Power Distribution Monitoring Using LoRa: Coverage Analysis in Suburban Areas
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Guillermo Del Campo, Igor Gomez, Silvia Calatrava, Rocio Martinez, Asuncion SantamariaAuthors Info & Claims
Guillermo Del Campo, Igor Gomez, Silvia Calatrava, Rocio Martinez, Asuncion SantamariaAuthors Info & ClaimsAbstract
LoRa is an increasingly hot technology for LPWAN scenarios. In this paper, a low-cost, real-time monitoring system for power distribution grids based on LoRa and 3G/4G networks, is presented. Analysis of early experimental results of LoRa network coverage in suburban areas shows how communication range is affected by different parameters: LoS, vegetation, buildings and communication mode. Besides, the use of simulation tools to estimate LoRa coverage is evaluated.
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February 2018
295 pages
ISBN:9780994988621
- General Chairs:
- Domenico Giustiniano,
- Dimitrios Koutsonikolas,
- Program Chairs:
- Albert Banchs,
- Enzo Mingozzi,
- Kaushik Roy Chowdhury
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- SUNY Buffalo: State University of NY at Buffalo
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