Design of a PLC system onboard trains: Selection and analysis of the PLC channel

Author

Barmada, S. ; Gaggelli, A. ; Musolino, A. ; Rizzo, R. ; Raugi, M. ; Tucci, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Syst. & Autom., Univ. of Pisa, Pisa

fYear

2008

fDate

2-4 April 2008

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

17

Abstract

The present paper is the first approach to the design of a PLC system onboard trains. The problems existing in this environment are described, and a selection of the channel, based on security and functional issues is presented. The channel is characterized in the time and frequency domain, and considerations on the implementation of an OFDM communication protocol are given.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; frequency-domain analysis; railway communication; time-domain analysis; OFDM communication protocol; PLC channel; PLC system onboard train; time-frequency domain; Communication cables; Diesel engines; Power grids; Power line communications; Power system modeling; Programmable control; Rail transportation; Railway safety; Safety devices; Vehicles; Channel modeling; frequency behavior; railway system; rolling stock; train;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2008. ISPLC 2008. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Jeju city, Jeju Island

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1975-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1976-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2008.4510391

Filename

4510391