Patent ID: 8587445

Claim:
A system for monitoring a plurality of electrical assets defining an electrical infrastructure, the system comprising: a plurality of electrical asset monitors coupled to respective ones of the electrical assets, each monitor including a sensor coupled to the electrical asset for obtaining data corresponding to at least one of a voltage, current, and phase angle waveforms, a globally synchronized timer, a mesh network radio, a power supply, and a power storage device; one or more gateways, each gateway including a gateway mesh network radio for communicating with the plurality of electrical asset monitors and a network interface for communicating with a central command center via a network distinct from the mesh network; the central command center including a further network interface for communicating with the one or more gateways, a memory for storing a database of fault signatures, a second memory for storing the obtained data, and a processor for analyzing the obtained data to identify a probable fault type, a probable fault location, and a fault response; and a mesh network for routing communications among the plurality of electrical asset monitors and the one or more gateways, whereby the mesh network coordinates efficient communication paths among the plurality of electrical asset monitors and the one or more gateways.