Invention Application
- Patent Title: WIRELESS IRRIGATION CONTROL
- Patent Title (中): 无线灌溉控制
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Application No.: US13934161Application Date: 2013-07-02
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Publication No.: US20130297082A1Publication Date: 2013-11-07
- Inventor: Mark M. Ensworth , Barbara E. Booth , Dean C. Thornton , Randall A. Hern , Malcolm N. Napier
- Applicant: Rain Bird Corporation
- Main IPC: A01G25/16
- IPC: A01G25/16

Abstract:
Several embodiments provide wireless irrigation control and related methods. In one implementation, an irrigation control system includes a transmitter unit including a controller and a connector to be coupled to an irrigation controller having station actuation output connectors. The controller is can receive an indication that the irrigation controller has activated an irrigation station, and can cause the transmitter unit to transmit a wireless activation signal responsive to the indication. A receiver unit is coupled to an actuator coupled to an actuatable device, such as an irrigation valve, the actuator configured to actuate the irrigation valve to control the flow of water therethrough. The receiver unit receives the wireless activation signal and in response, causes the actuator to actuate the actuatable device. In some implementations, the receiver unit includes a capacitor charging circuit and battery to power the receiver unit and drive and control a latching solenoid.
Public/Granted literature
- US08868246B2 Wireless irrigation control Public/Granted day:2014-10-21
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