Pressure sensing device for a sap collection system, method of manufacturing same, and method of locating sap collection faults using same

Abstract

There is presented a pressure sensing device for a sap collection system. The pressure sensing device generally has an electronic circuit having a controller, a pressure sensor communicatively coupled to the controller, a communication module communicatively coupled to the controller, and a battery powering the controller, the pressure sensor and the communication module; and a hollow spout body having a first end mounted to the electronic circuit, a second end opposite the first end, an internal wall defining a cavity extending between the first end and the second end of the hollow spout body, and an external wall, the first end enclosing the pressure sensor and exposing the pressure sensor to the cavity, the second end connectable to a tube of the sap collection system.

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