Development of an underwater inductive coupling communication system with power carrier technology

TL;DR

This paper presents a low-power, high-speed underwater inductive coupling communication system using power carrier technology, achieving 115200bps over 700m with optimized modulation and system design.

Contribution

It introduces a novel underwater communication scheme based on power carrier technology with low power consumption and improved data rate, validated through experiments.

Findings

Achieved data rate of 115200bps over 700m underwater channel

Reduced static power consumption to 660μA

Demonstrated the effectiveness of DPSK modulation in signal transmission

Abstract

Inductive coupling communication is one of the main methods of underwater communication systems due to its excellent comprehensive performance. However, the data transmission distance and operational power consumption need to be further enhanced. In this paper, an underwater induction coupling communication scheme based on power carrier technology is proposed to improve the transmission speed and reduce the bit error rate. The microcontroller of STM32L series with ultra-low power consumption was employed as the core of the system. Through the construction and simulation of the communication channel, the optimal parameters were determined. According to the circuit model of the power carrier communication, the effect of different modulation and demodulation methods to the signal transmission quality were discussed, which demonstrates the superiority of Differential Phase Shift Keying (DPSK). With the system-level low power design and onboard communication quality optimization, the device was developed. The test results in the laboratory environment show that the system can achieve efficient data communication with a rate of 115200bps and static power consumption as low as 660{\mu}A in the 700m channel. This study provides a practical design approach for the high-speed communication and Low-power operation of underwater communication systems.