The proliferation of smart-grid technology requires a flexible power line communication (PLC) development platform to support multiple standards, allow optimization for environmental conditions, and ...

Easing the burden of supporting multiple regions with one device, Texas Instruments (TI) announced a new power line communication (PLC) modem platform that supports the G3, PRIME and IEEE-1901.2 ...

Powerline communications (PLC) is a global technology with worldwide interest in its development. The ability to modulate communication signals over existing powerlines enable devices to be networked ...

Power Line Communication (PLC) and Smart Grid technologies represent a transformative convergence in the energy and communications sectors. By utilising existing power distribution networks for data ...

Power line communications (PLC) is a global technology with worldwide interest in its development. In its simplest terms, PLC modulates communication signals over existing power lines. This enables ...

The MAX2992 is an OFDM-based powerline communication (PLC) modem that pairs with the MAX2991 analog front-end (AFE) to provide a complete PLC chipset for smart grid communications. This chipset ...

An alternative method to lower Iq in power-line communications. Why RS-485 is often used in PLC. A look at simulating an automatic meter reading system. 1. This block diagram represents the ...

Power line communication (PLC) leverages the existing power line infrastructure and provides cost-effective approach for introducing intelligent monitoring and control to many industrial applications.

Street lighting in its many forms—roadway lighting, tunnel lighting, car park lighting, and urban lighting— is a major consumer of electricity. All outdoor lighting is, in fact, estimated to comprise ...

Efforts to use electricity cables to transmit data took a step forward in Europe with the publication of an open specification for power line communications (PLC). The Open PLC European Research ...