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- Title
Electromagnetic Interference of Power Converter with Random Modulation on the Power Line Communication System.
- Authors
Beshir, Abduselam Hamid; Wan, Lu; Grassi, Flavia; Crovetti, Paolo Stefano; Liu, Xiaokang; Wu, Xinglong; El Sayed, Waseem; Spadacini, Giordano; Pignari, Sergio Amedeo
- Abstract
Random Pulse Width Modulation (RPWM) allows controlling the switching signal of power converters in order to reduce the harmonic peaks by spreading the noise spectrum. Currently, many manufacturers of power converters are deploying this modulation scheme in order to comply with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) test requirements. However, when the converters coexist with Power Line Communication (PLC) systems, such as in Smart Grid (SG) applications, resorting to RPWM needs further investigations since it potentially affects the communication channel by increasing the bit error rate. This possible detrimental effect is investigated in this work, by considering a PLC system for automatic meter reading (AMR) implemented in a SG application. To this end, the model of a complete PLC system is implemented in SIMULINK, and Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation is used to model the PLC modems in the communication channel. Results show that, even if the deployment of RPWM techniques may lead to an appreciable reduction/spreading of the peaks in the noise spectrum, it may also lead to an increase of the bit error rate on the PLC system.
- Subjects
CARRIER transmission on electric lines; QUADRATURE phase shift keying; ELECTROMAGNETIC interference; PULSE width modulation; TELECOMMUNICATION systems; ELECTROMAGNETIC compatibility; BIT error rate
- Publication
Electronics (2079-9292), 2021, Vol 10, Issue 23, p2979
- ISSN
2079-9292
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/electronics10232979