EXPERIMENTAL-VERIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTION FEEDER PLC PROPAGATION MODEL COMPUTATIONS

This paper describes the results of a semi-controlled experiment condu cted to obtain experimental verification of the results of a computer model designed to analyze the propagation of high frequency carrier si gnals on operating three phase power distribution feeders. The paper d escribes the set experiments conducted on an operating feeder and the apparatus used to evaluate the propagation of signals over the range o f 5 kHz to 50 kHz. Results of the set of experiments are presented and compared with the results of the analysis using the computer model. T he comparison provides an understanding of the applicability of the co mputer model to carrier, noise, and harmonic propagation on power dist ribution feeders.