Broadband Power Line Communications Systems: Theory and Applications

Chapter 1- Power-line communications Introduction Topology and components used PLC systems Standardization and research group activities Chapter 2 - Transmission line theory Introduction Transverse electromagnetic waves Transmission line equations Solution of transmission line equations based on modal analysis based on [1] and [2] Chapter 3 - Power-line channel models Introduction Philipps model Zimmermann and Dostert model Anatory et al. model Power-line network with one interconnection Power line with one branch at a node Power line with branches distributed at a node Power-line network with distributed branches Anatory et al. channel model based on generalized TL theory (generalized TL theory model) Power-line network with one branch Branches concentrated at one node Distributed branches along the line section The validity of Zimmermann and Dostert and its improvements Comparison between different channel models - case studies Case 1: power-line network with one branch Case 2: power-line network with two branches at the same node Case 3: power-line network with two distributed branches along the line between sending and receiving ends Case 4: power line with tree structure Network transfer functions for coupled TL branches - multiconductor case Power-line network with one branch Number of branches concentrated at single node Generalized expression for a network with distributed branches Example validation of a generalized TL channel model for multi-conductor case using finite difference time domain (FDTD) method Chapter 4 - The effects of line length, load impedance, number of branches in the BPLC Introduction Medium voltage channel Effects of line lengths Effects of length from transmitter to the receiver Effects of branch length Effects of number of branches Effects of load impedance Resistive loads Inductive loads Low voltage channel Effects of line length Length from transmitter to the receiver Branched length Effects of number of branches Multiple branches at single node Distributed branches Effects of load impedance Low resistive load High resistive load Indoor power-line channel Effects of line length Effects of number of branches Multiple branches at single node Distributed branches - Effects of load Using infinite return ground in BPLC systems - transmission line analysis Transmission lines with return ground Influence of signal propagation from transmitter to receiver Influence of signal propagation with respect to branched line length Underground cables for BPLC systems: frequency response Influence of line length Influence of length from transmitter to receiver Influence of branch length Influence of number of branches Multiple branches at single node Distributed branches Influence of load impedance Low resistive load High resistive load Chapter 5 - Channel characterization for different PLC systems Introduction Analysis of channel delay parameters Analysis of coherence bandwidth parameters Analysis of channel capacity Characterization of different PLC systems Medium voltage systems Channel with four distributed branches Channel with eight distributed branches Channel with 12 distributed branches Low voltage systems Channel with four distributed branches Channel with eight distributed branches Channel with 12 distributed branches Indoor systems power-line channel analysis Channel with four distributed branches - Channel with eight distributed branches Channel with 12 distributed branches Channel with 16 distributed branches Noise in power-line networks Channel capacities for different PLC links The influence of ground on channel capacity for medium voltage channel Chapter 6 - Modulation and coding techniques for power-line communications systems Introduction Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing Spread spectrum modulation Multi-carrier spread spectrum modulation Discrete multitone modulation Coding techniques for broadband systems Convolutional codes Error probabilities for convolutional codes Block codes Error probabilities for block codes Concatenated codes Chapter 7 - Performance of PLC systems that use modulation and coding techniques Noise model Medium voltage systems Influence of number of branches Influence of load impedances Low impedance loads High impedance loads Indoor systems Influence of number of branches - Influence of branched line length Influence of load impedances Low impedance loads High impedance loads Performance improvement using concatenated codes Determination of code parameters for system improvement Performance analysis for OFDM system with concatenated RS(255, 215, 8) and CC(1/2, 8) Influence of number of branches Influence of low impedance loads Influence of high impedance loads Underground cable systems Influence of line length from transmitting point to receiver Influence of number of branches Number of branches distributed at a node Number of branches distributed in the link between the transmitter and receiver Influence of variation of branch load impedances Low impedance branch terminal loads High impedance branch terminal loads Influence of branched line length Performance improvement using concatenated codes Performance analysis of OFDM system and concatenated RS(255, 215, 8) and CC(1/2, 8) Influence of number of branches concentrated at a node Influence of number of branches distributed in the link between the transmitter and receiver