Multiple device telemetry network
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1. A telemetry network, comprising:
- a plurality of telemetry devices forming a communication network between a plurality of external facilities, wherein at least two external facilities are wind turbine towers, the plurality of telemetry devices comprising;
a parent telemetry device capable of sending data to an external network outside the communication network and receiving data from the external network, wherein the parent telemetry device is dynamically selected from the plurality of telemetry devices to optimize performance of the telemetry network; and
at least one child telemetry device, wherein the at least one child telemetry device is capable of sending data to the parent telemetry device and receiving data from the parent telemetry device and communicating with the external network via the parent telemetry device through a network,wherein the at least one child telemetry device is capable of sending data to another child telemetry device and receiving data from another child telemetry device through the network; and
wherein each telemetry device of the plurality of telemetry devices is mounted to one of the external facilities and provides an individual local Wi-Fi network to end users.
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Abstract
A telemetry network may be a communication network that comprises a plurality of telemetry devices. The plurality of telemetry devices may comprise a parent device and at least one child device. The parent device may be capable of sending data to and receiving data from an external network outside the communication network; and the child device may connect to the parent device and may be capable of sending data to and receiving data from the parent device and communicating with the external network via the parent device. Each telemetry device of the plurality of telemetry devices may provide an individual local network to end users.
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1. A telemetry network, comprising:
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a plurality of telemetry devices forming a communication network between a plurality of external facilities, wherein at least two external facilities are wind turbine towers, the plurality of telemetry devices comprising; a parent telemetry device capable of sending data to an external network outside the communication network and receiving data from the external network, wherein the parent telemetry device is dynamically selected from the plurality of telemetry devices to optimize performance of the telemetry network; and at least one child telemetry device, wherein the at least one child telemetry device is capable of sending data to the parent telemetry device and receiving data from the parent telemetry device and communicating with the external network via the parent telemetry device through a network, wherein the at least one child telemetry device is capable of sending data to another child telemetry device and receiving data from another child telemetry device through the network; and wherein each telemetry device of the plurality of telemetry devices is mounted to one of the external facilities and provides an individual local Wi-Fi network to end users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19)
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8. A method of forming a telemetry network, the telemetry network comprising a plurality of telemetry devices, wherein at least two of the telemetry devices are coupled to wind turbine towers, the method comprising:
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assigning a telemetry device as a parent device, the parent device being capable of sending data to an external network outside a local communication Wi-Fi network provided by the parent device and receiving data from the external network, wherein the parent device is dynamically selected from the plurality of telemetry devices to achieve an optimal performance of the telemetry network; and assigning at least one telemetry device as an at least one child device of the parent device, the at least one child device being connected to the parent device through a network and being capable of sending data to the parent device and receiving data from the parent device and communicating with the external network via the parent device, wherein each of the plurality of telemetry devices is capable of serving as a parent device and a child device, and wherein each of the plurality of telemetry devices mounted with a separate external facility. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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15. A telemetry box, comprising:
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a circuit capable of serving as a parent device or a child device in a telemetry network, the circuit configured for mounting to and communicating with a wind turbine tower, the circuit including a user interface, a database, and data processing software for analyzing sensor data collected from at least one sensor of the wind turbine tower and stored in the database; and the telemetry network comprising; at least one telemetry device that is movable with respect to the wind turbine tower; a parent telemetry device capable of sending data to an external network outside a local communication network and receiving data from the external network outside; and at least one child telemetry device, wherein the at least one child telemetry device is capable of sending data to the parent telemetry device through a network and receiving data from the parent telemetry device and communicating with the external network via the parent telemetry device, wherein the parent telemetry device is dynamically selected from a plurality of telemetry devices to achieve an optimal performance of the telemetry network, and wherein the selection of the parent telemetry device is at least partially based on the location of the at least one movable telemetry device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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