Pressure-based blockage detection system and method in crop production systems
US8928486B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B23/0286
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A crop production system, including at least one electrical sensor configured to measure pressure within a pneumatic flow path configured to convey a particulate material and transmit a first signal indicative of pressure, a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to detect a blockage in the crop production system based on a change in the first signal.
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