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Transmitter for power line communication

US11552677B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV · BE

Inventors

Andreas Ott · Erfurt, DE
Federico D'Aniello · Erfurt, DE
Thomas Freitag · Hamburg, DE
Andrea Baschirotto · Tortona, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 7, 2021
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY04S40/121
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transmitter device is provided for transmission of data via DC power distribution lines includes a sequence generator arranged for receiving a raw data bit stream to be transmitted over a positive and a negative DC power distribution line and for deriving a switching sequence based on the raw data bit stream, and a circuit including one or more capacitors and a plurality of switches controllable with the switching sequence derived in the sequence generator.

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