Building on the ubiquity of electric power infrastructure, power line communications (PLC)
has been successfully used in diverse application scenarios, including the smart grid and in …

An auto-restoration tool to minimize the impact of faults is one of the critical requirements in
a power distribution system. A fault-monitoring system is needed for practical remote …

The autoencoder concept has fostered the reinterpretation and the design of modern
communication systems. It consists of an encoder, a channel and a decoder block that …

Smart Grids (SG) envision the exchange of both power and data, enabling system and
customers to generate and transfer energy in a more efficient and balanced way. Among the …

In this paper, we review the current state-of-the-art of resource allocation for power line
communication systems. The study systematically presents the advancements achieved in …

Smart Grids are composed of many features and new technologies which are gradually
incorporated to traditional electrical networks. Smart Metering is one of these new features, it …

Recent advancements in generative networks have shown that it is possible to produce real-
world-like data using deep neural networks. Some implicit probabilistic models that follow a …

Power line modems (PLMs) act as communication devices inside a power line network
(PLN). However, they can be exploited also as active sensors to monitor the status of the …

AMIs (Advanced Metering Infrastructures) present an important role in Smart City
environments, especially from the point of view of distribution and customers, offering control …

Power Line Communication (PLC) technologies have a relevant role in smart energy grids.
Channel modeling is important to assess their performance and enable the development of …