ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the coexistence issue between medium-wave (MW) broadcast radio stations and power line communication (PLC) access systems that use the frequency band covering 500 kHz–1.6 MHz. First, spectrum analyser-based measurement results for the MW band are shown, where both overhead line and underground cable environment as typical power line access networks in China have been covered. Smart Grid has received widespread attention from both academia and industrial communities. As the basis for its implementation, multiple communication technologies will be employed. However, PLC can present a more extensive and pervasive solution. In order to study the MW radio interferences to the power lines more carefully, a group of measurement results obtained at each MP of test site is shown in the chapter. In order to verify the measurement results achieved from power lines, a MW radio receiver and a loop antenna are also required.
