Analysis of power line communication networks using a new approach based on scattering parameters matrix

F. Issa1, T. Sartenaer2, E. Marthe3, F. Rachidi3, N. Korovkin4, S. Duteau5, A. Pacaud6
1Research and Development Department, Electricité de France, Clamart, France
2Communications and Remote sensing laboratory, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
3Power Systems Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland
4Theoretical Electroengineering, Saint Petersburg State Technical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
5Research and Development Division, Microslate, Montreal, Canada
6Ecole Supérieure dE28099Electricité, Service Radioélectricité et Electronique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Tóm tắt

In this paper, the authors present a new approach based on scattering parameters matrix for the analysis of power line communication (PLC) signals in low voltage (LV) networks. The frequency spectrum associated with PLC signals extends from 1 MHz to 30 MHz. The low voltage network consists of multiconductor overhead lines and/or underground multiconductor cables. Dielectric and ohmic losses due to the presence of the ground are taken into account, and both differential- and common-mode propagations are studied. In the proposed formalism, the intrinsic properties of the transmission medium are fully described by the associated scattering parameters matrix. Hence, PLC signals along an entire LV network can be predicted by cascading the scattering parameters matrices associated with each line or cable. A computer code with a user-friendly graphical interface is developed which allows numerical simulation of PLC signals in LV networks. The simulation results are compared with measurements carried out on Swiss and French LV networks and a reasonable agreement is found.

Từ khóa

#Power line communications #Scattering parameters #Programmable control #Low voltage #Dielectric losses #Signal analysis #Frequency #Communication cables #Propagation losses #Computer interfaces

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