EN 62488-1:2013

Power line communication systems for power utility applications - Part 1: Planning of analogue and digital power line carrier systems operating over EHV/HV/MV electricity grids

IEC 62488-1:2012 applies to the planning of analogue and digital power line carrier systems operating over EHV/HV/MV electricity grids. The object of this standard is to establish the planning of the services and performance parameters for the operational requirements to transmit and receive data efficiently over power networks. The transmission media used by the different electricity supply industries will include analogue and digital systems together with more common communication services including national telecommunications authorities, radio links and fibre optic networks and satellite networks. With the developments in communication infrastructures over the last two decades and the ability of devices connected in the electricity communications network to internally and externally communicate, there is a variety of architectures to use in the electricity distribution network to provide efficient seamless communications.

Systeme zur Kommunikation über Hochspannungsleitungen für Anwendungen der elektrischen Energieversorgung - Teil 1: Planung von Systemen zur analogen und digitalen Nachrichtenübertragung über Hochspannungsleitungen

Systèmes de communication sur lignes d'énergie pour les applications des compagnies d'électricité - Partie 1: Conception des systèmes à courants porteurs de lignes d'énergie analogiques et numériques fonctionnant sur des réseaux d'électricité EHT/HT/MT

La CEI 62488-1:2012 s'applique à la conception des systèmes à courants porteurs de lignes d'énergie analogiques et numériques fonctionnant sur des réseaux d'électricité EHT/HT/MT. Elle a pour objet de définir la conception des services et des paramètres de performance relatifs aux exigences opérationnelles en matière d'émission et de réception efficace des données sur les réseaux électriques. Le support de transmission utilisé par les différentes compagnies d'électricité comprend des systèmes analogiques et numériques accompagnés de services de communication plus courants, tels que les autorités de télécommunications nationales, les liaisons radio, les réseaux à fibres optiques et les réseaux par satellite. Grâce aux développements des infrastructures de communication au cours des deux dernières décennies et à la capacité des dispositifs connectés au réseau de communication électriques à communiquer en interne et en externe, il existe une grande variété d'architectures utilisables dans le réseau de distribution d'électricité pour fournir des communications sans raccord efficaces.

Sistemi komunikacij po elektroenergetskih vodih za elektroenergetska podjetja - 1. del: Načrtovanje analognih in digitalnih nosilnih frekvenc na elektroenergetskih vodih, ki obratujejo na najvišjenapetostnih (EHV), visokonapetostnih (HV) in srednjenapetostnih (MV) električnih omrežjih (IEC 62488-1:2012)

Cilj teh standardov je določiti načrtovanje uporabe in parametrov uspešnosti za obratovalne zahteve za učinkovito oddajanje in prejemanje podatkov prek električnih omrežij.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 02-Jan-2016
• ICS: 33.200 - Telecontrol. Telemetering
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 57 - Power systems management and associated information exchange
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 57 - IEC_TC_57
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 01-Mar-2013
• Completion Date: 01-Mar-2013
• Ref Project: SIST EN 62488-1:2013 - Power line communication systems for power utility applications - Part 1: Planning of analogue and digital power line carrier systems operating over EHV/HV/MV electricity grids

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60495:1994 - Single sideband power-line carrier terminals
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Revised: prEN IEC 62488-1:2024 - Power line communication systems for power utility applications - Part 1: Planning of analogue and digital power line carrier systems operating over HV electricity grids
• Effective Date: 09-Nov-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

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Power line communication systems for power utility applications - Part 1: Planning of
analogue and digital power line carrier systems operating over EHV/HV/MV electricity
grids
Systeme zur Kommunikation über Hochspannungsleitungen für Anwendungen der
elektrischen Energieversorgung - Teil 1: Planung von Systemen zur analogen und
digitalen Nachrichtenübertragung über Hochspannungsleitungen
Systèmes de communication sur lignes d'énergie pour les applications des compagnies
d'électricité - Partie 1: Conception des systèmes à courants porteurs de lignes d'énergie
analogiques et numériques fonctionnant sur des réseaux d'électricité EHT/HT/MT
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62488-1:2013
ICS:
29.240.01 2PUHåMD]DSUHQRVLQ Power transmission and
GLVWULEXFLMRHOHNWULþQHHQHUJLMH distribution networks in
QDVSORãQR general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 62488-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2013
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.200 Supersedes EN 60495:1994

English version
Power line communication systems for power utility applications -
Part 1: Planning of analogue and digital power line carrier systems
operating over EHV/HV/MV electricity grids
(IEC 62488-1:2012)
Systèmes de communication sur lignes Systeme zur Kommunikation über
d'énergie pour les applications des Hochspannungsleitungen für
compagnies d'électricité - Anwendungen der elektrischen
Partie 1: Conception des systèmes à Energieversorgung -
courants porteurs de lignes d'énergie Teil 1: Planung von Systemen zur
analogiques et numériques fonctionnant analogen und digitalen
sur des réseaux d'électricité EHT/HT/MT Nachrichtenübertragung über
(CEI 62488-1:2012) Hochspannungsleitungen
(IEC 62488-1:2012)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2013-01-03. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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Ref. No. EN 62488-1:2013 E
Foreword
The text of document 57/1279/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62488-1, prepared by IEC/TC 57 "Power
systems management and associated information exchange" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 62488-1:2013.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2013-10-03
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2016-01-03
standards conflicting with the

document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60495:1994.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62488-1:2012 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
CISPR 22:2008 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 55022:2010 (modified).
IEC 60038:2009 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60038:2011 (modified).
IEC 60044-1:1996 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60044-1:1999 (modified).
IEC 60255-5:2000 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60255-5:2001 (not modified).
IEC 60255-22-1:2007 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60255-22-1:2008 (not modified).
IEC 60255-151:2009 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60255-151:2009 (not modified).
IEC 60358-1:2012 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60358-1:2012 (not modified).
IEC 60721-3-1:1987 + NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60721-3-1:1993 (not modified).
A1:1991
IEC 60721-3-2:1997 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60721-3-2:1997 (not modified).
IEC 60721-3-3:1994 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60721-3-3:1995 (not modified).
IEC 60721-3-4:1995 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60721-3-4:1995 (not modified).
IEC 60834-1:1999 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60834-1:1999 (not modified).
IEC 60870-5-101 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60870-5-101.
IEC 60870-5-104 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 60870-5-104.
IEC 61000-4-1 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 61000-4-1.
IEC 61000-4-2 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 61000-4-2.
IEC 61000-4-3 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 61000-4-3.
IEC 61000-4-4 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 61000-4-4.
IEC 61000-4-5 NOTE  Harmonised as EN 61000-4-5.

IEC 62488-1 ®
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Power line communication systems for power utility applications –

Part 1: Planning of analogue and digital power line carrier systems operating

over EHV/HV/MV electricity grids

Systèmes de communication sur lignes d'énergie pour les applications des

compagnies d'électricité –
Partie 1: Conception des systèmes à courants porteurs de lignes d'énergie

analogiques et numériques fonctionnant sur des réseaux d'électricité

EHT/HT/MT
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ICS 33.200 ISBN 978-2-83220-517-4

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
1 Scope . 11
2 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 11
2.1 Terms and definitions . 11
2.2 Abbreviations . 19
3 Power line communication systems . 21
3.1 Introduction to PLC . 21
3.2 PLC usage . 21
3.3 PLC telecommunication system . 22
3.4 Analogue and digital PLC systems (APLC & DPLC) . 23
3.4.1 APLC systems . 23
3.4.2 DPLC systems . 24
3.5 PLC modulation schemes . 27
3.5.1 General . 27
3.5.2 AM-SSB (Refer to Table 1) . 27
3.5.3 QAM (Refer to Table 1) . 27
3.5.4 OFDM (Refer to Table 1) . 28
3.5.5 Other modulation schemes . 28
3.5.6 Echo cancellation . 30
4 Frequency bands for PLC systems . 31
4.1 Introduction to the characteristics of PLC systems for EHV, HV and MV
networks. 31
4.2 Frequency bands for power line systems . 33
4.3 Channel plans . 35
4.3.1 General . 35
4.3.2 EHV/HV/MV narrowband PLC channel plan . 35
4.3.3 MV/LV narrowband DLC channel plan. 35
4.4 High frequency spectral characteristics . 36
4.5 Regulation and emission limits for PLC . 36
4.5.1 Extra high voltage, high voltage for narrowband systems . 36
4.5.2 Medium voltage and low voltage narrowband systems . 37
4.5.3 Medium voltage and low voltage broadband systems . 37
4.6 Selection of the frequency bands for HV PLC systems . 37
4.6.1 General . 37
4.6.2 Maximum power of PLC signal . 37
4.6.3 Channelling . 38
4.6.4 Frequency allocation . 38
4.6.5 Paralleling . 39
5 Media for DPLC and APLC systems . 39
5.1 General . 39
5.2 The electricity grid . 39
5.3 Extra and high voltage electricity power lines . 40
5.4 Medium voltage electricity power lines. 40
5.5 Electricity power lines as transmission media . 41
5.5.1 Coupling system . 41
5.5.2 Coupling configuration for overhead cables EHV/HV/MV . 48

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5.5.3 Connecting cable . 50
5.6 Transmission parameters of electricity power line channel . 51
5.6.1 General . 51
5.6.2 Characteristic impedance of power line . 51
5.6.3 Overall link attenuation . 54
5.6.4 Channel frequency and impulsive response . 62
5.6.5 Noise and interference . 64
6 Planning DPLC and APLC links and networks. 71
6.1 General . 71
6.2 APLC link budget . 72
6.3 DPLC link budget . 76
6.4 Frequency plan . 81
6.4.1 General . 81
6.4.2 Links over the same HV line between two substations . 81
6.4.3 Global frequency planning . 82
6.4.4 Other considerations .
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