Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of
Date of this Version
12-2005
Abstract
Incorporation of radio controller units into heavy equipment used in the electricity industry provides numerous advantages including: improved electrical isolation between plant and operator, ability to incorporate an additional remote operator, and reductions in vehicle wiring and hydraulic hoses for equipment control. However, secure operation of vehicles and plant incorporating radio control rely on establishing suitable levels of immunity to possible radio frequency interference. Interference levels in close proximity to high voltage power lines are of special concern to the electricity industry. This paper reports on a preliminary investigation into quantifying the levels of background radio interference at such locations in order to develop required immunity specifications for radio controlled equipment.
Comments
Published in Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on DSP and Communication Systems (DSPCS'2005) & Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing (WITSP'2005), Noosa Heads (Sunshine Coast, Australia; December 19-21, 2005): 160-165. Copyright 2005, IEEE. Used by permission.