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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2013
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (MB), IT;
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., Agrate Brianza (MB), IT;
Abstract
A monitoring device includes an electric supply line to be buried in the block of building material, to convey signals and to be AC supplied so as to generate voltage and current stationary waveforms. The device also includes primary inductors coupled to the electric supply line at positions corresponding to peaks of at least one of the voltage and current stationary waveforms. The device also includes integrated monitoring circuits to be buried in the block of building material, with each integrated monitoring circuit including an integrated sensor to sense at least one physical characteristic, and a secondary inductor magnetically coupled to a respective primary inductor to supply the integrated sensor, and communicate through the electric supply line.