Automatic efficient irrigation threshold setting
US8862277B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G25/167
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring the dynamic response of soil moisture and setting a threshold in relation to the field capacity of a soil area is disclosed herein. By measuring the dynamic response of soil moisture under wet soil conditions, one can determine a practical field capacity for the soil, in-situ, based solely on the soil moisture sensor output. Essentially, by looking at how the soil moisture level varies with time one can determine the field capacity.
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