Station Communications over Transmission Lines
Amperion's substation communications solutions over high voltage transmission lines expand utility network coverage beyond the existing fiber backbone to connect remote substations in a cost effective way. It uses innovative broadband powerline carrier technology over the utility's own transmission wires and provides a significant price/performance benefit compared to any other wired or wireless communications technology. Current implementations support transmission voltage rates of up to 138kV and a single point to point link distance of 5 miles. Amperion supports a station to station distance of 20 miles with a frequency repeating architecture.
Applications include:
- Protective digital relaying and control - utility benefit: replacement of pilot wire
- SCADA coverage expansion - utility benefit: replacement of costly leased lines
- Station surveillance and asset protection - utility benefit: cyber security compliance
- Sensors and synchrophasor data streaming - utility benefit: wide area protection
- Backhaul of substation data - utility benefit: cost effective communications
Please contact Amperion for details on how to participate in a B-PLC pilot program.