The Soil Electrical Parameters and the Power Line Communications

Power Line Communications (PLC Systems) represent an alternative for isolated or remote areas where the installation of a communication route would be infeasible. Through the existing power network, the generated PLC signal makes use of the power cables as a path of propagation. However, due the influence of the soil in the phenomenon of signal propagation, it is essential to consider the effects of soil electrical parameters for the operating frequency of the channel. Therefore, the objective of this presentation is proposing a model, based on laboratory measurements, to obtain the soil electrical parameters as a function of Frequency.
Co-sponsored by: University of Ulster – UK
Speaker(s): Francisco Sabino,
DES-CTG-UFPE, RECIFE, Pernambuco, Brazil, 50.740-550