Abstract: System and method for controlling an irrigation system using feedback from flow meters installed in an irrigation system are described. The system and method allows for automatic detection of the number of flow meters and their relation to controls valves attached to an irrigation system and for precise and reliable fluid flow measurements. Typical water flows for the system are learned and then compared to current water flows to detect water leaks (i.e., high water flow), malfunctioning control valves and/or low water flow and subsequently trigger electronic alerts to the user when system malfunctions are detected.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 15, 2020
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2023
Assignee:
HOT SOCKET, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas Anthony O'Dell, Paul Christopher Dorsey
Abstract: A circuit that can be used to add a flow meter to an existing set of wires that connects a controller to an electric valve. The circuit does not require the need to run additional wiring from the controller to the valve and flow meter. The circuit creates pulses of current with a rate that is proportional to the flow, which are then transmitted to a receiver and converted to a flow measurement output to the user by a controller.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 19, 2018
Date of Patent:
March 23, 2021
Assignee:
HOT SOCKET, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas Anthony O'Dell, Paul Christopher Dorsey