Power line communication system

• US 4,772,870 A
• Filed: 11/20/1986
• Issued: 09/20/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sophisticated Powerline Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ronald R. Reyes
• Inventors: Reyes, Ronald R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US06/933,226
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: 340/310 R, 340/310 A, 340/310 CP, 340/538, 455/91, 455/108, 455/124, 330/188, 330/306, 330/256, 330/195, 358/26, 375/36, 375/37
• US Class Current: 725/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/545 Audio/video application, e.g. interphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5454 Adapter and plugs
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/54 Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/84 combined with power distribution network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/108 the cable being constituted by a pair of wires
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A low-level, low-power radio frequency (RF) communications system designed to operate as a point-to-point power line communications sytem (PLC) utilizing frequencies from 50 to 600 MegaHertz (MHz) superimposed onto the AC power signal in a building.

Claims

1. A circuit for power wiring transmission of a very high frequency signal comprising a transmitter to superimpose the signal on a power line, a receiver to receive the very high frequency signal on the power line and to separate said very high frequency signal from the power component of the signal, and to provide said very high frequency signal as an output signal, said transmitter including a multi-stage amplifier, the final stage of said multi-stage amplifier being a highly stable overrated hybrid amplifier with a wideband frequency response.

2. A circuit as in claim 1 wherein said highly stable overrated hybrid amplifier is the final stage of a multi-stage amplifier circuit.

3. A circuit as in claim 2 wherein said power line is a three wire power line, the first of said wires being hot, the second of said wires being neutral, and the third of said wires being ground connected.

4. A circuit as in claim 3 wherein said very high frequency signal is carried on the neutral and hot lines of said three wire power line.

5. A circuit as in claim 3 wherein said radio frequency radiation radiated by said power line is less than 15 microvolts per meter.

6. A circuit as in claim 5 wherein said multi-stage amplifier is a three stage cascade type amplifier.

7. A circuit as in claim 1 wherein said receiver includes a low pass AC line RFI/EMI filter.

8. A circuit as in claim 7 wherein said receiver further includes a line matching transformer network.

9. A circuit as in claim 8 wherein said power line connections are three wire and grounded.

10. A circuit as in claim 1 wherein said receiver comprises passive circuitry and components.