Opening up powerful lines of communication

Author

Baid, Anupam

Author_Institution

Heritage Inst. of Technol., India

Volume

24

Issue

5

fYear

2005

Firstpage

41

Lastpage

45

Abstract

Power line carrier communications (PLCC) is a technology that utilizes electricity power lines for the transmission of process, data, and voice signals. The basic principle behind this communication technique is that the signal is modulated with a high-frequency carrier signal; then this high-frequency signal is coupled to the power line for communication. This system enables easy implementation of concepts like prepaid electricity. PLCC is slowly gaining acceptance in the field of home controlling and remote metering as they do not require high data rates.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; data communication; home automation; modulation; telemetry; voice communication; PLCC technology; data transmission; electricity power line; high-frequency carrier signal; home control; power line carrier communication; prepaid electricity; remote metering; signal modulation; voice signal transmission; Circuit noise; Communication standards; Communications technology; Electromagnetic interference; Frequency shift keying; Phase modulation; Power line communications; Protocols; Spread spectrum communication; Standards development;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MP.2005.1594008

Filename

1594008