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US 2022/0053752 A1Published application
Control of plants
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMichael KILIAN
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to the control of plants by means of electrical energy and the mechanical removal of parts of the plants. The disclosure relates to a method and a device for the control of undesired plants by electrical and mechanical means.
Claims15
A device comprising
- a collecting electrode, wherein the collecting electrode is configured to be brought into contact with the ground,
- a contact electrode, wherein the contact electrode is configured to be brought to a defined height above the ground, wherein the contact electrode is attached to the device in a frontal region of the device,
- a voltage source for the application of a voltage between the contact electrode and the collecting electrode and
- a removal tool that is located behind the contact electrode,
- wherein the device is configured to be moved over the ground, and when the device moves in such a way the contact electrode comes into contact with plants that are growing in the ground, wherein when such contact occurs an electrical current flows between the contact electrode and the collecting electrode through parts of the plants, and the parts of the plants that are located above the ground are removed by the removal tool after the flow of current.
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A method comprising:
- providing a device comprising
- a collecting electrode, wherein the collecting electrode is implemented in such a way that it is in contact with a ground,
- a contact electrode, wherein the contact electrode is implemented in such a way that it is located at a defined height above the ground,
- a voltage source with which a voltage is applied between the contact electrode and the collecting electrode, and
- a removal tool,
- moving the device over the ground in a direction of an unwanted plant, wherein the contact electrode is located, in the sense of the movement direction, in front of the removal tool, and thereby:
- bringing the unwanted plant in the ground into contact with the contact electrode, wherein an electrical current flows between the contact electrode and the collecting electrode through the plant,
- following the flow of current:
- removing parts of the plant that are located above the ground with the removal tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.