Flow rate monitoring for agrochemical applications
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01F-007/00
G01F-001/05
A01M-007/00
A01C-023/00
출원번호
US-0932537
(2013-07-01)
등록번호
US-9310233
(2016-04-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Schmidt, Robert Blaine
출원인 / 주소
CHS, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Merchant & Gould P.C.
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초록
A system for estimating a flow rate of an agrichemical includes a conduit delivering the agrichemical from a repository to an application in a field, and a flow meter connected in-line with the conduit. The flow meter provides an estimate of a flow rate of the agrichemical through the conduit.
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1. A system for estimating a flow rate of an agrichemical, the system comprising: a plurality of conduits configured to deliver an agrichemical to a field, each of the plurality of conduits in fluid communication with a manifold through which the agrichemical is supplied; anda plurality of flow mete
1. A system for estimating a flow rate of an agrichemical, the system comprising: a plurality of conduits configured to deliver an agrichemical to a field, each of the plurality of conduits in fluid communication with a manifold through which the agrichemical is supplied; anda plurality of flow meters, with each of the flow meters being connected in-line with a respective one of the conduits, each of the flow meters providing an estimate of a flow rate of the agrichemical through its respective conduit, wherein each of the flow meters are positioned in-line with their respective conduits irrespective of the location of the manifold and apart from the manifold. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display communicatively coupled to a processor, the display configured to display the flow rate of the agrichemical through each of the plurality of conduits. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the display includes a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including an indication of the flow rate of the agrichemical through each of the plurality of conduits. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the in-line position of each of the flowmeters comprises a position proximate the manifold, a position proximate a nozzle at a delivery end of the conduit, or a position intermediate a length of the conduit. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein the display displays a flow rate through the manifold. 6. The system of claim 2, wherein the display provides an alarm indication when the flow rate through a conduit exceeds a threshold. 7. A system for estimating a flow rate of an agrichemical, the system comprising: a plurality of conduits configured to deliver an agrichemical to a field, each of the plurality of conduits in fluid communication with a manifold through which the agrichemical is supplied; anda plurality of flow meters, with each of the flow meters being connected in-line with a respective one of the conduits, each of the flow meters providing an estimate of a flow rate of the agrichemical through its respective conduit, wherein each of the flow meters are positioned in-line with their respective conduits irrespective of the location of the manifold and apart from the manifold and each of the flow meters regulating an amount of the agrichemical flowing through its respective conduit. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein each of the flow meters implements variable rate technology. 9. The system of claim 7, further comprising a display communicatively coupled to a processor, the display configured to display the flow rate of the agrichemical through each of the plurality of conduits. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the display includes a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including an indication of the flow rate of the agrichemical through each of the plurality of conduits. 11. The system of claim 7, wherein the in-line position of each of the flowmeters comprises a position proximate the manifold, a position proximate a nozzle at a delivery end of the conduit, or a position intermediate a length of the conduit. 12. The system of claim 9, wherein the display displays a flow rate through the manifold. 13. The system of claim 9, wherein the display provides an alarm indication when the flow rate through a conduit exceeds a threshold. 14. A system for delivering agrichemicals to a field of crops, the system comprising: a tractor;a farm implement pulled by the tractor, the farm implement including a tank of agrichemical and a plurality of conduits to deliver an agrichemical from the tank, via a manifold, to a plurality of rows in a field; anda plurality of flow meters, with each of the flow meters being connected in-line with a respective one of the conduits, the flow meters providing an estimate of a flow rate of the agrichemical through each of the conduits, wherein each of the flow meters are positioned in-line with their respective conduits irrespective of the location of the manifold and apart from the manifold. 15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a display communicatively coupled to a processor, the display configured to display the flow rate of the agrichemical through each of the plurality of conduits. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the display includes a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including an indication of the flow rate of the agrichemical through each of the plurality of conduits. 17. The system of claim 14, wherein the in-line position of each of the flowmeters comprises a position proximate the manifold, a position proximate a nozzle at a delivery end of the conduit, or a position intermediate a length of the conduit. 18. The system of claim 15, wherein the display displays a flow rate through the manifold. 19. The system of claim 15, wherein the display provides an alarm indication when the flow rate through a conduit exceeds a threshold.
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