TRANSMISSION LINE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTIVITY AND MONITORING
First Claim
1. A data acquisition device for acquiring data from a transmission line comprising:
- at least one sensor for determining at least one of a parameter and image associated with the transmission line;
a radio interface for communicating to at least one of a monitoring device and at least one neighboring data acquisition device via a radio communication link within a selected range; and
a processing device connected to the at least one sensor and the radio interface, the processing device being programmed to receive and process inputs from the at least one sensor, and to generate messages for transmission via the radio interface;
wherein the processing device is configured to participate in multi-hop communications via the radio communication link by receiving messages generated by other data acquisition devices, and determining from information provided in each of the messages which operation to perform from among process the message, repeat the message, and ignore the message.
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Abstract
A method for connecting low power radios into a self-assembling and self-healing network with multiple portals to higher speed networks such as, but not limited to, electrical or optical Ethernet is provided for monitoring transmission lines, for example. A clamp or other device is provided that includes an integral or associated current transformer and associated circuitry with design elements to address high temperature operation or other operating parameters. An arrangement of sensors is provided (e.g., sensors can be associated with clamps or positioned along infrastructure being monitored and without dependence on any clamps or other devices) that are designed to communicate and operate in an geographically distributed array to provide increased and autonomous monitoring of large utility, highway, communication and similar networks. A unique collection of sensors (e.g., an anemometer with no moving parts) provides comprehensive diagnostics for improved operation of large geographic scale utility, highway, communication and similar infrastructure.
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18 Claims
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1. A data acquisition device for acquiring data from a transmission line comprising:
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at least one sensor for determining at least one of a parameter and image associated with the transmission line; a radio interface for communicating to at least one of a monitoring device and at least one neighboring data acquisition device via a radio communication link within a selected range; and a processing device connected to the at least one sensor and the radio interface, the processing device being programmed to receive and process inputs from the at least one sensor, and to generate messages for transmission via the radio interface; wherein the processing device is configured to participate in multi-hop communications via the radio communication link by receiving messages generated by other data acquisition devices, and determining from information provided in each of the messages which operation to perform from among process the message, repeat the message, and ignore the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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