Performance Analysis of MIMO System over an In-home PLC Channel

• Published in: ASM science journal Vol. 15; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Author: Mohammed EL GHZAOUI
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academy of Sciences Malaysia 17.05.2021
• Subjects: bit error rate (ber); channel capacity; multiple-input and multiple-output (mimo); power-line communications (plc); rthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (ofdm); transfer function
• ISSN: 1823-6782
• DOI: 10.32802/asmscj.2020.460

Power line communication (PLC) system is an attractive technology for Smart Grid applications. One key benefit of PLC is its low installation cost because, in PLC technology, we do not need to install any extra cable to extend a network due to the accessibility to low voltage power network. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is widely used in PLC networks. Currently, Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology is one of the processing techniques appropriate to PLC networks, allowing high data rate. In this work, the MIMO-OFDM system is established to provide better performance over the PLC system by providing communication links with substantial diversity and capacity. However, adapting MIMO to the PLC network involves solving several issues such as MIMO PLC channel modelling and optimisation of the modulation parameters. In this paper, we present measurements results of the transfer function and impulsive noise in the extended frequency range 2-100 MHz. In the simulation part, we evaluate the performance of the proposed receivers in 2×2 MIMO-PLC channels. It is shown that the minimum mean square error (MMSE) receiver can be one of the appropriate candidates for MIMO PLC channels due to its bite error rate (BER) characteristics under impulsive noise.