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Integration of LiFi, BPL, and Fiber Optic Technologies in Smart Grid Backbone Networks: A Proposal for Exploiting the LiFi LED Street Lighting Networks of Power Utilities and Smart Cities

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  • Athanasios G. Lazaropoulos

    (Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Aegaleo, GR 12241 Athens, Greece
    School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, GR 15773 Athens, Greece)

  • Helen C. Leligou

    (Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Aegaleo, GR 12241 Athens, Greece)

Abstract

This paper presents a proposal for extending an existing terabit-class backbone network architecture to enable the use of LiFi technology by power utilities and smart cities. The proposed architecture provides a practical means of integrating three smart grid communication technologies—fiber optics, BPL networks and LiFi LED street lighting networks—across the transmission and distribution power grids of smart cities. In addition to expanding the backbone communications network architecture, the paper provides a comprehensive overview of LiFi technology and analyzes the concept of LiFi LED street lighting networks in a smart city. The analytical investigation of the operation and performance of LiFi LED street lighting networks focuses on the following aspects: (i) typical LED street lighting configurations and default configuration parameter values encountered in smart sustainable cities; (ii) the applied LiFi channel model and corresponding default model parameters; (iii) SNR computations and LiFi channel classifications for a variety of scenarios; and (iv) available LiFi LED street lighting network architectures for integrating LiFi LED street lighting networks with the backbone network. The paper also discusses the potential benefits of LiFi LED street lighting networks for power utilities, smart cities and individuals.

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  • Athanasios G. Lazaropoulos & Helen C. Leligou, 2024. "Integration of LiFi, BPL, and Fiber Optic Technologies in Smart Grid Backbone Networks: A Proposal for Exploiting the LiFi LED Street Lighting Networks of Power Utilities and Smart Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-30, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:2:p:686-:d:1317978
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