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ZigBee Performance in 400 KV Air Insulated Power Substation

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Technological Developments in Education and Automation

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An experimental assessment of the impact of the electromagnetic environment of a 400 kV substation on the performance of ZigBee equipment is described. The experimental assessment includes a pragmatic field trial and a laboratory test. The laboratory test, in which all external noise and interference are excluded, is used as a control. A simple set of metrics are used to compare the performance of ZigBee equipment deployed in the substation with that deployed in a controlled laboratory environment. The results based on more than 1.6 Gbit of transmitted data show no significant adverse impact of the substation electromagnetic environment on the performance of ZigBee equipment.

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The UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is gratefully acknowledged for her financial support of this project.

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Shan, Q. et al. (2010). ZigBee Performance in 400 KV Air Insulated Power Substation. In: Iskander, M., Kapila, V., Karim, M. (eds) Technological Developments in Education and Automation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3656-8_4

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