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US 9,310,233 B2Granted
Flow rate monitoring for agrochemical applications
AssigneeCHS Inc.
InventorRobert Blaine Schmidt
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Abstract
A system for estimating a flow rate of an agrichemical includes a conduit delivering the agrichemical from a repository to an application in a field, and a flow meter connected in-line with the conduit. The flow meter provides an estimate of a flow rate of the agrichemical through the conduit.
Claims19
A system for estimating a flow rate of an agrichemical, the system comprising:
- a plurality of conduits configured to deliver an agrichemical to a field, each of the plurality of conduits in fluid communication with a manifold through which the agrichemical is supplied;
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- a plurality of flow meters, with each of the flow meters being connected in-line with a respective one of the conduits, each of the flow meters providing an estimate of a flow rate of the agrichemical through its respective conduit, wherein each of the flow meters are positioned in-line with their respective conduits irrespective of the location of the manifold and apart from the manifold.
A system for estimating a flow rate of an agrichemical, the system comprising:
- a plurality of conduits configured to deliver an agrichemical to a field, each of the plurality of conduits in fluid communication with a manifold through which the agrichemical is supplied;
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- a plurality of flow meters, with each of the flow meters being connected in-line with a respective one of the conduits, each of the flow meters providing an estimate of a flow rate of the agrichemical through its respective conduit, wherein each of the flow meters are positioned in-line with their respective conduits irrespective of the location of the manifold and apart from the manifold and each of the flow meters regulating an amount of the agrichemical flowing through its respective conduit.
A system for delivering agrichemicals to a field of crops, the system comprising:
- a tractor;
- a farm implement pulled by the tractor, the farm implement including a tank of agrichemical and a plurality of conduits to deliver an agrichemical from the tank, via a manifold, to a plurality of rows in a field;
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- a plurality of flow meters, with each of the flow meters being connected in-line with a respective one of the conduits, the flow meters providing an estimate of a flow rate of the agrichemical through each of the conduits, wherein each of the flow meters are positioned in-line with their respective conduits irrespective of the location of the manifold and apart from the manifold.
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