System and method for communicating power system information through a radio frequency device

US8059006B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Edmund O. Schweitzer, III · Pullman, US
• Luthor S. Anderson · Pullman, US
• Witold Teller · Pullman, US
• Mark J. Bosold · Pullman, US
• Douglas A. Park · Palouse, US
• Steven A. McMahon · Meridian, US
• James R. Kesler · Pullman, US
• Laurence V. Feight · Island Lake, US
• Donald Hicks · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 18, 2007
• Grant date: Nov 15, 2011
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04Q9/00
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system for communicating information between a detection device and a wireless device is provided. The system generally includes a detection device adapted to monitor a condition related to a power system. A radio interface unit is in communication with the detection device via a communication member. A wireless device is further provided which is in radio communication with the radio interface unit such that the detection device communicates information to the wireless device through a radio interface unit. The system's components are further adapted to endure harsh conditions (e.g., prolonged exposure to water).