Title :
2.4 GHz propagation characteristics of power line cable
Author :
Pan, Q.W. ; Kumar, R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Manukau Inst. of Technol., Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract :
While indoor wireless mobile networks require quite a few access points, the electric power distribution network inside a building is pervasive. A power cable is leaky and lossy at higher frequencies, but it can be used as a transmission line and as an antenna for extending last few metres or circumventing blind spots and dead corners of a wireless link between a mobile device and an access point. The characteristic impedance and attenuation constant of power cable at 2.4 GHz are analysed and measured.
Keywords :
UHF radio propagation; carrier transmission on power lines; indoor radio; mobile radio; power cables; access points; electric power distribution network; frequency 2.4 GHz; indoor wireless mobile networks; power line cable; Attenuation; Buildings; Conductors; Earth; Impedance; Power cables; Transmission line measurements; Wi-Fi; Wireless networks; ZigBee; attenuation constant; characteristic impedance; multi-path fading; power line communications; twin + earth power cable; two conductor transmission line;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), 2011 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Langkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1496-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISWTA.2011.6089395
