Optical Fiber Technologies for Future Power Grids

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce several owned-operated communication networks for the operation, protection and maintenance of power grids. Communication networks mainly consist of optical fiber and fixed microwave radio to provide high reliability with low latency. After introducing studies of the lightning protection of microwave radio station and multipoint sensing data acquisition systems using optical fiber power transmission and radio-over-fiber (RoF) techniques, we discuss a desired communication network in future power grids.