Irrigation interrupter
US8565927B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/189
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A irrigation interrupter is disclosed herein. The irrigation interrupter learns the watering patterns established by an irrigation controller and takes action to intelligently limit watering based on knowledge of time, temperature and soil moisture. The interrupter learns the watering pattern of the controller by monitoring behavior over a set period (two weeks), and mapping the start and duration of each zone's irrigation. A default profile is preferably set to enable users to ignore a setting and only adjust it after observing overall plant results.
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