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Tecnología de banda ancha: comunicación a través de la red de distribución eléctrica
The power-line communications (PLC) has been applied as a data transfer
method in both public electricity distribution networks and indoor distribution
networks. The profile of these applications has been different. The devices
developed for domestic use are mainly designed for the purpose of controlling
electric devices at home. For example, the current and most common
functions are: control of lights, fire alarming system and heating controlling.
The systems and devices used by distribution companies are mainly meant
for automatic meter reading (AMR), tariff changing, energy consumption
monitoring and load management applications. During the last years the
conception of providing broadband Internet access through a low voltage
distribution network has aroused a hot discussion. The characteristics of
power-line channels and the applicability of different digital modulation
techniques have been widely researched. Due to technical and regulatory
problems, the idea of providing Internet services through the distribution
network was at least partly buried. Despite of this drawback, the power-line
channel is still an appropriate channel for to control devices and transfer data
that do not require a wide bandwidth or critical data transfer. An example for
this kind of application is data transfer related to the condition monitoring of
industrial low voltage electric motors