Power line communication channel models for home area networks

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dc.contributor.authorFang, Xinyu
dc.contributor.supervisorGulliver, T. Aaron
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-29T17:32:52Z
dc.date.available2018-08-29T17:32:52Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018-08-29
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science M.A.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractSmart meters (SMs) are key components of the smart grid (SG) as they gather electrical usage data from residences and businesses.Home area networks (HANs) are used to provide two-way communications between SMs and devices within a building such as appliances. This can be implemented using power line communications (PLCs) on home wiring topologies. In this thesis, a HAN PLC channel model is designed based on a split-phase power system which includes branch circuits, a panel with circuit breakers and bars, a secondary transformer and the wiring of neighboring residences. A cell division (CD) method is employed to construct the channel model. Further, arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) and ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) circuit breaker models are developed. Several PLC channels are presented and compared with those obtained using existing models. PLC communication systems are affected by noise, thus a noise model is developed which is comprised of background and impulse noise. This noise model can be used to obtain the noise power spectral density (PSD) at receivers in the wiring topology.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9980
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectHome Area Networken_US
dc.subjectCell Division Methoden_US
dc.subjectNarrowband Power Line Communicationsen_US
dc.subjectChannel Modelen_US
dc.titlePower line communication channel models for home area networksen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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