gave us a very reliable communication link. |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | CCC over a seven km cable ring within central Copenhagen | The communication worked without problems over a distance of 7 km with a telegram lost rate lower than 40 %. |
| England | Amersham | CCC with 3 nF capacitors over a 6 km medium voltage cable. MVM, NBM | The used modem was a robust type of modem. The system worked with RP 570 as application protocol without any problem |
| France | Pointier | LVC, MVC, BBC | Tests and setup of a Xeline based communicatio system |
| France | Colmar | LVM, NBM | Tests for a NB based AMR system |
| Fiji | Nandi 1 - 6 | Site survey including communications tests for narrowband and broadband PLC over low and medium voltage lines. MVM, LVM, BBM, NBM, IIC, NIC, CCC | Site survey on behalf of Bender Information Systems for FEA. The survey showed up that the MV grid is suited for PLC applications, but that the LV outdoor installation needs special care due to high attenuation |
| Finland | Vaasa | IIC over a pure cable based medium voltage network, MVM, NBM | The measurement was successful, but a strong TTE appeared up that made the communication to cable end points impossible. |
| Germany | Leichlingen RWE | CCC differential coupling over overhead lines and IIC over grounded cables. MVM, NBM | CCC over the overhead line segment wasn’t a problem at all. IIC over grounded cables was proved impossible, because of the used grounded cables and the used cable ends. |
| Germany | Badenwerk Herboltsheim | IIC over a 3.5 km mixed MV cable | The communication worked with a robust type modem without any problem. the maximum SNR in the communication band was 22 dB and the availability was 92 %. |
| Germany | Ludwigshafen | Site survey for broadband PLC via MV transformers and crosstalk in secondary substations. MVM, BBM | Site survey on behalf of ABB NV to install a ASCOM PLC system |
| Germany | Magdeburg | MV BBM, MVM, LVM, CCC, NIC | MV and LV measurements und premises of Oneline AG |
| Germany | Wiesbaden | Site survey for broadband power line over low voltage power lines. LVM, BBM | Site survey on behalf of ABB NV to install a ASCOM PLC system |
| Germany | EON | MVM, NBM, IIC | Site survey for PPC AG |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Electric | CCC over low voltage lines in high rising buildings and pilot cables. LVM, NBM | The noise level combined with a very high attenuation made the communication with the DLM 100 over the low voltage links even over a few meters impossible. The communication over the pilot cables was up to 8 km without any problem. The FTL 100 solved the problem |
| Hong Kong | Kowloon | Broadband measurements in high rising buildings. LVM, BBM | Site survey on behalf of Chinese Light and Power Kowloon Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Budapest | MV NBM, IIC, MVM | Two sites in Pest. results are excellent, TTE very weak |
| Hungary | Gyor | MV NBM, MVM, IIC | Several sites. Results are good. Noise level is very impulsive |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | MV narrowband measurements and modem installation on behalf of ABB. MVM, NBM | System is working in a redundant mode. Network showed very low noise levels compared with other areas having high air conditioning penetration |
| Indonesia | Balipapan | MV narrowband measurements between the offshore rigs on behalf on Unooil. MVM, NBM | Excellent communication parameters over distances up to 10 km didn’t show major non linearity. |
| Iran | Sari | MVM, LVM, CCC, INC, NBM, BBM | Extensive survey over cables and overhead lines. Lines up to 10 km had been investigated. |
| Iran | Mashad | LVM, NBM | AMR system for old basar of Mashad und host of Elster Ltd |
| Italy | Milan | MV BBM, LVM | Installation of Ascom PLC system |
| Macau | Macau | Broadband measurements in Hotels and administrative buildings. LVM, BBM | Site survey and installation on behalf of CEM in cooperation with PowerCom Hong Kong |
| Malaysia | Ipoh | IIC and CCC coupling over 4 links including overhead lines. MVM, NBM | Inductive coupling was only possible on XLPE insulated cables, the older paper insulated cables are not suitable for cable screen communication. CCC wasn’t a problem. As well IIC as CCC are suitable for a reliable communication |
| New Zealand | Ashburton | CCC, MVM, LVM, NBM, BBM, NIC | Measurements conducted and system realized under the host of PLC Ltd Christchurch |
| Norway | Flekkefjord | CCC over overhead lines | The line showed a very strong deep pass characteristic. PLC is possible but only with frequencies under 30 kHz and very high output levels. |
| Norway | Trondheim | IIC over a complete ring with 8 substations. NBM, MVM | IIC was possible and allowed a very reliable communication except dedicating stations not in the ring, were we noted a very strong TTE. |
| Russia | Moscow | MV narrowband measurements and modem installation. MVM, NBM | Network is well suited for PLC, 2 installations on behalf of Moscow cable networks are in operation and integrated in the Moscow MS system. |
| Sweden | Stockholm | IIC over several links within the Stockholm area, MVM, LVM | The measurements were very successful, but a strong TTE showed up |
| Sweden | Karlsham 1 + 2 | IIC via MV Power lines, NBM, MVM | Site survey and installation of DLM 100 on behalf of Enersearch for the EU founded PALAS Project |
| Switzerland | Aegerten | MV NBM, MVM, LVM | Installation of a medium voltage, low voltage based AMR system with about 1000 customers under premises of ABB |
| Switzerland | Geneva | IIC and CCC over 2 links, the longest link was over 3.4 km with 7 intermediate substations. NBM, MVM, LVM | As well IIC as CCC are suitable for a reliable communication. CCC showed better results and seem to be better suited |
| Switzerland | Kuessnacht | MV NBM, LVM, MVM | Installation of a mixed LV MV DSM system with 8 MV nodes and several LV nodes under premises of ABB. |
| Switzerland | Lengnau | IIC- and CCC over 6 links, NBM, BBM, MVM, LVM | As well IIC, NIC as CCC are suitable for a reliable communication |
| Switzerland | Rheinfelden | IIC over 4 links MVM, NMB | IIC seem to be reliable even over the old steel armoured cables. A problem is the very high noise level within the primary substation for the two-way communication. Some lines also showed a very strong TTE. |
| Switzerland | Lugano 1 | IIC and CCC over several overhead and cable segments. NBM, LVM, MVM | IIC over cables showed up no problem to 3 km . Longer distances couldn’t be used to set up a communication. |
| Switzerland | Lugano 2 | Communication over 2 different 3 km mixed line segments with a lot of attached stub lines. CCC, MVM, NBM | Due to the high attenuation and the dominant low pass characteristic of the 2 transmission lines, only a communication in lower frequency band and with a maximum of 300 bps was possible. |
| Switzerland | Lugano 3 | Communication link over 10 km medium voltage cable with 30 % of the whole distance under the lake of Lugarno. NMB, MVM, IIC | This distance could only be bridged by usage of a robust type modem. |
| Switzerland | Morges 1 | Mixed cable over 4 km with IIC, MVM, NBM | The system worked with appropriate reliability for meter reading with an intermediate repeater. |
| Switzerland | Morges 2 | Communication over partially earthed cables. The distance approx. 3 km and we tried IIC and mixed coupling. MVM, NBM | Both possibilities worked, mixed coupling proved out better than pure inductive coupling. It was possible to set up an appropriate communication link to read meter data in a reliable way |
| Switzerland | Niederuster | Survey for PipeCom feeder line Niederuster – Wetzikon (about 10 km). PCM | Site survey in cooperation with Erdgas Ostschweiz to use pipeline based communication schemas. 3 modems are operating since 2001. System is running and has been installed since several years. |
| Switzerland | Locarno | Grid optimization of the Locarno MV PLC installation., MVM, NBM, IIC, CCC, NIC | Installation on behalf of Enersearch Sweden for the PALAS project |
| Switzerland | Zurich | Survey for PipeCom Zurich Ring (About 25 km), PVM | Site survey in cooperation with Erdgas Ostschweiz to use pipeline based communication schemas. 10 Modems are operating since 2002. |
| Switzerland | Zurich | MV NBM, MVM, IIC, CCC | Installation based on ABB DLM 100 containing about 7 nodes region ETH Hoeng. |
| South Africa | Tshwane(Pretoria) | MVM, NBM, BBM, IIC, CCC | Extensive tests and installation of a CMM2500 based system over 3 km |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | IIC, CCC, MMV, NBM | Survey for ESCOM und host of ABB |
| Taiwan | Taipei | MV Broadband PLC Measurements MVM, BBM, NIC | Site Survey on behalf of ATANVO AG Germany. The tests showed that a state of the art PLC system can work with reasonable performance over the link under consideration |
| VAE | Abu Dhabi | MV Broadband PLC measurements and site survey for narrowband PLC for DMS applications. NBM, BBM, MVM,NIC | Network very well suited for PLC of any kind but no installation up to now |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | MV NBM, MVM, LVM, IIC, CCC | Two sites with very good results, distance about 2 km. |