Power line transmission apparatus without public power system noise interference and method thereof

• US 8,692,407 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2009
• Issued: 04/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Powertech Industrial Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Powertech Industrial Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Yu-Lung, Kuo, Ming-Chou
• Primary Examiner(s): KAPLAN, HAL IRA
• Application Number:
  US12/645,884
• Publication Number:
  US 20110051818A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,567 Days
• Field of Search: 361/100, 361/108, 361/120, 307/1, 307/3
• US Class Current: 307/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/545 Audio/video application, e.g. interphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/542 the information being in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/56 Circuits for coupling, blocking, or by-passing of signals

Abstract

A power line transmission apparatus is not interfered by the noise of the public power for transmitting high quality video/audio signal. The power line transmission apparatus includes an isolating unit connected between an external power line and an internal power line for isolating a high frequency noise signal carried on the external power line and transmitting a first power signal of the external power line from the external power line to the internal power line, and a power line network interface. The power line network interface includes at least one digital signal input/output interface for inputting or outputting a digital signal, converting the digital signal, and modulating the converted signal into the first power signal to form a second power signal and transmit the second power signal to the internal power line. A home network system without noise signal interference is built by utilizing several power line transmission apparatuses.

Claims

1. A home network system, comprising:

a set of power line transmission apparatuses, one of the set of power line transmission apparatuses being defined as a first power line transmission apparatus, the other one of the set of power line transmission apparatuses being defined as a second power line transmission apparatus, the first power line transmission apparatus connected with the second power line transmission apparatus via an internal power line, and each of the power line transmission apparatuses having a power line network interface and an isolating unit for filtering a high frequency noise signal, the first power line transmission apparatus and the second power line transmission apparatus are identical and interchangeable;

wherein an external power line is selectively connected to one of the first power line transmission apparatus and the second power line transmission apparatus, the power line transmission apparatus connected to the external power line receives and converts a digital signal transmitted through the external power line, and consequently, modulates the converted digital signal into a first power signal so as to generate a second power signal and transmit the second power signal to the power line transmission apparatus not connected to the external power line via the internal power line;

wherein the power line transmission apparatus not connected to the external power line recovers the digital signal on basis of the converted digital signal so as to output the digital signal, and isolates the modulated digital signal and the high frequency noise signal out of the second power signal to recover and output the first power signal, wherein the power line network interface includes at least one digital signal input/output interface for inputting or outputting the digital signal, converting the digital signal into the converted digital signal and modulating the digital signal into the first power signal so as to generate the second power signal, or recover the digital signal from the second power signal.

2. The home network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first power line transmission apparatus and the second power line transmission apparatus further comprise a surge protection unit for filtering out a surge signal respectively.

3. The home network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital signal input/output interface is provided for inputting or outputting a video signal or an audio signal.

4. The home network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the isolating unit is configured by at least one inductor or at least one filtering circuit.

5. The home network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the isolating unit is designed to allow the first power signal about 60 Hz in frequency to pass.

6. The home network system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the isolating unit isolates the high frequency noise signal with a frequency higher than or equal to 1 MHz.

7. A power line transmission method, comprising:

providing an external power line and an internal power line;

providing a set of power line transmission apparatuses, one of the set of power line transmission apparatuses being defined as a first power line transmission apparatus, the other one of the set of power line transmission apparatuses being defined as a second power line transmission apparatus, the first power line transmission apparatus connected with the second power line transmission apparatus via an internal power line, and each of the power line transmission apparatuses having a power line network interface and an isolating unit for filtering a high frequency noise signal, the first power line transmission apparatus and the second power line transmission apparatus are identical and interchangeable;

wherein an external power line is selectively connected to one of the first power line transmission apparatus and the second power line transmission apparatus, the power line transmission apparatus connected to the external power line receives and converts a digital signal transmitted through the external power line, and consequently, modulates the converted digital signal into a first power signal so as to generate a second power signal and transmit the second power signal to the power line transmission apparatus not connected to the external power line via the internal power line;

wherein the power line transmission apparatus not connected to the external power line recovers the digital signal on basis of the converted digital signal so as to output the digital signal, and isolates the modulated digital signal and the high frequency noise signal out of the second power signal to recover and output the first power signal, wherein the power line network interface includes at least one digital signal input/output interface for inputting or outputting the digital signal, converting the digital signal into the converted digital signal and modulating the digital signal into the first power signal so as to generate the second power signal, or recover the digital signal from the second power signal.

8. The power line transmission method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first power line transmission apparatus and the second power line transmission apparatus further comprise surge protection units for filtering surge signals, respectively.

9. The power line transmission method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the digital signal input/output interface is provided for inputting or outputting a video signal or an audio signal.

10. The power line transmission method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the isolating unit is configured by at least one inductor or at least one filtering circuit.

11. The power line transmission method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the isolating unit is designed to allow the first power signal about 60 Hz in frequency to pass.

12. The power line transmission method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the isolating unit isolates the high frequency noise signal with frequency over than or equal to 1 MHz.