Wireless Sensor Network Design for Transmission Line Monitoring, Metering, and Controlling: Introducing Broadband over Power Lines-Enhanced Network Model (BPLeNM)
Table 1
System parameters of the used WSNs and overhead HV/BPL topologies.
Length of the overhead HV network L (km)
1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100
Distance between BPL units (km)
1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50
Data rate of the sensor network wireless relaying (kbps)
250 (ZigBee)
Data rate of the short relay node wireless connection
