2023.05

POWER LINE COMMUNICATION AND

Sub-GHz WIRELESS

COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS

Catalog

POWER LINE COMMUNICATION AND

Sub-GHz WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

SOLUTIONS INTERCONNECTING IOT

INFRASTRUCTURE

Renesas supplies wired and wireless communication ICs that are used in applications such as smart meters and other

IoT applications. Power line communication (PLC) modem ICs utilize existing power lines for communication. Renesas

narrowband power line communication solutions that employ the frequency band up to 500kHz are widely used in PLC

smart meters, which are achieving ever broader adoption in Europe in particular.

At the same time, the adoption of Renesas wireless solutions employing Sub-GHz band wireless communication

technology that uses wireless radio signals at frequencies below 1GHz is expanding in applications such as ﬂow meters

and wireless sensor networks. Renesas offers PLC and Sub-GHz solutions conforming to international standards. By

offering an array of solutions with features suitable for multiple applications, Renesas is contributing to the realization

of a robust IoT infrastructure.

Example Applications ____________________________________ 03

PLC Solutions __________________________________________ 04

PLC&RF Hybrid Solution ___________________________________ 10

Sub-GHz Wi-SUN Wireless Communication Solutions ______________ 12

CONTENTS

02-03

• Smart meters

• PV solar systems

• Energy harvesting

• BEMS

• HVAC

• Fire and safety

• Smart streetlights

• Illumination

• Digital signage

• Unit load systems

• Structural health monitoring

• Environmental monitoring

• Multifunction printers

• Underwater pump motor monitoring

• Cellular antenna monitoring

BEMS: Building and Energy Management System

HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

Energy & Environment

Smart Buildings

Smart Lighting

Sensor Networks

Device-to-device communication networks

Example Applications