Power line communications systems

Osano, I.

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to determine the performance of a Power line communication connection by measuring its propagation characteristics.

For power line communication to become efficient, a model of their behaviour at frequencies from 0 to 30 MHz is required. The attenuation and phase response are of particular interest. In this project, indoor cables within a building were utilized. A three core indoor cable is modeled as a two wire lumped-element model with distributed parameters. These parameters are capacitance, inductance, conductance and resistance.

The predicted results, generated by MATLAB software closely matched those obtained by the measurements carried out on the 10m flat cable. The model and its results will allow communication designers to determine the optimal communication scheme for this power line channel.

However, more investigation is required to determine noise characteristics and impedance mismatch in the power line network before it can be completely modeled.

Citation

Osano, I. Power line communications systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209170

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Sep 28, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 22, 2023
• Keywords: Engineering
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209170
• Additional Information: Department of Engineering, University of Hull
• Award Date: Jan 1, 2009