A Study on the channel characteristics of the household AC power line used for the low bit rate communication home network

전력선 통신 응용을 위한 저압 댁내망의 채널 특성 분석 기법에 관한 연구

  • Ahn, N.H. (School of Electrical Engineering Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Chang, T.G. (School of Electrical Engineering Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Hwang, K.T. (Duco Technologies)
  • 안남호 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 장태규 (중앙대학교 전자전기공학부) ;
  • 황경태 (듀코테크놀로지스)
  • Published : 2001.07.18

Abstract

In this paper, the household AC power line network is characterized for the low bit rate power line communication (PLC) in the frequency range from 10kHz to 450kHz. Various types of electric apparatus and the power lines constitute the network topology, and the PLC channel transfer function and the channel impedance are derived based on the constructed network topology. The channel characteristics derived with the lumped circuit model and the distributed circuit model are compared using the computer simulations. The effect of the wave reflection and signal distortions are also investigated.

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