Method and system for monitoring and control of hydroponic growing environment
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a hydroponic growing environment, the system comprising:
- a multi-outlet power delivery device comprising a plurality of power outlets, a communication interface, a computer-readable medium having programming instructions and a controller configured to selectively switch each of the power outlets on or off in response to commands received via the communication interface; and
a hydroponic reservoir sensing device comprising;
a probe containing one or more reservoir sensors configured to monitor one or more parameters of a nutrient solution in a hydroponic reservoir,a transmitter, anda controller configured to;
receive data captured by the one or more reservoir sensors,determine whether the received data is outside of a desired range of values for an environmental condition of the hydroponic reservoir, andin response to determining that the received data is outside of the desired range of values;
identify an environmental controller that, when activated or deactivated, will alter the environmental condition,generate a command to turn the environmental controller on or off, andcause the transmitter to transmit the generated command to the multi-outlet power delivery device via a communications network;
wherein the programming instructions on the computer-readable memory of the power delivery device are configured to cause the controller of the multi-outlet power delivery device to;
receive the generated command and switch an outlet associated with the environmental controller on or off based on at least a timer and one or more rules in response to the generated command, wherein the timer and the one or more rules control the function of the environmental controller so that one or more environmental parameters stay within the desired range.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring and control of hydroponic growing environment are disclosed. One or more sensing devices are provided to capture the conditions of a hydroponic growing environment via one or more reservoir or air sensors. The sensing devices can further communicate with and control a multiple-outlet power delivery device to make adjustment to the hydroponic growing environment. The power delivery device may include one or more power outlets, each of which can be activated or deactivated to turn on/off an environmental control equipment items. The sensing device may also communicate with a remote server, which may retrieve sensor data about the environmental conditions from the sensing device. The remote server may monitor the environmental conditions and automatically adjust the growing environment by controlling the power delivery device. A user may also access the remote server, monitor and control the hydroponic growing environment via the remote server.
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1. A system for controlling a hydroponic growing environment, the system comprising:
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a multi-outlet power delivery device comprising a plurality of power outlets, a communication interface, a computer-readable medium having programming instructions and a controller configured to selectively switch each of the power outlets on or off in response to commands received via the communication interface; and a hydroponic reservoir sensing device comprising; a probe containing one or more reservoir sensors configured to monitor one or more parameters of a nutrient solution in a hydroponic reservoir, a transmitter, and a controller configured to; receive data captured by the one or more reservoir sensors, determine whether the received data is outside of a desired range of values for an environmental condition of the hydroponic reservoir, and in response to determining that the received data is outside of the desired range of values; identify an environmental controller that, when activated or deactivated, will alter the environmental condition, generate a command to turn the environmental controller on or off, and cause the transmitter to transmit the generated command to the multi-outlet power delivery device via a communications network; wherein the programming instructions on the computer-readable memory of the power delivery device are configured to cause the controller of the multi-outlet power delivery device to; receive the generated command and switch an outlet associated with the environmental controller on or off based on at least a timer and one or more rules in response to the generated command, wherein the timer and the one or more rules control the function of the environmental controller so that one or more environmental parameters stay within the desired range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling a hydroponic growing environment, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a reservoir sensing device, data captured by one or more reservoir sensors configured to monitor one or more parameters of a nutrient solution in a hydroponic reservoir; determining, by the reservoir sensing device, whether the received data is outside of a desired range of values for an environmental condition of the hydroponic reservoir; and in response to determining that the received data is outside of the desired range of values; identifying, by the reservoir sensing device, an environmental controller that, when activated or deactivated, will alter the environmental condition, generating, by the reservoir sensing device, a command to turn the environmental controller on or off, transmitting, by the reservoir sensing device the generated command to a multi-outlet power delivery device via a communications network, and receiving, by a controller of the multi-outlet power delivery device the generated command and switching an outlet associated with the environmental controller on or off based on a timer and one or more rules in response to the generated command, wherein at least the timer and the one or more rules control the function of the environmental controller so that one or more environmental parameters stay within the desired range. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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