Load cells for plug holder weight measurement
US11808621B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G21/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatus for measuring various characteristics of an indoor agriculture system. In one embodiment, a plug holder weight measurement system includes a plant plug holder disposed in a grow tower and one or more load cells positioned and configured to detect a weight of a plug holder. The load cells may be compression-type, tension-type, torsion-type, or beam-type load cells and each may be integrated into the grow tower.
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