A simple path-loss prediction model for HVAC systems

Author

Tonguz, Ozan K. ; Xhafa, Ariton E. ; Stancil, Daniel D. ; Cepni, Ahmet G. ; Nikitin, Pavel V. ; Brodtkorb, Dagfin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

53

Issue

4

fYear

2004

fDate

7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1203

Lastpage

1214

Abstract

In this paper, we present a simple path-loss prediction model for link budget analysis in indoor wireless local area networks that use heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) cylindrical ducts in the 2.4-2.5-GHz industrial, scientific, and medical band. The model we propose predicts the average power loss between a transmitter-receiver pair in an HVAC duct network. This prediction model greatly simplifies the link budget analysis for a complex duct network, making it a convenient and simple tool for system design. The accuracy of our prediction model is verified by an extensive set of experimental measurements.

Keywords

HVAC; electric conduits; indoor radio; telecommunication transmission lines; wireless LAN; 2.4 to 2.5 GHz; HVAC duct network; indoor wireless local area network; link budget analysis; path loss prediction model; Accuracy; Air conditioning; Ducts; Heating; Power system modeling; Predictive models; Propagation losses; System analysis and design; Ventilation; Wireless LAN; HVAC; Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; Internet access; WLANs; indoor wireless local area networks; path-loss prediction model; systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TVT.2004.830143

Filename

1317222