Devices and methods for power consumption control in powerline communications systems and apparatus
US9825668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/5495
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to power line communications (PLC) systems and apparatus. In some implementations, a method includes determining information regarding a potential data rate to be used with a powerline communications (PLC) channel, reducing a bias current or voltage of an analog front end of a PLC transceiver based on the determined information to reduce power consumption of the analog front end of the PLC transceiver, and transmitting or receiving data over the PLC channel with the reduced bias current or voltage of the analog front end of the PLC transceiver.
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