• DocumentCode
    2909810
  • Title

    DC Power Supply Design for Broadband PLC Modem with Low Common-Mode EMI Coupling

  • Author

    Wang, Lin Biao ; See, Kye Yak ; So, Ping Lam ; Pang, Teng Seng ; Oswal, Manish

  • Author_Institution
    Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    26-28 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    414
  • Lastpage
    417
  • Abstract
    A power line communications (PLC) test bed is designed to understand the mechanism of common-mode (CM) coupling from the PLC modem circuitry to the power lines. It is found that the step-down power transformer that provides the DC power supply to the modem circuitry causes significant CM current on the power lines. By removing the power transformer and powering the modem circuitry with an isolated DC source, we have demonstrated that the CM current on the power lines could be reduced by as much as 15 dB.
  • Keywords
    DC power transmission; carrier transmission on power lines; electromagnetic interference; modems; power transformers; DC power supply design; broadband PLC modem circuitry; low common-mode EMI coupling; power line communications; power transformer; Circuit testing; Coupling circuits; Earth; Electromagnetic interference; Frequency; Modems; Power supplies; Power transformers; Programmable control; Resistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Integrated Circuits, 2007. ISIC '07. International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0797-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0797-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISICIR.2007.4441886
  • Filename
    4441886