A complete Narrow-Band Power Line Communication node for AMR

Author

Lotito, A. ; Fiorelli, R. ; Arrigo, D. ; Cappelletti, R.

Author_Institution

STMicroelectron. S.r.l., Agrate Brianza

fYear

2007

fDate

26-28 March 2007

Firstpage

161

Lastpage

166

Abstract

In this paper it is reported the description of a demonstrator implementing a low data rate power line communication node, developed for automated meter reading applications. This study is focused on investigating those aspects of the communication node design impacting most on the requirements for compliance with communication on the electrical network environment. Design choices, compliance tests, thermal analysis and experimental results are described in this paper.

Keywords

automatic meter reading; carrier transmission on power lines; conformance testing; AMR; automated meter reading; complete narrow-band power line communication node; compliance testing; electrical network environment; thermal analysis; Active filters; Automatic meter reading; Band pass filters; Coupling circuits; Impedance; Magnetic separation; Narrowband; Power line communications; Programmable control; Switched-mode power supply; Power line communication; analog front-end; automated meter reading; line coupling; power amplifier; thermal impedance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2007. ISPLC '07. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1090-8

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1090-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2007.371116

Filename

4231690