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Conveying waves: control and efficiency in electrical installations

Powerline Comunication (PLC), in Italian, it is called "Onde Convogliate" (OC), is a technology that enables the sending and reading of data using the power line of an appliance, in our case the 12 V AC line. To relate it to everyday life, it is the technology used by electricity suppliers to read the data of our meters without sending someone out to collect the "reading".

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The practical advantage of this technology, for the control of our RGBW "PLC" colour changing lamps, is in the realisation or adaptation of the electrical installation. In a new installation, all that is needed to power the lamps is a simple two-wire cable, simplifying the connections and allowing a larger cable section than would be necessary if we had to add the data conductors.

In a traditional existing installation, there is no need to change the existing cables because they already have two wires.

PLC (Powerline communication) Technology