SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS IRRIGATION UTILIZING A CENTRALIZED CONTROL SERVER AND FIELD MODULE MATRIX
First Claim
1. An irrigation system, comprising:
- a server adapted to control an irrigation area, wherein said server is configured for;
receiving data pertaining to said irrigation area, andgenerating a control signal based on said data; and
an irrigation field module matrix comprising;
a plurality of field modules, wherein one or more field modules is adapted to;
send said data pertaining to said irrigation area to said server,receive said control signal from said server, andcontrol a plurality of irrigation components based on said control signal.
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Abstract
The invention is a centralized server-based system containing a database with relevant information regarding features, parameters, and characteristics of a particular irrigation system, which utilizes proprietary irrigation software to control a plurality of field modules, at one or more remote locations, via a network bridge adapter. An irrigation system may comprise a single server, or multiple servers that may be configured so that control of the entire system is centralized, and control of one or multiple irrigation locations may be accomplished remotely by wirelessly accessing, monitoring and controlling a location'"'"'s field module matrix.
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23 Claims
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1. An irrigation system, comprising:
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a server adapted to control an irrigation area, wherein said server is configured for; receiving data pertaining to said irrigation area, and generating a control signal based on said data; and an irrigation field module matrix comprising; a plurality of field modules, wherein one or more field modules is adapted to; send said data pertaining to said irrigation area to said server, receive said control signal from said server, and control a plurality of irrigation components based on said control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling an irrigation system, comprising the steps of:
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creating an irrigation field module matrix by placement of a plurality of field modules within an irrigation area; sending data pertaining to said irrigation area from said field modules to a server adapted to receive said data; generating a control signal based on said data; sending said control signal to said field modules adapted to receive said control signal; and controlling a plurality of irrigation components coupled to said field modules based on said control signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An irrigation system, comprising:
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a server adapted to control one or more irrigation areas, said server including a user interface adapted to provide a user remote access to said server, wherein said server is configured for; receiving data pertaining to said irrigation area, wherein said data pertaining to said irrigation area comprises a system status, and generating a control signal based on said data; an irrigation field module matrix adapted for single-hop and multi-hop communication for receiving said control signal and sending said data comprising; a plurality of field modules, wherein one or more field modules is adapted to; send said data pertaining to said irrigation area to said server, receive said control signal from said server, and control a plurality of irrigation components based on said control signal; and a communication medium adapted to route said data from said field module matrix to said server and route said control signal from said server to said field module matrix, wherein said communication medium further comprises a wireless network adapter proximate said field modules, which translates between a protocol in use by said field modules and said server; wherein generating said control signal further comprises; generating an irrigation schedule, making determinations based on a hydraulic analysis of said data, making determinations based on an interpolation of sensor data gathered from said data, and making determinations based on evapotranspiration data gathered from said data.
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