公开(公告)号：US09787482B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US14884307

申请日：2015-10-15

Applicant: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp.

Inventor： Stephen D. Milligan ,  Dale Gordon Robertson

IPC: H04L12/10

CPC classification number: H04L12/10

Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a method for providing power to a distributed sensor system, the method comprising providing power from at least one port of an interface unit to a first port of a first sensor unit of at least one of a plurality of sensor strings, powering up the first sensor unit, forwarding power from a second port of the first sensor unit to a first port of a second sensor unit of the at least one of the plurality of sensor strings, powering up the second sensor unit, monitoring the plurality of sensor strings for a fault condition, and in response to detecting a fault condition in a first sensor string of the plurality of sensor strings, providing power from a second one of the plurality of sensor strings to the first sensor string.

公开(公告)号：US20140265550A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13826276

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Inventor： Stephen D. Milligan ,  Dale Gordon Robertson

IPC: H04L12/10

CPC classification number: H04L12/10

Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a distributed sensor network comprising an interface unit and a plurality of sensor strings, each sensor string comprising a plurality of sensor units coupled in series to a port of the interface unit, wherein each one of the plurality of sensor units is configured to be provided both power and network connectivity via a first cable from one of the interface unit and another sensor unit within the sensor string and also to provide both power and network connectivity via a second cable to another sensor unit within the sensor string, and wherein a first string of the plurality of sensor strings is configured to be coupled to a second string of the plurality of sensor strings and wherein at least one sensor unit within the first string is configured to provide power to a sensor unit within the second string.

Abstract translation: 根据一个方面，本发明的实施例提供了一种分布式传感器网络，其包括接口单元和多个传感器串，每个传感器串包括串联耦合到接口单元的端口的多个传感器单元，其中每个 多个传感器单元被配置为经由来自传感器串中的接口单元和另一个传感器单元之一的第一电缆提供电力和网络连接，并且还经由第二电缆将功率和网络连接提供给另一个传感器单元 所述传感器串，并且其中所述多个传感器串中的第一串被配置为联接到所述多个传感器串中的第二串，并且其中所述第一串中的至少一个传感器单元被配置为向传感器单元 在第二个字符串内。

公开(公告)号：US20160036595A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-04

申请号：US14884307

申请日：2015-10-15

Applicant: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp.

Inventor： Stephen D. Milligan ,  Dale Gordon Robertson

IPC: H04L12/10

CPC classification number: H04L12/10

Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a method for providing power to a distributed sensor system, the method comprising providing power from at least one port of an interface unit to a first port of a first sensor unit of at least one of a plurality of sensor strings, powering up the first sensor unit, forwarding power from a second port of the first sensor unit to a first port of a second sensor unit of the at least one of the plurality of sensor strings, powering up the second sensor unit, monitoring the plurality of sensor strings for a fault condition, and in response to detecting a fault condition in a first sensor string of the plurality of sensor strings, providing power from a second one of the plurality of sensor strings to the first sensor string.

Abstract translation: 根据一个方面，本发明的实施例提供了一种用于向分布式传感器系统提供电力的方法，所述方法包括从接口单元的至少一个端口向第一传感器单元的第一端口提供电力，所述第一传感器单元至少一个 多个传感器串，为第一传感器单元供电，将功率从第一传感器单元的第二端口转发到多个传感器串中的至少一个的第二传感器单元的第一端口，为第二传感器单元 响应于检测到所述多个传感器串中的第一传感器串中的故障状况，从所述多个传感器串中的第二传感器串中的第二传感器串提供电力到所述第一传感器串。