LV & 11kV Networks
£75,000.00
Smart Dust is a self-configuring wireless sensor network, capable of transmitting
low bandwidth information in a series of short hops. Data acquired and transmitted
from sensors is relayed through a gateway for data interpretation. SPEN
led a feasibility study into the use of motes for detecting the passage of fault
currents on 11kV overhead line networks.
Following on from this work, a collaborative project has been scoped between EDF Energy,
Central Networks and SPEN to develop higher power motes, overcoming
some of the inherent problems associated with low powered units.