A Modified Proportional Fair Scheduling Algorithm for the Electric Power Wireless Private Network

Abstract

With the development of smart grid, the requirements of high speed, low delay and better coverage have motivated a electric power wireless network that bridge the communication gaps between the transmission system and the load. In this paper, we introduce a new electric power wireless communication network, and give a general overview of studies on the major characters of communication such as wide coverage, a lot of measurement points in distribution networks as well. In order to improve the communication performance, the paper proposes a modified proportional fair algorithm, which allocates the radio resources by introducing a Quality-of-Service (QoS) scale factor. By comparing with the proportional fair algorithm, we get the conclusion that the modified algorithm is more suitable for the electric power wireless private network.