AUGMENTATION, EXPANSION AND SELF-HEALING OF A GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED MESH NETWORK USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) TECHNOLOGY
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle; and
a transformer monitoring device comprising a signal processor configured to;
receive signaling containing data from one or more network devices in a smart grid network;
transmit signaling containing data to the one or more network devices in the smart grid network; and
receive further signaling containing metered usage data from at least one electric meter associated with a building receiving electricity from a transformer in the smart grid network.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided including an unmanned aerial vehicle and a transformer monitoring device, particularly for use in a smart grid network system to support a wireless mesh network in the smart grid network and to collect metering data relating to electricity usage in the smart grid network. The transformer monitoring device is configured to receive signaling containing data from one or more network devices in a smart grid network and transmit signaling containing data to the one or more network devices in the smart grid network, and also to receive signaling containing metered usage data from at least one electric meter associated with a building receiving electricity from a transformer in the smart grid network.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an unmanned aerial vehicle; and a transformer monitoring device comprising a signal processor configured to; receive signaling containing data from one or more network devices in a smart grid network; transmit signaling containing data to the one or more network devices in the smart grid network; and receive further signaling containing metered usage data from at least one electric meter associated with a building receiving electricity from a transformer in the smart grid network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A smart grid network comprising:
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a first transformer monitoring device affixed to a utility pole or transformer at a first location; one or more network devices, including at least one electric meter associated with a building receiving electricity from a transformer in the smart grid network; and a first apparatus comprising; an unmanned aerial vehicle; and a second transformer monitoring device comprising a signal processor configured to; receive signaling containing data from the one or more network devices in the smart grid network; transmit signaling containing data to the one or more network devices in the smart grid network; and receive further signaling containing metered usage data from the at least one electric meter associated with the building receiving electricity from the transformer in the smart grid network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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