Distributed generation communications utilizing a real-time FPGA-based channel simulator in the ISM frequency band

International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Meng, Julian ^a   Barnes, Shane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ROCKWELL COLLINS   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; FPGA simulation; Wireless communications

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; WIND TURBINES;

ADDITIVE WHITE GAUSSIAN NOISE (AWGN); DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; FPGA SIMULATION; MULTIPATH REFLECTIONS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846574268     PISSN: 1553779X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-779X.1383     Document Type: Article

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