Wireless Solenoid Mesh Network
OwnerJohn James Wlassich, Randy Ray Montgomery +1inventors
InventorsJohn James Wlassich, Randy Ray Montgomery, Chong Wang Kwak
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Abstract
There is provided an irrigation system with a plurality of solenoid valves. The solenoid valves each include a wireless transceiver that communicates with one another to form a mesh network. The solenoids can include sensors that gather data to be communicated over the wireless mesh network to a controller. The solenoids can also include a signal generator to activate passive sensors remote from the solenoid to collect data and transmit the data to the solenoid for communication over the wireless mesh network to a controller. The data can be related to environmental conditions or security about the irrigation system.
Claims21
An irrigation system comprising:
- a plurality of valves;
- a plurality of solenoids, at least one solenoid of the plurality of solenoids being associated with each of the plurality of valves;
- a plurality of circuits, at least one circuit being associated with each of the plurality of solenoids;
- a plurality of wireless transceivers, at least one wireless transceiver being in communication with each circuit of the plurality of solenoids;
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- a mesh network being formed by the plurality of wireless transceivers for communication between solenoids.
An irrigation valve comprising:
- a valve;
- a solenoid associated with the valve to control opening and closing of the valve;
- circuitry associated with the solenoid;
- a wireless transceiver associated with the circuitry;
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- the wireless transceiver capable of communicating with other wireless transceivers to form a wireless mesh network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.