Performance Investigation of Wireless Sensor Network for Long Distance Overhead Power Lines; Mica2 Motes, a Case Study

Author

Gumbo, Sibukele ; Muyingi, Hippolyte N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Fort Hare, Alice

fYear

2008

Firstpage

443

Lastpage

450

Abstract

In the recent past, wireless sensor technology has undergone advancements in its autonomous data collecting aspects, and has become an area worth investigating in relation to structural monitoring applications. This paper describes an analysis of the performance of a linear aligned wireless sensor network, an application that could be used in remote monitoring long distance overhead transmission lines.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; wireless sensor networks; Mica2 Motes; autonomous data collecting; linear aligned wireless sensor network; long distance overhead power lines; long distance overhead transmission lines; performance investigation; remote monitoring; structural monitoring applications; wireless sensor technology; Application software; Base stations; Magnetic sensors; Power overhead lines; Power transmission lines; Remote monitoring; SCADA systems; Sensor systems; Temperature sensors; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless SCADA; Wireless sensor nodes; linear network; performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Broadband Communications, Information Technology & Biomedical Applications, 2008 Third International Conference on

Conference_Location

Gauteng

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3281-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-7695-3453-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BROADCOM.2008.30

Filename

4696146