Remote tending of modern 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

1491

Last Page

1500

Publication Date

9-1-2019

Abstract

Once broadcast transmitters are put into operation, regulatory bodies in different countries require the equipment to be monitored, data logged and controlled. Normally, transmitter personnel turn ON the transmitter at the start of the broadcasting activities, and turn it OFF at the end of the activities. They also regularly record the transmitter meter readings on output power, voltage and current as long as the transmitter is on-air. These data must be logged and saved for future references. These procedures are done by transmitter personnel manually. With the advent of internet technology, this paper presents a system to remotely monitor, gather and record meter readings, and a provision to control the turning ON/OFF as well as to adjust the output power of a number of digital transmitters. All these procedures are done in one central location. The system was implemented and then tested using a digital television transmitter. Results of the tests show that the developed system capable of performing the functions of a transmitter technician in monitoring, logging and control of broadcast transmitters remotely. With the use of the system, broadcast networks can reduce operating costs in tending their transmitters but still able to comply with the requirements. © 2019 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.11591/ijeecs.v15.i3.pp1491-1500

Disciplines

Electrical and Electronics | Systems and Communications

Keywords

Radio—Transmitters and transmission

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