Valve System

• US 20120273704A1
• Filed: 07/09/2012
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Water Optimizer, LLC
• Original Assignee: Water Optimizer, LLC
• Inventors: O'Connor, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US13/544,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20120273704A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 251/129.04
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 25/16 Control of watering
• CPC Class Codes: E03B 7/02 Public or like main pipe systems
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 7/0664 the plurality of throttling means being arranged for the control of a plurality of diverging flows from a single flow G05D7/0652 takes precedence; ratio control G05D11/13
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/189 Soil moisture sensing

Abstract

A combined water management and communication system for a water provider wirelessly communicating with selected ones of the multiplicity of user wireless transceiver for changing water distribution to selective ones of the multiplicity of independent users upon an undesired water flow characteristic within the water distribution channels. The multiplicity of user wireless transceivers communicating with proximate user wireless transceivers for forming a network for communicating information to a third party wireless transceiver unrelated to liquid flow. The invention is also incorporated into a remote controlled solar operated wireless irrigation valve. The invention is further incorporated into an improved water management irrigation system incorporating an adaptive weather based controller that is adjusted by a weather based sensor base controller.

Claims

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6. A remote controlled valve unit for an irrigation system, comprising:

an electrically operated valve;

a battery for powering said electrically operated valve;

a wireless transceiver for communicating with adjacent wireless transceivers;

a control interconnected to said electrically operated valve and said battery and said wireless transceiver for opening and closing said electrically operated valve in accordance with communications from said remote transceiver; and

a photovoltaic device connected to said battery for charging said battery upon impingement of electromagnetic radiation

7. A remote controlled valve unit as set forth in claim 6, wherein said wireless transceiver forms a component of a mesh network.

8. A remote controlled valve unit as set forth in claim 6, including a container having a bottom wall, a sidewall and a top wall;

an input fitting and an output fitting located in said sidewall of said container;

said electrically operated valve being disposed within said container and interposed between said input fitting and said output fitting; and

a photovoltaic device being located external said container for receiving the impingement of electromagnetic radiation.

9. A remote valve controlled unit as set forth in claim 6, wherein said container is a water resistant container for enabling said container to be buried in the ground.

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14. A wireless transceiver for controlling an externally located electrically operated valve, comprising:

container comprising sidewalls and a bottom wall;

a removable top wall for closing the container to form a water tight container enabling said container to be buried in the ground;

a lower portion and an upper portion defined in said container;

a wireless transceiver and control circuit located in said lower portion of said container;

a rechargeable battery for powering said wireless transceiver and control circuit;

an antenna located in said upper portion of said container connected to said wireless transceiver;

a photovoltaic solar collector located in said upper portion of said container and connected to said control circuit for recharging said rechargeable battery.

15. A wireless transceiver for controlling an electrically operated remote valve unit as set forth in claim 14, including a plurality of connectors mounted to said bottom wall of said container connected for controlling the externally located electrically operated valve.