SENSOR NODES WITH FREE-SPACE SIGNALING

摘要

Apparatus and systems are provided for data signaling between a centralized transceiver and a plurality of sensor nodes. Each sensor node independently generates electrical power from one or more renewable sources. Each sensor node transmits data corresponding to sensed physical variables to the transceiver by free-space signaling. Large areas can be monitored by a vast array of such sensors without the need for wiring, optical fibers or other tangible interconnections.