Apparatus, systems and methods for irrigating lands
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsTing-Cheng HUANG, Tai-Hua Yu, Shui-Ting YANG, Chao-Te LEE, Ching Rong LU
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems and methods for irrigating lands are disclosed. In one example, an irrigation system is disclosed. The irrigation system includes a gate and a microcontroller unit (MCU). The gate is configured for adjusting a water flow for irrigating a piece of land. The MCU is configured for controlling the gate to adjust the water flow based on environmental information related to the piece of land.
Claims20
An irrigation system, comprising:
- a gate configured to adjust a water flow for irrigating a farm that includes a plurality of areas connected with a water channel, wherein the water channel has a water flow that is adjustable by the gate;
- a control unit configured to control the gate to adjust the water flow based on environmental information related to the farm;
- a plurality of water level gauges each of which is configured to measure a water level of a respective one of the plurality of areas;
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- a plurality of water valves each of which is configured to irrigate a respective one of the plurality of areas using water from the water channel based on the water level,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of water level gauges has a surface aligner configured to detect a surface level of the Earth in the respective one of the plurality of areas, wherein the water level of the respective one of the plurality of areas is measured based on the surface level.
An irrigation system for irrigating a plurality of pieces of land, comprising:
- a plurality of gates each of which is configured to adjust a water flow for irrigating a respective one of the plurality of pieces of land, which is a farm that includes a plurality of areas connected with a water channel, wherein the water channel has a water flow that is adjustable by the gate;
- a plurality of control units each of which is configured to control a respective one of the plurality of gates to adjust the water flow based on environmental information related to the plurality of pieces of land;
- a plurality of water level gauges each of which is configured to measure a water level of a respective one of the plurality of areas;
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- a plurality of water valves each of which is configured to irrigate a respective one of the plurality of areas using water from the water channel based on the water level,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of water level gauges has a surface aligner configured to detect a surface level of the Earth in the respective one of the plurality of areas, wherein the water level of the respective one of the plurality of areas is measured based on the surface level.
A method for irrigating a piece of land, comprising:
- detecting environmental information related to the piece of land;
- receiving an instruction from a remote server, wherein the instruction is determined by the remote server based on the environmental information related to the piece of land and environmental information related to other pieces of land associated with the remote server;
- adjusting a water flow based at least on the instruction for irrigating the piece of land;
- detecting a surface level of the Earth in an area within the piece of land;
- measuring a water level of the area based on the surface level;
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- irrigating the area using the adjusted water flow based on the water level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.