Water irrigation system and method of controlling irrigation using evapotranspiration
First Claim
1. A water irrigation system, comprising:
- a computer system comprising regional evapotranspiration;
a sensing unit configured to assess climatological conditions near or in a zone to be irrigated and to provide output that is a function of the climatological conditions to the computer system, wherein the computer system is configured to assess zonal evapotranspiration at least partially based on the output provided by the sensing unit; and
wherein the computer system is configured to assess an irrigation need of the zone to be irrigated at least partially based on the regional evapotranspiration and the assessed zonal evapotranspiration.
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Abstract
A water irrigation system may include a computer system, a sensing unit, an irrigation controller, and/or a water delivery system. The computer system may include regional evapotranspiration. The sensing unit may assess climatological conditions and provide output that is a function of the climatological conditions to the computer system. The computer system may assess zonal evapotranspiration at least partially based on the output provided by the sensing unit. The computer system may assess an irrigation need of the zone to be irrigated at least partially based on the regional evapotranspiration and the assessed zonal evapotranspiration. A method of controlling irrigation may include assessing climatological conditions, assessing zonal evapotranspiration based at least on the assessed climatological conditions, and controlling irrigation of the zone to be irrigated at least partially based on regional evapotranspiration and the assessed zonal evapotranspiration.
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20 Claims
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1. A water irrigation system, comprising:
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a computer system comprising regional evapotranspiration;
a sensing unit configured to assess climatological conditions near or in a zone to be irrigated and to provide output that is a function of the climatological conditions to the computer system, wherein the computer system is configured to assess zonal evapotranspiration at least partially based on the output provided by the sensing unit; and
wherein the computer system is configured to assess an irrigation need of the zone to be irrigated at least partially based on the regional evapotranspiration and the assessed zonal evapotranspiration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling irrigation, comprising:
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assessing climatological conditions near or in a zone to be irrigated;
using at least the assessed climatological conditions to assess zonal evapotranspiration; and
controlling irrigation of the zone to be irrigated at least partially based on regional evapotranspiration and the assessed zonal evapotranspiration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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