Multi-functional, high-density grid monitoring

Generally, a system configured to monitor one or more conditions of a power line having one or more cables, the system comprising: at least one primary node operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more cables and communicatively coupled to a central computing system; and at least one secondary node operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more cables and configured to communicate data to the at least one primary node via power line communication, where the at least one primary node is configured to communicate data to a central computing system. 通常，一种系统，其被配置成监测具有一个或更多个电缆的电力线的一个或更多个状况，该系统包括：至少一个主要节点，所述至少一个主要节点操作时耦合至一个或更多个电缆中的至少一个电缆并且通信地耦合至中央计算系统；以及至少一个次要节点，所述至少一个次要节点操作时耦合至一个或更多个电缆中的至少一个电缆并且被配置成经由电力线通信将数据传送到至少一个主要节点，其中，至少一个主要节点被配置成将数据传递至中央计算系统。