Radio frequency communications network for power plant control systems

This invention relates to a wireless radio frequency (rf) communications network for controlling a power plant, and more particularly to a system and method for establishing a wireless rf communications network for communicating multiply (e.g., doubly or triply) modular redundant wireless signals over a plurality of respective communications channels for monitoring and controlling operations in a power plant. A system and method for establishing communications in a power plant comprises a power generation system having an interface for establishing wireless communication, at least one power plant auxiliary system having an interface for enabling wireless communication, and a wireless communications link, having at least two redundant wireless communications channels, established between the power generation system and the power plant auxiliary system. The two redundant wireless communications channels may be two redundant wireless radio frequency channels. The communications link may be established utilizing a network communications controller which wirelessly communicates with the power generation system and the power plant auxiliary system. One or more of the power plant auxiliary systems may communicate with the network communications controller through a repeater.