Noise analysis in power distribution systems

This paper proposes an analysis, especially in time domain, of the electrical noise existent on the power distribution lines. This study is important for the use of powerlines as a channel of information transmissions. This information may refer to analog signals and as well to digital signals. The main problem addressed in this paper consists in the characterization of the background noise and to establish his statistical proprieties. It is very important to know if the noise induced in the transmission channel is a stationary one, or even an ergodic one. The main parameters like the mean value, the mean square value were determined in this paper. The approximation of the probability density function of each statistical parameter was studied. The pulses induced in the transmission channel by the transient phenomena of the power electrical systems were considered deterministic signals and their contributions were not included in this study.