Abstract: In a data transmission system for a pipeline which is electrically conductive at least in sections, the pipeline itself forms a data line. For this purpose, a coupling element is present for the modulation of electrical signals onto a potential of the pipeline. A cost-effective data transmission system is created which can be used in remote regions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a simplified and cost-effective apparatus for injecting signals into electrical power lines at the high-voltage or medium-voltage level. A coupling unit which is simple to assemble and is protected against direct contact is proposed, in which the connecting cable 9 is integrated in the housing 10 of the coupling capacitor 8. In the region where the conductor 20 passes through the grounded housing 10 of the coupling capacitor 8, the electrical field is reduced by means of the housing wall having a special shape 10a. A smooth field distribution is achieved by suitable rounding of the formed region 10a which is provided for the insertion of the connecting cable 9.

Abstract: A method and a system for rapid and interference-free data communication via power supply networks at any voltage levels. The combined effects of interference from signal distortion, frequency-selective signal attenuation or noise and from pulsed interference is reduced by using an MCM multicarrier modulation method. By combining the MCM method with a specially adapted interleaver (data scrambler) and error-protection coding, the error rates can be drastically reduced and the transmission rates can be increased to considerably more than 2 kbit/s.