Patent ID: 7944352

Claim:
A remote sensing system comprising: an environmentally secure housing having communication ports for sensors; means for removably coupling the housing to an interior side of an entry cover of an enclosure; a microcontroller within the housing coupled to the communication ports; a two-way communication module coupled to the microcontroller; at least one sensor coupled to at least one of the communication ports, the at least one sensor monitoring parameters within the enclosure, wherein parameters received from the at least one sensor is processed by the microcontroller and forwarded to the two-way communication module for transmission; a connector cable connected to the two-way communication module which leads to an antenna exterior to the enclosure for transmitting the parameters to a remote device; and power means for providing power to at least the microcontroller, sensors, and two-way communication module, wherein the power means comprises an energy storage device and a solar panel that is at least one of embedded into and attached to at least one of the entry cover and a part of the enclosure covered by the entry cover, the power means automatically switching between the energy storing source and the solar panel for needed power.