Patent ID: 11956026
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A method for power line communication (PLC) within a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving instructions at a filter onboard the vehicle, the instructions being communicated over power lines included within the vehicle to connect a plurality of nodes to a battery, the nodes being configured to exchange PLC signals over the power lines; and
adjusting an impedance of the filter from a first set of values to a second set of values in response to the instructions, the first set of values causing the filter to attract portions of the PLC signals within a first group of frequencies to a ground of the vehicle, the second set of values causing the filter to attract portions of the PLC signals within a second group of frequencies to the ground, the second group including one or more frequencies outside of the first group.