Abstract: The present circuit serves for the transmission of information signals over the general electricity supply mains. It has a transducer (13) for the galvanic separation of the mains voltage. The mains side winding (L1) of the transducer is connected in series with a capacitor (C1) in order to separate the mains frequency from the frequency of the information signal. It is loosely coupled with the windings (L2, L3) of the transducer, being galvanically separated from the mains with a coupling degree between 0.8 and 0.98, whereby the transducer obtains a desired mains side stray inductance. The circuit is dimensioned so that it has a low impedance at the mains, when it is sending, and a high impedance, when it is receiving, that it provides a high level of the reception signal at the application side terminal and that it has a broadband balanced frequency response, which is largely independent of fluctuations of the mains impedance within a broad frequency range.

Abstract: In a high-voltage installation having at metallic encapsulating housing, a cone antenna is provided as a device for transmitting electromagnetic signals. The cone tip antenna facing the inner wall of the encapsulating housing resulting in an optimal coupling characteristic.