Patent ID: 9147341
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G08C,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A wireless gauge reader system for use on an existing electrical substation, the substation comprising a window through which at least one glow tube is visible, the glow tube illuminating depending on the status of the electrical substation, the wireless gauge reader system comprising: a frame fastened to the substation; a door in connection with the frame, the connection allowing the door to open and close, the door comprising a wireless gauge reader (WGR), the WGR comprising an optical sensor connected to a wireless transmitter, wherein the optical sensor is positioned to view the glow tube when the door is closed and adapted to transmit a wireless signal based on the illumination state of the at least one glow tube; the WGR further comprising a processor in communication with the optical sensor, wherein the processor determines the illumination state of the at least one glow tube by executing instructions comprising: