Patent ID: 7626489

Claim:
A communications device for providing data related to a power line, comprising: a memory storing a scheduling table; a controller communicatively coupled to said memory; a first modem in communication with said controller; one or more sensors in communication with said controller; wherein a first sensor of said one or more sensors comprises a voltage sensor configured to measure a voltage of the power line; wherein said scheduling table comprises timing data indicating the timing of measurements to be taken by said voltage sensor; wherein said controller is configured to receive sensor data from said one or more sensors; wherein at least some of the sensor data comprises voltage data; wherein said controller is configured compare received voltage data with a threshold value; wherein said controller is configured to cause said first modem to transmit an alert notification if the voltage data is beyond the threshold value; wherein said controller is configured to cause said modem to transmit a recovery notification if, after the voltage data is determined to be beyond the threshold value, the voltage data is determined to be not beyond the threshold value; and wherein said controller is configured to cause said first modem to transmit at least some of said sensor data to a remote device.