An empirical path loss model for HVAC duct systems

Author

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

Author_Institution

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

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

17-21 Nov. 2002

Firstpage

1850

Abstract

We present a simple path loss prediction model for link budget analysis in indoor wireless local area networks (LANs) that use heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) ducts. The model we propose predicts the average power at each location in an HVAC duct network. This prediction model greatly simplifies the analysis for a complex duct network, making it a convenient and simple tool for system design. Our prediction model Is verified by experimental measurements.

Keywords

HVAC; electromagnetic wave absorption; indoor radio; loss measurement; radiowave propagation; wireless LAN; HVAC duct systems; average power; complex duct network; empirical path loss model; indoor wireless local area networks; link budget analysis; path loss prediction model; prediction model; system design; wireless LAN; Air conditioning; Antenna measurements; Ducts; Heat engines; Indoor environments; Local area networks; Power system modeling; Predictive models; Resistance heating; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 2002. GLOBECOM '02. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7632-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.2002.1188519

Filename

1188519