Remote monitoring system

Title: Remote monitoring system

Abstract

A remote monitoring system for monitoring parameters of an underground asset, such as an electric cable system, a pipeline serving as a conduit for water, gas, oil, sewage, or the like. Parameter detectors, such as sensors that measure temperature, voltage, current, moisture, etc., are distributed along the asset to provide electrical signals that represent respective monitored parameters of the asset. An underground hub disposed in an underground vault, or manhole, through which the asset passes is coupled to the parameter detectors to acquire the signals provided by the parameter detectors. The hub includes a controller to provide data derived from the acquired signals, the data being transmitted to a remote central location by a transceiver, or modem, via LP-WAN communication. Signals from the transceiver are transmitted directly from underground.

Inventors:: Smith, Robert F.; Wills, IV, Charles J.; Breese, Duncan C.; Alex, Paul A.

Issue Date:: 2020-03-31

Research Org.:: Underground Systems, Inc., Bethel, CT (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1637770

Patent Number(s):: 10607475

Application Number:: 16/360,256

Assignee:: Underground Systems, Inc. (Bethel, CT)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

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G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
G08B25/007 - {Details of data content structure of message packets
G08B21/18 - Status alarms

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04W - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
H04W76/19 - Connection re-establishment

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R31/083 - {in cables, e.g. underground}

G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
G08B27/005 - {with transmission via computer network}
G08B26/007 - {Wireless interrogation}

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
G06F17/18 - for evaluating statistical data {, e.g. average values, frequency distributions, probability functions, regression analysis

G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
G08B29/181 - {due to failing power supply}
G08B25/10 - using wireless transmission systems {

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
G06F9/4401 - Bootstrapping

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DOE Contract Number:: SC0004280

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 03/21/2019

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

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  title        = {Remote monitoring system},

  author       = {Smith, Robert F. and Wills, IV, Charles J. and Breese, Duncan C. and Alex, Paul A.},

  abstractNote = {A remote monitoring system for monitoring parameters of an underground asset, such as an electric cable system, a pipeline serving as a conduit for water, gas, oil, sewage, or the like. Parameter detectors, such as sensors that measure temperature, voltage, current, moisture, etc., are distributed along the asset to provide electrical signals that represent respective monitored parameters of the asset. An underground hub disposed in an underground vault, or manhole, through which the asset passes is coupled to the parameter detectors to acquire the signals provided by the parameter detectors. The hub includes a controller to provide data derived from the acquired signals, the data being transmitted to a remote central location by a transceiver, or modem, via LP-WAN communication. Signals from the transceiver are transmitted directly from underground.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2020},

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