DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORK USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
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1. A distributed sensor network, comprising:
- an existing electrical system infrastructure having a plurality of nodes and providing a source of power; and
a plurality of sensors, wherein each of said sensors are associated with one of said nodes, wherein each of said plurality of sensors obtains power from said source of power and wherein each of said plurality of sensors generates sensor information regarding one or more sensed conditions that are independent of said existing electrical system infrastructure.
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A distributed sensor network is provided that comprises an existing electrical system infrastructure having a plurality of nodes and providing a source of power; and a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is associated with one of the nodes in the infrastructure. In addition, each sensor obtains power from the source of power and generates sensor information regarding one or more sensed conditions that are independent of the existing electrical system infrastructure. Among other alternatives, existing electrical system infrastructure can also be used to provide a communication connection between each of the plurality of nodes and at least one central node.
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1. A distributed sensor network, comprising:
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an existing electrical system infrastructure having a plurality of nodes and providing a source of power; and a plurality of sensors, wherein each of said sensors are associated with one of said nodes, wherein each of said plurality of sensors obtains power from said source of power and wherein each of said plurality of sensors generates sensor information regarding one or more sensed conditions that are independent of said existing electrical system infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for establishing a distributed sensor network, comprising:
adding a plurality of sensors to an existing electrical system infrastructure having a plurality of nodes and providing a source of power, wherein each of said sensors are associated with one of said nodes, wherein each of said plurality of sensors obtains power from said source of power and wherein each of said plurality of sensors generates sensor information regarding one or more sensed conditions that are independent of said existing electrical system infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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