MIMO Power Line Communications

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Power Line Communication Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations

Andreas Schwager and Lars T. Berger

CONTENTS

6.1    Historical Overview

6.2    Creation of EMC Regulations

6.3    PLC-Specific Regulations

6.4    Broadband PLC Feeding Levels

6.4.1    US Feeding Levels

6.4.2    European Feeding Levels

6.4.3    JP Feeding Levels

6.4.4    Feeding Level Comparison

6.5    PSD Masks in BB-PLC Specifications

6.5.1    ITU-T G.hn Mask

6.5.2    IEEE 1901 Mask

6.5.3    HomePlug AV2 Mask

6.6    Conclusions and Outlook

Acknowledgements

References

This chapter introduces power line communication (PLC)-related electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations worldwide. In particular, it introduces the feeding levels used in the PLC capacity and throughput ...