An HF Multipath-Propagation Analysing Method for Power Delay Profile estimations of Indoor Single-Phase Low Voltage PLC Channels

摘要

Focalised on the statistical characterisation of fading indoor PLC channels, a method providing the High Frequency transfer properties of such channels on account of multipath propagation is introduced. Taking into account a finite set of paths, channel's transfer function is calculated in terms of cable's type and the vicinal network topology. Accuracy of the method has been justified by transfer-function measurements of sample channels in the 2-30MHz band, whereas applicability stands wherever cabling meets the two-conductor transmission-line model. Preliminary power-delay-profile simulations are also demonstrated, indicating utility of the method for channel capacity estimations.