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A Proposed Communication System for Field Area Networks of Smart Grid

A robust communication infrastructure, which consists of different network components, such as Home Area Networks (HANs), Feighborhood Area Networks (FANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs), is the touchstone of a smart grid. However, the existing communications network is insufficient due to the factor that it does not cover the distribution side where the major changes are expected to occur. Field area networks form the communication facility for the electricity distribution systems and act as a bridge between customer premises and substations with collectors, access points and data concentrators. This paper focuses on design aspect of communication system for FANs of smart grid. The communication infrastructure using Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPONs) is discussed. And based on the power system applications operating in the distribution domain, communication systems for field based application are presented.