DATA TRANSFER FACILITATION TO AND ACROSS A DISTRIBUTED MESH NETWORK USING A HYBRID TV WHITE SPACE, WI-FI AND ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCT

摘要

An apparatus and system are provided that provide advanced metering infrastructure and transformer monitoring operations in a smart grid and a wireless mesh network with a television white space (TVWS) backhaul to provide Internet connectivity to consumer devices. A transformer monitoring device receives signaling comprising utility usage data from one or more smart meters in a smart grid, monitors the transmission of electricity from a transformer to the buildings in the smart grid, and establishes a wireless mesh network to provide Internet connectivity to the one or more smart meters and to user devices. The apparatus receives a TVWS signal from a broadcast source, and converts the TVWS signal to a radio frequency or Wi-Fi signal, for transmission to the one or more smart meters and/or user devices to establish the wireless mesh network with a TVWS backhaul.