Influences of periodically switching channels synchronized with power frequency on PLC equipment

Journal of Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-118

  Umehara, Daisuke ^a   Hayasaki, Taro ^a   Denno, Satoshi ^a   Masahiro, Morikura ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclo stationary noise; Periodically switching channel; PLC equipment; Power line communication; Switching regulator

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT; FREQUENCY BANDS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SWITCHING; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

ETHERNET SIGNALS; NOISE CHARACTERISTIC; POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS; POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS (PLC); STATIONARY NOISE; SWITCHING CHANNELS; SWITCHING REGULATOR; TIME VARYING CHANNEL;

TIME VARYING NETWORKS;

EID: 77649328839     PISSN: 17962021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4304/jcm.4.2.108-118     Document Type: Article

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