A Resonant Ring Topology Approach to Power Line Communication Systems within Photovoltaic Plants

Within this study, single-cable propagation facilitated by PV strings’ wiring characteristics is considered for an adapted design of PLC electronics. We propose to close the communications signal path, resulting in a ring topology where a resonance condition could be implemented. A PLC topology usin...

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Autores:
Morales-Aragonés, José Ignacio
Michael Williams, Matthew St.
Gómez, Víctor Alonso
Gallardo-Saavedra, Sara
Redondo-Plaza, Alberto
Fernández-Martínez, Diego
Sánchez-Pacheco, Francisco José
Fajardo Cuadro, Juan Gabriel
Hernández-Callejo, Luis
Tipo de recurso:
Fecha de publicación:
2022
Institución:
Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
Repositorio:
Repositorio Institucional UTB
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.utb.edu.co:20.500.12585/11132
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12585/11132
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12167973
Palabra clave:
Loop antenna
Power line communication
Resonance
Single-wire transmission
Tuning
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description
Summary:Within this study, single-cable propagation facilitated by PV strings’ wiring characteristics is considered for an adapted design of PLC electronics. We propose to close the communications signal path, resulting in a ring topology where a resonance condition could be implemented. A PLC topology using the resulting circular closed-loop path of a PV series string as its physical communication support is designed and leveraged for practical use. When the path length or the number of transceivers is changed, the resonance properties that come with the circular path as the physical support are affected but are shown to be preserved with the application of automatic adjustable tuning. This automatic tuning guarantees that the resonance improves propagation parameters and reverts the system to its optimal values at the chosen carrier frequency.