| 摘要 |
A system for gathering, transmitting, and storing data captured from remote monitoring sites positioned in the field. The system has specific applicability to distributed chemical sensing and reporting, and distributed power monitoring and reporting. Data from Transducers monitoring water quality parameters or electrical power parameters is transmitted to the Internet or Intranet via a communications link. Such data is relayed to secure servers, where it is formatted, analyzed, and stored for customer retrieval. If alarm conditions exist that require immediate customer notification, such notifications are sent to a customer via one or more telecommunications means, including pager, cellular telephone, or email. With respect to the distributed chemical sensing embodiments, the invention preferably utilizes fiber optic chemical sensors that address the problem of biofouling. Using anti-fouling measures, the invention can provide continuous, long-term waterway monitoring. With respect to distributed power monitoring and reporting, the invention preferably utilizes a fiber optic current transducer system to measure magnetic fields in electric power and power electronic applications. Such transducers are based upon rare-earth iron garnet (REIG) crystals that exhibit the Faraday effect when placed in a magnetic field. In both cases, respective sensor technologies can be coupled with wireless or wired telecommunications and network infrastructures, thereby allowing businesses to shift from a reactive to a proactive mode of monitoring and operation. |
