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http://dx.doi.org/10.7471/ikeee.2019.23.2.599

A Study on Broadband Inductive Coupler using Impregnated Nanocrystalline Ribbon  

Kim, Hyun-Sik (Mattron Corp.)
Ju, Woo-Jin (Mattron Corp.)
Sohn, Kyung-Rak (Dept. of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
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Journal of IKEEE / v.23, no.2, 2019 , pp. 599-605 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ferrite cores are used as a soft magnetic material in the fabrication of couplers for inductive powerline communication (PLC). However, it is difficult to adjust the size freely according to the power-line and power-grid environment. In this paper, we report that a nano-crystalline alloy with higher permeability than ferrite can be used as an inductive coupler for non-contact PLC. Since nano-crystalline are produced in the form of a thin ribbon, the size of the coupler can be freely controlled by the number of ribbons wound on the toroidal core. It was fabricated with induction type coupler and showed to be suitable for non-contact power line communication. Experimental results show that the communication bandwidth is 45 Mbps for 100 m and 8 Mbps for 200 m under the current fluctuation of less than 100 A, and the reception ratio is 100%.
Keywords
Inductive powerline communication; nano-crystalline; inductive coupler; soft magnetic material.; Toroidal core;
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