Patent ID: 8570179

Claim:
A monitoring system for an electrical component, comprising: a sealed electrical enclosure; an electrical component disposed within the sealed electrical enclosure; one or more sensors disposed within the sealed electrical enclosure, wherein the one or more sensors monitor a status of the electrical component or an environment within the sealed electrical enclosure and surrounding the electrical component, wherein the one or more sensors generate a first signal indicating the status; a transceiver communicably coupled to the sensor, wherein the transceiver receives the first signal from the sensor; and a central computer located at a remote location from the sealed electrical enclosure, wherein the central computer receives the first signal from the transceiver, wherein the central computer processes the first signal and sends a corrective action signal to the transceiver to instruct a device to change the status of the electrical component or the environment within the sealed electrical enclosure and surrounding the electrical component when the status is determined to be improper.