Systems and methods of reducing peak water usage
First Claim
1. An irrigation management system comprising a microprocessor disposed in an irrigation controller that is programmed to:
- (a) receive, from a source other than a water supplier involved with water distribution at a consumer site, information affecting peak water use at the customer site;
(b) receive information on water use at a the consumer site;
(c) automatically derive a new irrigation schedule having a modified peak water use that is at least partly based on both the information affecting peak water use and the water use at the consumer site;
(d) execute the new irrigation schedule; and
wherein the new irrigation schedule comprises the use of a rolling-average of watering duration in the determination of a new irrigation application duration.
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Abstract
An irrigation management system reduces high peak water use values by utilizing a microprocessor disposed in an irrigation controller to (a) receive peak water use information from a source other than a water supplier (b) receive water use information at a consumer site, and (c) automatically derive a new irrigation schedule that is at least partly based on the information received. The new irrigation schedule preferably includes at least one of a modification in a default irrigation frequency or start time, a reduction in a default irrigation application duration, the use of a rolling-average in the determination of the new irrigation application duration and other changes or modifications to the default irrigation schedule that will provide for the reduction in high peak water use values. Additionally, the microprocessor will display to the water user and/or third parties details on the new irrigation schedule and information received from the water supplier.
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16 Claims
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1. An irrigation management system comprising a microprocessor disposed in an irrigation controller that is programmed to:
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(a) receive, from a source other than a water supplier involved with water distribution at a consumer site, information affecting peak water use at the customer site; (b) receive information on water use at a the consumer site; (c) automatically derive a new irrigation schedule having a modified peak water use that is at least partly based on both the information affecting peak water use and the water use at the consumer site; (d) execute the new irrigation schedule; and wherein the new irrigation schedule comprises the use of a rolling-average of watering duration in the determination of a new irrigation application duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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