System and method for connecting with a network of sensors

摘要

A system and method are provided to supply power to and to communicate with an array of remote devices. The remote devices can be acoustic sensors or types of remote devices. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a microwave source/signal demodulator that supplies wireless power and provides data interrogation signals to the sensors. The microwave transmission line is of a stripline construction. The source/demodulator radiates power to the sensor transceivers and receives data from the sensors. The source/demodulator can transmit sequential interrogation signals to activate address-selectable sensors. The source/demodulator may also decode received signals returning from the sensors. The stripline may be attached to a vessel's hull beneath a hull treatment layer and the sensors mounted on the surface of the hull treatment.