DC-PLC Modem design for PV module monitoring

Abstract

AbstractNowadays, power line communication (PLC) is a very efficient technique in cost aspect because it is communication system using power line without extra communication cables. In case of DC-PLC, it send a communication signal of the high frequency band to the monitoring system through the DC power line and is widely used for DC grid or the distributed generation system using DC source. Especially, the management system which evaluates the performance and efficiency of PV module by measuring PV power through monitoring system based on the DC-PLC has been increased. In this paper, apply the DC-PLC method for low cost PV module monitoring system and constitutes a measuring device and communication modem on a MCU. For the communication performance, we use the digital filter and apply the multi-carrier communication. The proposed DC-PLC Modem is verified through simulation and experiment.