A sensor apparatus for a power bus including a current and a temperature
includes a housing and one or more sensors. Each of the sensors is
adapted to sense one of the current or the temperature of the power bus.
A radio transceiver circuit is adapted to transmit a first wireless
signal and to receive a second wireless signal. A processor is adapted to
input the sensed current and the sensed temperature from the sensors and
to output corresponding signals to the radio transceiver circuit in order
to transmit the first wireless signal. A power supply is adapted to
employ voltage produced by magnetically coupling the power bus to one or
more coils, in order to power the sensors, the radio transceiver circuit
and the processor from flux arising from current flowing in the power
bus.