A preliminary investigation of the UHF properties of LV cable for WiFi over power line communications

Author

Jordaan, Sean ; Janse van Rensburg, Petrus A. ; de Beer, Arnold S. ; Ferreira, Hendrik C. ; Han Vinck, A.J.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

fYear

2015

fDate

March 29 2015-April 1 2015

Firstpage

35

Lastpage

40

Abstract

In pursuit of a wireless (contactless) power line communications (W-PLC) system for low voltage (LV) power distribution networks, a commonly utilized bundled low voltage electrical cable called Cabtyre, was energized with a range of frequencies up to 3 GHz. The intention was to characterize the cable from a radio frequency radiation perspective for the utilization of standard low voltage distribution cables as antennas in ultra high frequency (UHF) PLC systems. The range of test frequencies extends 550 MHz beyond the present IEEE 802.11g protocol which has a centre frequency of 2.45 GHz and a 80 MHz total bandwidth. The applied tests therefore allow adequately for the maximum bandwidth required with 40 MHz modulation on either side of the 2.45 GHz centre frequency, [1].

Keywords

UHF antennas; carrier transmission on power lines; distribution networks; power cables; wireless LAN; Cabtyre; IEEE 802.11g protocol; LV distribution cable; UHF property; W-PLC system; WiFi; bandwidth 80 MHz; centre frequency; frequency 2.45 GHz; low-voltage power distribution network; radiofrequency radiation perspective; ultrahigh frequency antenna; wireless power line communication; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Conductors; Impedance; Power cables; Transmission line measurements; IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol; Power line communications; bluetooth; contactless; wireless;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC), 2015 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Austin, TX

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISPLC.2015.7147586

Filename

7147586