Reduction of CM noise emissions from PLC modem using optically coupled signaling

• Main Authors: Kamarul, A., See, Kye Yak, So, Ping Lam
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91397; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4573; http://sfxna09.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:3410/ntu/sfxlcl3?sid=metalib:EVII&id=doi:10.1109/TEMC.2006.884622&genre=&isbn=&issn=00189375&date=2006&volume=48&issue=4&spage=648&epage=653&aulast=See&aufirst=%20K%20Y&auinit=&title=IEEE%20Transactions%20on%20Electromagnetic%20Compatibility&atitle=Reduction%20of%20CM%20noise%20emissions%20from%20PLC%20modem%20using%20optically%20coupled%20signaling
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper investigates the feasibility of implementing an optical coupler in the analog front-end (AFE) circuit of a power line communication (PLC) modem to reduce the common mode (CM) noise coupling onto the power lines. Based on a two-currentprobe measurement approac...