IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. An irrigation system, comprising:
- a main irrigation line;
one or more lateral driplines, each lateral dripline being divided into zones and including a plurality of emitters at each zone; and
a plurality of controllable valves disposed along each of the one or more lateral driplines at zone borders,each one of the plurality of controllable valves being actuatable to activate corresponding emitters in the associated zone in a zone by zone cycle and each one of the plurality of emitters being replaceable to vary an amount of deliverable fluid by the zone by zone cycle.
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Abstract
An irrigation system is provided and includes a main irrigation line, one or more lateral driplines, each lateral dripline being divided into zones and including a plurality of emitters at each zone and a plurality of controllable valves disposed along each of the one or more lateral driplines at zone borders. Each one of the plurality of controllable valves is actuatable to activate corresponding emitters in the associated zone in a zone by zone cycle and each one of the plurality of emitters is replaceable to vary an amount of deliverable fluid by the zone by zone cycle.
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13 Claims
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1. An irrigation system, comprising:
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a main irrigation line; one or more lateral driplines, each lateral dripline being divided into zones and including a plurality of emitters at each zone; and a plurality of controllable valves disposed along each of the one or more lateral driplines at zone borders, each one of the plurality of controllable valves being actuatable to activate corresponding emitters in the associated zone in a zone by zone cycle and each one of the plurality of emitters being replaceable to vary an amount of deliverable fluid by the zone by zone cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An irrigation system, comprising:
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a main irrigation line; one or more lateral driplines, each lateral dripline being divided into zones and including a plurality of emitters at each zone; and a plurality of controllable valves disposed along each of the one or more lateral driplines at zone borders, each one of the plurality of controllable valves being actuatable to activate corresponding emitters in the associated zone in a zone by zone cycle, and each one of the plurality of emitters at each zone being replaceable by another emitter with a different emission rate such that a variable amount of water can be delivered to by the zone by zone cycle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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