Presentation 2020-01-24
Estimation of communication characteristics of power line communication using cables placed in water or in ground
Kazumasa Oshikawa, Yuki Fukumoto, Tohlu Matsushima, Toshiyuki Wakisaka,
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Abstract(in English) In recent years, it is required to expand a range of use of a power line communication (PLC), and it is also required to increase communication distance. However, transmission characteristics of power line placed in water or in soil have not been studied in the MHz range. In this report, the authors proposed an equivalent circuit model for estimating transmission characteristics using an electromagnetic field analysis including the surrounding environment of the power line. Using the analyzed results, the author also calculated the transmission characteristics of the power line acts as distributed constant circuit. For the electromagnetic simulation, the method of measuring the complex permittivity of only the dielectric part of the power line was also proposed. The validity of these estimation methods of transmission characteristic was confirmed by comparison with measured transmission characteristics. Then, the transmission characteristics were investigated when the power lines were placed in vacuum, freshwater, seawater, soil(dry), and soil (freshwater saturation). As a result, when the power line is placed in a medium having a dielectric constant larger than that of coating of the power cable, the transmission characteristics were deteriorated due to concentration of the electric field inside the coating of the power cable. It was shown that the deterioration of transmission characteristics could be suppressed by using a dielectric with a low dielectric loss tangent.
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Keyword(in English) PLC / open-short method / electromagnetic field analysis / transmission line analysis
Paper # EMCJ2019-87
Date of Issue 2020-01-17 (EMCJ)

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Committee EMCJ / IEE-EMC
Conference Date 2020/1/24(1days)
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Chair Kensei Oh(Nagoya Inst. of Tech.) / Ken-ichi Yamazaki(電中研)
Vice Chair Atsuhiro Nishikata(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Shinobu Ishigami(東北学院大) / Masateru Ikehata(鉄道総研)
Secretary Atsuhiro Nishikata(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Shinobu Ishigami(Denso) / Masateru Ikehata
Assistant Nami Sasaki(Seiwa Electric MFG) / Hiroyoshi Shida(Tokin EMC Engineering) / Sho Muroga(Akita Univ.) / Takaaki Ibuchi(阪大)

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Language JPN
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Title (in English) Estimation of communication characteristics of power line communication using cables placed in water or in ground
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Keyword(1) PLC
Keyword(2) open-short method
Keyword(3) electromagnetic field analysis
Keyword(4) transmission line analysis
1st Author's Name Kazumasa Oshikawa
1st Author's Affiliation Kyushu Institute of Technology(KIT)
2nd Author's Name Yuki Fukumoto
2nd Author's Affiliation Kyushu Institute of Technology(KIT)
3rd Author's Name Tohlu Matsushima
3rd Author's Affiliation Kyushu Institute of Technology(KIT)
4th Author's Name Toshiyuki Wakisaka
4th Author's Affiliation Kyushu Institute of Technology(KIT)
Date 2020-01-24
Paper # EMCJ2019-87
Volume (vol) vol.119
Number (no) EMCJ-387
Page pp.pp.35-40(EMCJ),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2020-01-17 (EMCJ)