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 at least one area 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,
- wherein the control unit comprises at least one laser sensor contained within the control unit, and wherein the at least one laser sensor is configured to detect a degree of openness of the gate;
- at least one water level gauge configured to measure a water level of a respective one of the at least one area;
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- at least one water valve configured to irrigate a respective one of the at least one area using water from the water channel based on the water level.
The irrigation system of claim 11, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect the environmental information related to the farm.
An irrigation system for irrigating a plurality of pieces of land, comprising:
- at least one gate configured to adjust a water flow for irrigating at least one area of land connected with a water channel, wherein the water channel has a water flow that is adjustable by of the at least one gate;
- at least one control unit configured to control a respective one of the at least one gate to adjust the water flow based on environmental information related to the at least one area of land, wherein each of the at least one control unit is a microcontroller unit (MCU) comprising at least one sensor contained within the MCU, and wherein each of the at least one sensors comprises a respective laser sensor configured to detect a respective degree of openness of the respective at least one gate;
- at least one water level gauge configured to measure a water level of a respective one of the least one area of land;
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- at least one water valve configured to irrigate a respective one of the at least one area of land using water from the water channel based on the water level,
- wherein the at least one water level gauge 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, 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, wherein the control unit is a microcontroller unit (MCU) comprising at least one sensor contained within the MCU, and wherein the at least one sensor comprises a laser sensor configured to detect a degree of openness of the gate;
- 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;
- a solar panel;
- a battery charged with energy from the solar panel to provide energy to the motor;
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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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.