Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coupling circuits for power line communication devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于电力线通信设备的耦合电路
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Application No.: US13229041Application Date: 2011-09-09
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Publication No.: US09276638B2Publication Date: 2016-03-01
- Inventor: Badri Varadarajan , Edward Mullins
- Applicant: Badri Varadarajan , Edward Mullins
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Steven A. Shaw; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H01P1/10
- IPC: H01P1/10 ; H04B3/56

Abstract:
Coupling circuits for power line communication (PLC) devices are described. In an embodiment, a PLC device may comprise a processor and a coupling circuit coupled to the processor. The coupling circuit may in turn comprise a transmitter path and a receiver path. In some implementations, the transmitter path may include a first amplifier, a first capacitor coupled to the first amplifier, a first transformer coupled to the first capacitor, and a plurality of line interface coupling circuits coupled to the first transformer, where each of the line interface coupling circuits is configured to be connected to a different phase of an electrical power circuit. Meanwhile, the receiver path may include a plurality of capacitors, where each of the plurality of capacitors coupled to a corresponding one of the line interface circuits, a filter network coupled to the plurality of capacitors, and a second amplifier coupled to the filter network.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120068784A1 Coupling Circuits for Power Line Communication Devices Public/Granted day:2012-03-22
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