Irrigation system with smart hydrants and related method
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1. An irrigation system comprising:
- a portable sprinkler;
a system water supply pipe supporting a plurality of hydrants adapted to be engaged by the portable sprinkler and to supply water to the portable sprinkler;
an addressable electronic ID tag mounted on each hydrant;
data stored on said addressable electronic ID tag, said data comprising at least hydrant identification, location, watering time and sprinkling pattern parameters for each hydrant, respectively;
a main controller programmed to control operation of the portable sprinkle;
a user interface including a communication link that is configured to receive commands from a remote device for programming and controlling the operation of the portable sprinkler,wherein said main controller includes a hydrant reader module by which said data is received from said ID tag, said main controller further comprising a sprinkler control module that provides sprinkling data to a sprinkler module that is programmed to operate the sprinkler in accordance with said data received by the main controller from said ID tag on said hydrant.
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Abstract
An irrigation system is composed of a mobile sprinkler cart; a system water supply pipe supporting a plurality of hydrants adapted to be engaged by the mobile sprinkler cart and to supply water to a sprinkler supported on the cart; and an addressable electronic ID tag mounted on each hydrant. A main controller is programmed to control operation of the mobile sprinkler cart, and the ID tag is adapted to send at least hydrant identifying data to the main controller to thereby enable the main controller to move the mobile sprinkler cart to the hydrant.
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1. An irrigation system comprising:
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a portable sprinkler; a system water supply pipe supporting a plurality of hydrants adapted to be engaged by the portable sprinkler and to supply water to the portable sprinkler; an addressable electronic ID tag mounted on each hydrant; data stored on said addressable electronic ID tag, said data comprising at least hydrant identification, location, watering time and sprinkling pattern parameters for each hydrant, respectively; a main controller programmed to control operation of the portable sprinkle; a user interface including a communication link that is configured to receive commands from a remote device for programming and controlling the operation of the portable sprinkler, wherein said main controller includes a hydrant reader module by which said data is received from said ID tag, said main controller further comprising a sprinkler control module that provides sprinkling data to a sprinkler module that is programmed to operate the sprinkler in accordance with said data received by the main controller from said ID tag on said hydrant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An irrigation system comprising:
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a portable sprinkler; a system water supply pipe supporting a plurality of hydrants adapted to be engaged by the portable sprinkler and to supply water to the portable sprinkler; an addressable electronic identification tag mounted on each hydrant; sprinkler data stored on said addressable electronic identification tag, said sprinkler data comprising irrigation time, duration and volumetric flow level for each hydrant, respectively; a main controller programmed to control operation of the portable sprinkler; and a user interface including a communication link that is configured to receive commands from a remote device for programming and controlling the operation of the portable sprinkler, wherein said electronic identification tag is programmed to send signals encoded with said sprinkler data to said main controller, said main controller further comprising a sprinkler control module that provides said sprinkling data to a sprinkler module that is programmed to operate the portable sprinkler in accordance with said sprinkling data received by the main controller from said electronic identification tag on said hydrant. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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