Development of a remote tending system for analog broadcast transmitters

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Electronics And Communications Engg

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Volume

15

Issue

3

First Page

1474

Last Page

1484

Publication Date

9-1-2019

Abstract

Whenever a broadcast transmitter is on-air, it is required to be tended by licensed broadcast technicians. Technicians periodically monitor the transmitter performance, record the supply voltage and current at the last stage of the power amplifier and keeps a copy for at least two years. Also recorded are the times the transmitter is turned ON and OFF as well as the times the transmitter shuts down and returns back to air. This paper proposes a system to remotely tend analog transmitters in one central monitoring station. The remote tending of several transmitters in one location is made possible through internet connection. However, the challenge in the proposed system is in the gathering of transmitter data. A prototype of the system was constructed and tested in an FM broadcast transmitter. Test results on the prototype performance show that the proposed system can effectively be used to remotely monitor, record data and control the status of analog broadcast transmitters. The primary feature of the proposed system of monitoring several transmitters in one location will bring cost effective advantages to the broadcast operators. © 2019 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.11591/ijeecs.v15.i3.pp1474-1484

Disciplines

Electrical and Computer Engineering | Systems and Communications

Keywords

Radio—Transmitters and transmission; Analog electronic systems; Remote control

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