Green Wall Lighting and Irrigation Control System and Method
First Claim
9. A method of controlling the recycling of rain water through a green wall comprisingdetecting the level of water in a cistern,detecting the level of water in a rain barrel,detecting the moisture level of planting growth material of a planting box of said green wall,collecting water in said cistern via said rain barrel by respective valves, andselectively pumping water from said cistern to said planting box via a switch-controlled pump when the moisture level of planting growth material is below a threshold level.
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Abstract
A green wall planting module has a rear wall, two side walls and a top and bottom wall, the top wall having a concave shape for receiving within its cross section a bottom wall of a green wall planting module mounted approximately one to four millimeters above it on a grid wall structure to suppress splashing and retain rain water. The grid wall structure comprises horizontal rods associated with a vertical wall structure of, for example, a building. The top wall of a lower mounted green wall module comprises an integral slot adapted to receive a horizontal irrigation pipe or hose, collectively referred to herein as a tube, which may lie horizontally in and longitudinally along the slot when the green wall modular apparatus is mounted to the grid wall. Tapered louvers are provided within the green wall planting module slanting upward from the rear wall at a predetermined angle within the module so as to collect and retain water as does the bottom concave wall of the apparatus. A controlled irrigation system including a cistern and rain barrel is provided to re-circulate collected rain water to plantings horizontally displayed by the green wall planting module via said tubes. A lighting system may be controlled to provide light for advertising or bloom simulation purposes on detection of nightfall or according to a calendar year and time of day clock.
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20 Claims
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9. A method of controlling the recycling of rain water through a green wall comprising
detecting the level of water in a cistern, detecting the level of water in a rain barrel, detecting the moisture level of planting growth material of a planting box of said green wall, collecting water in said cistern via said rain barrel by respective valves, and selectively pumping water from said cistern to said planting box via a switch-controlled pump when the moisture level of planting growth material is below a threshold level.
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12-1. The control method of claim 9 comprising
lighting one of optical fibers and electrical wires of a selected planting box according to one of a determination of a flower blooming period and an event of nightfall.
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16. Control apparatus for a green wall comprising modular apparatus adapted to display plantings substantially horizontally when said modular apparatus is mounted to a substantially vertical side grid wall associated with a substantially vertical wall of a fixed structure, said control apparatus comprising:
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a modular apparatus, the modular apparatus for mounting to said wall of said fixed structure via said grid wall; a top wall of said modular apparatus having a slot extending vertically downward, the slot disposed off-center of a concave cross-section of said top wall adapted to receive an irrigation tube for delivering water, said slot having an aperture at the bottom, said top wall for receiving water in said slot for delivery to said plantings; a cistern below said modular apparatus for receiving water by gravity flow from said modular apparatus; a rain barrel for disposition between said grid wall and said structure vertical wall for receiving rain water and for controlled delivery of water to said cistern by gravity flow; a pump for delivery of water from said cistern to said irrigation tube; and a processor having a memory, said processor for detecting water level in said cistern and said rain barrel, said processor, responsive to said detecting, for controlling said pump to deliver water from said cistern. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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