{"title":"Asynchronous impulsive noise mitigation based on subspace support estimation for PLC systems","authors":"Deep Shrestha, X. Mestre, M. Payaró","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476266","url":null,"abstract":"An asynchronous impulsive noise mitigation algorithm is proposed for power line communication (PLC) systems. Multiple techniques have been proposed in the literature in order to mitigate asynchronous impulsive noise to enable PLC, e.g., in smart grid applications. Most of the schemes proposed so far are based on non-linear methods, such as clipping and nulling. Even though these non-linear schemes reduce bit error rate (BER) by a significant amount, it will be shown in this paper that they can be easily outperformed by the proposed linear method. The performance improvement of the proposed algorithm comes from the fact that the identification of true locations of impulsive noise samples is very accurate, so that the reduction of the impulsive noise is only carried out at the truly contaminated samples of the received signal. This approach avoids typical problems encountered in clipping and nulling algorithms, where samples besides the ones containing the impulsive noise are also affected, thus creating additional distortion in the received signal. The superior performance of the proposed scheme is demonstrated via numerical simulations.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"145 11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129646168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving energy efficiency in dual-hop cooperative PLC relaying systems","authors":"Khaled Maaiuf Rabie, B. Adebisi, Abdelhamid Salem","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476262","url":null,"abstract":"Energy efficiency (EE) in multi-hop cooperative communication systems, both wireless and wired, is increasingly becoming more and more critical. This has recently been extended to include power line communications (PLC). In this respect, we propose in this paper to enhance the EE of a dual-hop amplify-and-forward (AF) cooperative relaying PLC system by considering energy-harvesting (EH) at the relay node. The energy harvester exploits the high noisy PLC channel feature as well as the transmitted signal power to forward the source information. In light of this, we derive an analytical expression for the EE and verify it with Monte Carlo simulations. The performance of the conventional relaying system, i.e. without any EH, is also considered to clearly quantify the achievable gains. The results show that the proposed system can considerably improve the EE of PLC systems and that increasing the channel variance will always make the proposed system more energy-efficient.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126204212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Barmada, M. Tucci, Marco Raugi, M. Dionigi, P. Mezzanotte
{"title":"Experimental validation of a hybrid Wireless Power Transfer - Power Line Communication system","authors":"S. Barmada, M. Tucci, Marco Raugi, M. Dionigi, P. Mezzanotte","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476259","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper the authors perform measurements and simulations of a coupled Wireless Power Transfer and Power Line Communications system: a two coils resonator system is built according to the authors' previous work and the first experimental results are here presented. The system demonstrates its potential and could be used in applications where both wireless power and data transfer are needed, such as vehicles battery charging.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132311144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SVD-based de-noising and parametric channel estimation for power line communication systems","authors":"M. Gay, L. Lampe, A. Lampe","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476272","url":null,"abstract":"The frequency response of a power line communications (PLC) channel can be described quite accurately as a superposition of complex exponential functions. For this kind of signal there exist a number of methods based on the singular value decomposition (SVD) of a related Hankel matrix, that aim at either a de-noising or even a parameter estimation of the exponentials. We review these methods, extend one of them, and employ them for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) based PLC channel estimation. Different from the more conventional channel estimation methods based on linear filters or time-domain sparsity, the methods we consider benefit from exploiting the parametric sparsity of the channel frequency response and are hence optimal in that sense. By means of simulation we compare their performance for PLC channels and discuss the suitability for different pilot models.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"174 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124291158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the impact of noise power estimation for soft information generation in OFDM-based PLC systems","authors":"Hongjian Gao, Weilin Liu, Kai Wan, Jianqi Li","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476271","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a sub-optimal log probability ratio is proposed as soft decision information for the Viterbi decoding in OFDM based PLC system with differentially modulated QPSK, which requires average noise power on each subcarrier. A simple method to determine average noise power is described. Potential narrow band interferer, which may negatively affect the quality of the soft decision information, is detected and erased. Performance evaluation by using a simulated channel model and by using real field data shows that a proper consideration of frequency dependent noise power in the soft decision information can lead to a significant reduction of erroneous received packet compared to the case where a constant noise power over all subcarrier is assumed.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130212863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. A. Cortés, A. Sanz, P. Estopiñán, José Ignacio García
{"title":"On the suitability of the Middleton class A noise model for narrowband PLC","authors":"J. A. Cortés, A. Sanz, P. Estopiñán, José Ignacio García","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476256","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyzes the suitability of the Middleton canonical class A distribution to model the noise amplitude in narrowband power line communications (NB-PLC). The study has been accomplished using 311 noise registers measured in the CENELEC-A band. Obtained results indicate that this model has a quite limited capability to represent the measured noise, since only 14.47% of the registers have amplitudes drawn from this distribution. Nevertheless, the analysis of these successful cases provides practical information for the utilization of the model. Hence, 56% of these cases can be adequately modeled by truncating the infinite sum in the class A probability density function (PDF) to two terms, which makes it equivalent to the Bernoulli-Gaussian model. It is also shown that the values of the impulsive index and the Gaussian to impulsive power noise ratio are inversely related.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121850671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Vuohtoniemi, Janne J. Lehtomäki, Juha-Pekka Mäkelä
{"title":"Adaptive threshold based frequency exclusion algorithm for broadband PLC","authors":"R. Vuohtoniemi, Janne J. Lehtomäki, Juha-Pekka Mäkelä","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476284","url":null,"abstract":"Unshielded electrical cables act as antennas during power line communication (PLC) causing unintentional interference for wireless communication. In order to mitigate this interference, PLC systems need to stay silent on frequencies used for wireless communication. In PLC standard CENELEC EN 50561-1, these frequency exclusion requirements are partly adaptive and depend on whether the frequencies are actually used for communication. For reliable detection of the presence of wireless communication signals, we use MED-FCME LAD ACC algorithm. The performance of this algorithm is tested with actual power line measurement data in the 50-52 MHz frequency range. This frequency range is reserved for radio amateur communication and is an especially difficult case for signal detection due to varying power levels with SSB-modulated voice communication. The results indicate that the studied method performs well, providing means for more intelligent spectrum utilization and reduction of interference levels in a broadband cognitive PLC-network.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129061577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inter-building PLC-VLC integration based on PSK and CSK techniques","authors":"A. Ndjiongue, H. Ferreira, T. Shongwe","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476254","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the implementation of an integration technique used to combine power line communications (PLC) and visible light communications (VLC) channels in inter-building scenarios. It considers the narrow band PLC (NBPLC). Phase-shift keying (PSK) is used to convey the information over the PLC link and colour shift keying (CSK) technique is used on the VLC link. The colour wheel method is exploited to map PSK symbols to colours. We define a parameter x, which represents different magnitudes of the PSK complex symbol observed over the PLC channel. x is adjusted to an optimal value to meet the requirement of the CSK design. The bit error rate (BER) is analysed and the performance of the system is presented for multiple values of the modulus of the detected PSK symbol. A practical implementation is performed to verify the PSK-CSK mapping method. The impact of the sun's rays on the red-green-blue (RGB) symbols is analysed and the interference source is highlighted.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"14 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131181328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Resistive Shunt On-line Impedance Analyzer","authors":"C. Kikkert, Shucheng Zhu","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476269","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a new low cost instrument to accurately measure power line impedances on-line. Computer simulation is presented, which shows that the fundamental accuracy of the Resistive Shunt On-line Impedance Analyzer is better than 0.1% from 0.5 Ω to 50 kΩ and from 1 kHz to 10 MHz. Hardware measurements of a wide range of resistors and on-line impedance measurements at different locations are presented.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114315218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. V. Laere, Christopher Wawrzyniak, S. Bette, V. Moeyaert
{"title":"Development, validation and utilization of an ITU-T G.9903 PHY simulator for communication performance evaluation","authors":"A. V. Laere, Christopher Wawrzyniak, S. Bette, V. Moeyaert","doi":"10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPLC.2016.7476276","url":null,"abstract":"Power Line Communication (PLC) technologies allow the transmission of data through the powerlines and as such are very interesting to be used as access methods in the smart-metering paradigm. However those systems are prone to be affected by a wide variety of impairments (selective fading, reflections, variable noise, etc.). In the case of a wide scale smart-meter roll-out, a tool allowing a Distribution System Operator (DSO) to estimate the performance of a G3-PLC communication without the need to install test modems would be efficient. In this perspective, this paper presents a compliant ITU-T G.9903 G3-PLC PHY [1] software simulator for both the CENELEC-A and FCC bands. The ultimate goal of this simulator is to evaluate the impact of different impairments on a G3-PLC communication. As an example, the impact of the packet size, the frequency band chosen and the effect of a measured transfer function of a MV/LV disconnected power transformer is discussed in this paper.","PeriodicalId":216807,"journal":{"name":"2016 International Symposium on Power Line Communications and its Applications (ISPLC)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115158438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}