A Notch Filter-Based Coupling Circuit for UNB and NB PLC Systems

This paper introduces an analog notch filtering-based coupling circuit for receivers in ultra-narrowband and narrowband power line communication systems, which are connected to low-voltage electric power grids. It is composed of a twin-T notch analog filter, which is responsible for imposing a significant attenuation on the main frequency (i.e., [Formula: see text] Hz) in cascade with an elliptic low-pass analog filter, designed with a 3 dB cut-off frequency of [Formula: see text]. For [Formula: see text] Hz and [Formula: see text] MHz, the prototype of the analog notch filtering-based coupling circuit attains attenuation values of 22 dB and less than 2 dB at the main frequency and in the rest of the frequency bandwidth, respectively, when practical scenarios are considered. Lastly, it shows that the analog notch filtering-based coupling circuit is more effective than a typical capacitive coupling circuit when frequencies lower than 3 kHz are considered for data communication and sensing purposes.