04-06-2020 дата публикации
Номер: US20200174185A1
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for receiving, via an optical fiber, optical power signals where the optical fiber is connected with a light source, converting, by an optical power converter, the optical power signals to electrical energy, where the electrical energy is utilized as power, and transmitting or receiving, via a coupler, electromagnetic waves that convey data where the electromagnetic waves propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. 1. A method comprising:receiving, by a waveguide system via an optical fiber, optical power signals, wherein the optical fiber is connected with a light source, wherein the waveguide system and the light source are separate devices;converting, by an optical power converter of the waveguide system, the optical power signals to electrical energy, wherein the electrical energy is utilized as power by the waveguide system;andtransmitting, via a coupler of the waveguide system, electromagnetic waves that convey data, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path,wherein a power device comprises the light source, and the power device obtains energy from a power line of a power grid,wherein the power device comprises an inductive coupler, and the inductive coupler obtains the energy via an inductive coupling with the power line, andwherein the transmission medium includes the power line.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein another waveguide system comprises the power device.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the power device is mounted to a utility structure supporting the transmission medium.4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the another waveguide system transmits other electromagnetic waves that convey other data.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the waveguide system comprises a plurality of components that includes the optical power converter claim 1 , the coupler ...
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