Title :
Simulation of an Indoor Power Cable Network for PLC Applications
Author :
Buccella, Concettina ; De Santis, Valerio ; Feliziani, Mauro
Author_Institution :
Univ. of L´´Aquila, L´´Aquila
Abstract :
A simulation model is proposed to evaluate the performances of power line communication (PLC) in indoor environment. The power cable used as PLC transmission vector is modeled by the multiconductor transmission line (MTL) theory. The MTL electrical parameters are obtained by the finite element method (FEM) analysis of the cable cross-section. The MTL network is modeled by two different approaches based on connection of the MTL chain matrices in frequency domain and on a series cascade of lumped pi sections in time domain. The comparisons of the calculated results with measurements are presented in the frequency range 1-30 MHz for two different configurations of the power cable network. Finally, the channel characterization for several load conditions and realistic network configurations are also performed.
Keywords :
carrier transmission on power lines; finite element analysis; multiconductor transmission lines; power cables; cable cross-section analysis; finite element method; indoor power cable network; multiconductor transmission line theory; power line communication; simulation model; Finite element methods; Frequency domain analysis; Indoor environments; Multiconductor transmission lines; Performance evaluation; Power cables; Power line communications; Power measurement; Programmable control; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2007. EMC 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1349-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1350-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.2007.129
