Investigation of the influence of reflective insulation on indoor reception in rural houses

Jie Bang Yan; Jennifer T. Bernhard

doi:10.1109/LAWP.2011.2150731

Investigation of the influence of reflective insulation on indoor reception in rural houses

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We investigate the effects of reflective (metallic) insulation on indoor digital television (DTV) signal reception in rural houses. Simulation results indicate that under non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions, the presence of reflective insulation may significantly degrade indoor signal reception and cause a large variation of signal level inside a house. To predict the average signal level in domestic indoor sites, a simple empirical model that covers the DTV broadcast frequencies is proposed. Simulations also show that directional antennas may not necessarily improve indoor DTV signal reception.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	5763745
Pages (from-to)	423-426
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2011.2150731
State	Published - 2011

Keywords

Building penetration
digital TV (DTV)
indoor reception
outdoortoindoor propagation
radio propagation

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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