Detection of AM broadcasting stations on low voltage power lines

Author

Opalko, Liver ; Sigle, Artin ; Dostert, Laus

Author_Institution

Inst. of Ind. Inf. Technol., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany

fYear

2014

fDate

March 30 2014-April 2 2014

Firstpage

87

Lastpage

92

Abstract

The ability to detect a primary user (PU) of a licensed spectral frequency band is the basic requirement for a cognitive power line communication (PLC) system. We present in this paper an easy-to-implement and effective method for identifying amplitude modulated (AM) signals on power lines, especially in a cyclostationary noise scenario, which is typically encountered on low-voltage power grids.

Keywords

amplitude modulation; broadcasting; carrier transmission on power lines; power grids; AM broadcasting station detection; PLC system; PU detection; amplitude modulation signal identification; cognitive power line communication system; cyclostationary noise scenario; licensed spectral frequency band; low voltage power line; low-voltage power grid; primary user detection; Buildings; Discrete Fourier transforms; Europe; Noise; Power line communications; Receivers; Time-frequency analysis; automatic meter reading; cognitive power line communication; detecting amplitude modulated broadcast; dynamic notching; smart grid;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC), 2014 18th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Glasgow

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2014.6812349

Filename

6812349