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The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation on Power Line Communications (2023)
Journal Article
Ustun Ercan, S., Pena-Quintal, A., & Thomas, D. (2023). The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation on Power Line Communications. Energies, 16(13), Article 5197. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16135197

Interference in Power Line Communication (PLC) is examined in this paper. PLC is a wired communication technology that provides communication and data transmission over the existing electrical network. It uses the electrical wiring in buildings or th... Read More about The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation on Power Line Communications.

On Spread Spectrum for DC Grids: Low-Frequency Conducted EMI Mitigation and Signal Integrity Disruption in Serial Communication Links (2023)
Journal Article
Pena-Quintal, A., Sayed, W. E., Sumner, M., Ercan, S. U., Greedy, S., Thomas, D., & Smolenski, R. (2023). On Spread Spectrum for DC Grids: Low-Frequency Conducted EMI Mitigation and Signal Integrity Disruption in Serial Communication Links. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 65(4), 1027-1036. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2023.3273111

This article addresses the effects on nearby communication systems when spread spectrum modulation techniques are used for a dc-dc power converter. These interactions can be found in modern smart grids and automotive power networks in which the combi... Read More about On Spread Spectrum for DC Grids: Low-Frequency Conducted EMI Mitigation and Signal Integrity Disruption in Serial Communication Links.

Impact of Pseudo-Random Modulation on Measured Conducted EMI (2022)
Journal Article
Pena-Quintal, A., Loschi, H., Smolenski, R., Sumner, M., Thomas, D., Greedy, S., …Leferink, F. (2022). Impact of Pseudo-Random Modulation on Measured Conducted EMI. IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Magazine, 11(2), 84-92. https://doi.org/10.1109/memc.2022.9873829

This paper demonstrates that using conventional frequency scanning methods for the evaluation of conducted electromagnetic interference generated by DC/DC converters can give misleading results when pseudo-random modulation is used as part of the con... Read More about Impact of Pseudo-Random Modulation on Measured Conducted EMI.

EMI Spectral Aggregation of Modulation Schemes in a lab-based DC Microgrid (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Pena-Quintal, A., Khilnani, A., Sandrolini, L., Sumner, M., Thomas, D., & Greedy, S. (2022). EMI Spectral Aggregation of Modulation Schemes in a lab-based DC Microgrid. In 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility & Signal/Power Integrity (EMCSI) (226-231). https://doi.org/10.1109/emcsi39492.2022.9889337

DC Microgrid research has developed in the recent years following the increasing integration of power electronic based switching devices at the point of common coupling in DC grids. This has led to electromagnetic interference problems caused by the... Read More about EMI Spectral Aggregation of Modulation Schemes in a lab-based DC Microgrid.

The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation for a Buck Converter Coupled with a Single Wired Communication Link (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Pena-Quintal, A., Niewiadomski, K., Muneeswaran, V., Greedy, S., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. (2021). The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation for a Buck Converter Coupled with a Single Wired Communication Link. In EMC/SI/PI and EMC Europe Symposium, IEEE International Joint (445-450). https://doi.org/10.1109/EMC/SI/PI/EMCEurope52599.2021.9559276

This paper explores the effect of using a Spread Spectrum modulation technique with a Buck Converter on a communication cable coupled at the input voltage. The EMI created by the switching of the power converter generates damped oscillations on the d... Read More about The Effect of Spread Spectrum Modulation for a Buck Converter Coupled with a Single Wired Communication Link.

Data Links Modelling under Radiated EMI and its Impact on Sampling Errors in the Physical Layer (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Pena-Quintal, A. E., Basford, M. J., Niewiadomski, K., Greedy, S., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. W. P. (2020). Data Links Modelling under Radiated EMI and its Impact on Sampling Errors in the Physical Layer. In Proceedings of 2020 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility - EMC EUROPE. https://doi.org/10.1109/emceurope48519.2020.9245670

This paper deals with the effects of radiated EMI on serial communication links using software modelling with particular emphasis on the physical layer. The effect of EMI in data links is an important problem to solve in many harsh environments such... Read More about Data Links Modelling under Radiated EMI and its Impact on Sampling Errors in the Physical Layer.

An Open Source, FPGA-Based Bit Error Ratio Tester for Serial Communications (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Basford, M. J., Pena-Quintal, A. E., Greedy, S., Sumner, M., & Thomas, D. W. P. (2020). An Open Source, FPGA-Based Bit Error Ratio Tester for Serial Communications. In Proceedings of 2020 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility - EMC EUROPE. https://doi.org/10.1109/emceurope48519.2020.9245786

This paper discusses the design of a FPGA-based Bit Error Ratio (BER) measurement system in a serial communication link under electromagnetic emissions. The BER measurement is an important figure for the reliability of digital communication systems.... Read More about An Open Source, FPGA-Based Bit Error Ratio Tester for Serial Communications.