An in-depth study on Power Line Communications

Power Line Communication has acquired tremendous interest from the research community since its applications and development in the field of Smart grid, in-home & vehicular communication, and its role in Internet of Things (IoT). In this project, I study the features of power line communication and provide an overview of applications in both narrowband and broadband systems, listing applicable standards and specifications. We study the problems in the technology and how recent developments have led to resolve them. A number of tests were conducted for the in-home Power Line Communication (PLC) setup, and different PLC modules were tested for a variety of wiring systems. Further, we conducted tests on two transformers to list the frequencies that can pass through the system, and to study general behaviour of the system to high frequencies.