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US 2025/0146467 A1Published application
Self-powered irrigation in-line element
OwnerHans Klein, Oleksandr Karpin +1inventors
InventorsHans Klein, Oleksandr Karpin, Oleksander Hoshtanar
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Abstract
An irrigation in-line element is described. The irrigation in-line element includes a body through which water moves, and energy harvesting circuit for providing power to the irrigation in-line element, a communication circuit, and a processing circuit for providing control signals to control the flow of water through the body.
Claims20
An irrigation in-line element device comprising;
- a body, the body for allowing water to move;
- an energy harvesting circuit for converting mechanical energy of water moving through the body to electrical energy for use by the irrigation in-line element;
- a communication circuit for receiving instructions from a system controller, the instructions related to operation of the irrigation in-line element;
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- a processing circuit for providing control signals an apparatus for controlling a flow of water through the body.
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A control apparatus for an irrigation in-line element comprising:
- a communication circuit for receiving instructions from a system controller, the instruction related to the operation of the smart irrigation in-line element;
- a processing circuit for processing instructions received at the communication circuit and for controlling operation of the irrigation in-line element;
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- an energy harvesting circuit for converting mechanical energy of water moving through the irrigation in-line element to electrical energy for use by the processing circuit and the communication circuit.
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A method comprising:
- converting a mechanical energy from water moving through an irrigation in-line element to electrical energy;
- enabling a communication circuit;
- establishing communication with a system controller by the irrigation in-line element through the communication circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.