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Power management system for a field device on a wireless network

  • US 20080081676A1
  • Filed: 07/25/2007
  • Published: 04/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A field device comprising:

  • a network interface module for communicating over a wireless network;

    a device interface module for operating a transducer; and

    a power control for determining how available electrical power is shared by the network interface module and the device interface module so that the network interface module receives a greater share of available electrical power during a join process for joining the wireless network, and so that the device interface module has an increased share of available electrical power after the network interface module has joined the wireless network.

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