Patent ID: 9184793
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A powerline communication adapter comprising: a housing; a main functional unit (PLTC) supplied with DC voltage by a first AC/DC voltage converter and connected to a main socket (AC_IN) for connecting the adapter to an electrical network; a first switch (I a control unit (PLTS) supplied with DC voltage; wherein the adapter also comprises a second AC/DC voltage converter for supplying DC voltage to the control unit (PLTS) that is independent of the first AC/DC voltage converter that supplies the main functional unit, the second AC/DC voltage converter being connected to the main socket (AC_IN) upstream from the first switch, and wherein the main functional unit (PLTC), the first AC/DC voltage converter, the first switch and the control unit (PLTS) are fixed inside the housing.