Open AccessDeveloping Smart Grids Based on GPRS and ZigBee Technologies Using Queueing Modeling–Based Optimization Algorithm
Author(s) -
Souza Gustavo Batista de Castro,
Vieira Flávio Henrique Teles,
Lima Cláudio Ribeiro,
Deus Getúlio Antero de Júnior,
Castro Marcelo Stehling,
Araujo Sérgio Granato,
Vasques Thiago Lara
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
etri journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2233-7326
pISSN - 1225-6463
DOI - 10.4218/etrij.16.0114.0971
Subject(s) - general packet radio service , queueing theory , mesh networking , computer science , metering mode , algorithm , smart grid , real time computing , computer network , distributed computing , engineering , wireless , electrical engineering , telecommunications , mechanical engineering
Smart metering systems have become widespread around the world. RF mesh communication systems have contributed to the creation of smarter and more reliable power systems. This paper presents an algorithm for positioning GPRS concentrators to attain delay constraints for a ZigBee‐based mesh network. The proposed algorithm determines the number and placement of concentrators using integer linear programming and a queueing model for the given mesh network. The solutions given by the proposed algorithm are validated by verifying the communication network performance through simulations.