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US 2025/0146468 A1Published application
Intelligent irrigation system component
OwnerHans Klein, Oleksandr Karpin +1inventors
InventorsHans Klein, Oleksandr Karpin, Oleksandr Hostanar
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Abstract
A smart irrigation system is described. The irrigation system includes an irrigation controller and a number of in-line elements capable of generating their own power and communicating information related to the irrigation of an area to the irrigation controller.
Claims20
An irrigation system component comprising:
- a body through which water flows;
- an energy harvesting circuit for converting mechanical energy of water moving through the body to electrical energy for use by the irrigation system component;
- and
- a communication circuit for receiving instructions from an irrigation controller, the instructions related to operation of the irrigation system component.
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An irrigation system component comprising;
- a body through which water flows;
- an energy harvesting circuit for converting mechanical energy of water moving through the body to electrical energy for use by the irrigation system component;
- and
- a communication circuit for transmitting information to an irrigation controller, the information representative of conditions measured by the irrigation system component.
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A method comprising:
- converting a mechanical energy from water moving through an irrigation system component to electrical energy;
- enabling a communication circuit;
- receiving, by the communication circuit, at least one control signal from a system controller;
- and
- operating the irrigation system component in response to the at least one control signal from the system controller.
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The method of claim, 16 further comprising:
- sending, by the communication circuit, at least one signal representative of a functional status of the irrigation system component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.