Towards Modal Integration of Overhead and Underground Low-Voltage and Medium-Voltage Power Line Communication Channels in the Smart Grid Landscape: Model Expansion, Broadband Signal Transmission Characteristics, and Statistical Performance Metrics (Invited Paper)

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Application of the coinciding proposed TM2 method, TM method, and MEB method to determine the end-to-end channel attenuation for the propagation of DM₁ versus frequency for different overhead and underground LV/BPL and MV/BPL types and topologies (the subchannel frequency spacing is equal to 1 MHz). (a) Urban case A/overhead LV. (b) Urban case B/overhead LV. (c) Suburban case/overhead LV. (d) Rural case/overhead LV. (e) “LOS” case/overhead LV. (f) Urban case A/overhead MV. (g) Urban case B/overhead MV. (h) Suburban case/overhead MV. (i) Rural case/overhead MV. (j) “LOS” case/overhead MV. (k) Urban case A/underground LV. (l) Urban case B/underground LV. (m) Suburban case/underground LV. (n) Rural case/underground LV. (o) “LOS” case/underground LV. (p) Urban case A/underground MV. (q) Urban case B/overhead MV. (r) Suburban case/overhead MV. (s) Rural case/overhead MV. (t) “LOS” case/underground MV.

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