2017/07/25 by Davide Righini, Righini, Davide, Federico Passerini +3
Engineering · #Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Electrical engineering #FOS: Physical sciences #Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph) #Power Line Communications and Noise #Signal Processing (eess.SP) #electronic engineering #information engineering
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1709.09939
openalex publication_date 2017/07/25 · openalex created_date 2022/10/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Power distribution grids are exploited by Power Line Communication (PLC)\ntechnology to convey high frequency data signals. The natural conformation of\nsuch power line networks causes a relevant part of the high frequency signals\ntraveling through them to be radiated instead of being conducted. This causes\nnot only electromagnetic interference (EMI) with devices positioned next to\npower line cables, but also a consistent deterioration of the signal integrity.\nSince existing PLC channel models do not take into account losses due to\nradiation phenomena, this paper responds to the need of developing accurate\nnetwork simulators. A thorough analysis is herein presented about the conducted\nand radiated effects on the signal integrity, digging into differential mode to\ncommon mode signal conversion due to network imbalances. The outcome of this\nwork allows each network element to be described by a mixed-mode transmission\nmatrix. Furthermore, the classical per-unit-length equivalent circuit of\ntransmission lines is extended to incorporate radiation resistances. The\nresults of this paper lay the foundations for future developments of\ncomprehensive power line network models that incorporate conducted and radiated\nphenomena.\n