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Elsayed, Waseem Wafik Saad (2024) The effect of spread –spectrum modulated EMI on the power line communication systems. PhD thesis, University of Zielona Gora.

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Abstract

Over the last few years, the smart grid and renewable energy environment have attracted

heightened interest and relevance from governments and investors for the purpose of decreasing

their dependency on fossil fuels as a source of energy. Another objective it serves is to

increase the reliability of the system by utilising smart technology and communication capabilities.

Consequently, the dependency on the power converters and the communication systems

continues to rise in order to link the grid elements with each other, thereby creating a complex

environment. As such, one of the challenges resulting from this ‘complex’ environment is the

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) between the smart grid devices. The EMC is the ability

of several devices to work simultaneously in the same environment without interfering with

each other, however, this is not the case with the smart grid.

In most cases, the power converter’s modulation is the main source of emissions in the

smart grid. Thus, the focus of this thesis remains only on the conducted emissions in the lowfrequency

range. The EMC standards deal with managing the amplitude of the emissions generated

from the devices at any given frequency range. A great many studies have been interested

in the use of Spread-Spectrum modulation (SSM) as an Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) amplitude

mitigation tool. Notably, the communication systems operating in the smart grid are

the main victim, as most of the power converters switching modulation frequencies lay in the

same frequency range as the communication systems.

Set in this context, this thesis aims to provide a full vision of the influence of the spreadspectrum

modulated EMI on the PLC communication system. The SSM works to distribute

the signal power by randomising the modulation parameters. The PLC system works by the

OFDM modulation, which works also by distributing the communication signal to several subcarriers.

Hence, the objective is to answer the following questions:

1 What will be the effect of the SSM parameters on the PLC performance?

2 What is the link between the SSM parameters and the PLC communication parameters?

3 What are the best SSM settings that could provide both the EMI mitigation and the communication

robustness?

4 Is it possible to improve the reliability of the PLC data transmission by control algorithms

and modulation parameters of power electronics converters operating in nearby electromagnetic

environments?

To meet the research needs, a proposed testbed is implemented to couple both the power

and the communication circuit. The performance of the communication system is analysed

under several various operating scenarios using two approaches to assure the robustness of the

results— (1) measuring the Frame Error Rate (FER) throughout the communication channel,

and; (2) calculating the channel capacity of the used channel by the Shannon Hartley equation.

Finally, a statistical analysis has been carried out to link the SSM settings with the behaviour of

the PLC systems and distinguish the best criteria for designing the SSM control of the converter.

In conclusion, the purpose of the thesis is to assure the robustness of the power line communication

data transmission capability by controlling the modulation parameters of power

electronic converters working in nearby electromagnetic environment.

Item Type:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only) (PhD)
Supervisors:	Thomas, Dave Leferink, Frank moleński, Robert
Keywords:	Electromagnetic interference; Spread-spectrum modulation; Power line communication data transmission
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering > TK7800 Electronics
Faculties/Schools:	UK Campuses > Faculty of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Item ID:	78446
Depositing User:	ELSAYED, WASEEM
Date Deposited:	30 Dec 2024 04:40
Last Modified:	30 Dec 2024 04:40
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/78446

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