Decoder systems and methods for irrigation control
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05F-001/12
A01G-025/16
출원번호
US-0163505
(2016-05-24)
등록번호
US-10228711
(2019-03-12)
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Woytowitz, Peter John
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Hunter Industries, Inc.
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Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
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An irrigation system comprises an Internet connected controller that receives user input and provides a power signal and command and message data to an encoder. The encoder encodes the command and message data onto the power signal to provide a data encoded power waveform that is sent over a two-wir
An irrigation system comprises an Internet connected controller that receives user input and provides a power signal and command and message data to an encoder. The encoder encodes the command and message data onto the power signal to provide a data encoded power waveform that is sent over a two-wire path. The irrigation system further comprises one or more decoders in communication with the two-wire path to receive the data encoded power waveform and one or more irrigation valves in communication with the one or more decoders. The data encoded power waveform provides power to the decoders and the decoders decode the command and message data from the data encoded power waveform to control the irrigation valves according to the user input. Thus, a user controls an irrigation system comprising the two-wire path from a remote location using an Internet-compatible device without specific software installed.
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1. An Internet-enabled irrigation controller implemented to power and selectively energize a plurality of solenoid-actuated valves connected to corresponding decoders along a two-wire communication network using data encoded power waveforms, each decoder serially addressable over the two-wire commun
1. An Internet-enabled irrigation controller implemented to power and selectively energize a plurality of solenoid-actuated valves connected to corresponding decoders along a two-wire communication network using data encoded power waveforms, each decoder serially addressable over the two-wire communication network and configured to energize its corresponding solenoid-actuated valves, the Internet-enabled irrigation controller comprising: interface circuitry configured to provide an interface signal responsive to user input that is received over the Internet, the user input entered on a web-enabled device that is accessing a server;a processor configured to generate a control signal responsive to the interface signal, the control signal having a first state and a second state;a transformer configured to receive an input power signal and provide an AC power signal, wherein the AC power signal is sinusoidal; anda bridge circuit communicating with the transformer to receive the AC power signal and the processor to receive the control signal and configured to output the data encoded power waveforms to control the plurality of solenoid-actuated valves, the bridge circuit comprising a plurality of solid-state relays, at least one of the plurality of solid-state relays enabled when the control signal is in the first state and configured to pass the AC power signal in-phase, and at least one of others of the plurality of solid-state relays enabled when the control signal is in the second state and configured to shift a phase of the AC power signal by 180 degrees, the bridge circuit outputting the in-phase AC power signal on the two-wire communication network when the control signal is in the first state and outputting the phase-shifted AC power signal on the two-wire communication network when the control signal is in the second state. 2. The Internet-enabled irrigation controller of claim 1 wherein each solid-state relay of the plurality of solid-state relays comprises two MOSFETs coupled in series. 3. The Internet-enabled irrigation controller of claim 1 wherein the plurality of solid-state relays comprises four solid-state relays. 4. The Internet-enabled irrigation controller of claim 3 wherein the four solid-state relays are configured in the bridge circuit as a first diagonal pair of solid-state relays and a second diagonal pair of solid-state relays. 5. The Internet-enabled irrigation controller of claim 4 wherein the first diagonal pair of solid-state relays is enabled when the control signal is in the first state and configured to apply the in-phase AC power signal to an output of the bridge circuit. 6. The Internet-enabled irrigation controller of claim 4 wherein the second diagonal pair of solid-state relays is enabled when the control signal is in the second state to apply the phase-shifted AC power signal to an output of the bridge circuit. 7. The Internet-enabled irrigation controller of claim 1 wherein the data encoded power waveform comprises a sinusoidal waveform between zero-crossings. 8. The Internet-enabled irrigation controller of claim 1 wherein the interface circuit is further configured to receive sensor information from one or more sensors, the sensor information comprising one or more of flow rate, rain event, temperature, solar radiation, wind speed, relative humidity, motion, voltage, current, and soil moisture. 9. The Internet-enabled irrigation controller of claim 8 wherein the interface signal is responsive to the user input and the sensor information. 10. An Internet-enabled irrigation system implemented to power and selectively energize a plurality of solenoid-actuated valves connected to corresponding decoders along a two-wire communication network using data encoded power waveforms, each decoder serially addressable over the two-wire communication network and configured to energize its corresponding solenoid-actuated valves, the Internet-enabled irrigation system comprising: an irrigation controller comprising interface circuitry configured to provide an interface signal responsive to user input received over the Internet, and a first transformer configured to receive an input power signal and provide an AC power signal, wherein the AC power signal is sinusoidal, and wherein the user input is entered by a user on a web-enabled device that is accessing a server; andan encoder comprising a processor configured to generate a control signal responsive to the interface signal, the control signal having a first state and a second state, the encoder further comprising a bridge circuit communicating with the first transformer to receive the AC power signal, the bridge circuit comprising a plurality of solid-state relays, at least one of the plurality of solid-state relays enabled when the control signal is in the first state and configured to pass the AC power signal in-phase, and at least one of others of the plurality of solid-state relays enabled when the control signal is in the second state and configured to shift a phase of the AC power signal by 180 degrees, the bridge circuit outputting, on the two-wire communication network, the data encoded power waveform responsive to the in-phase AC power signal being when the control signal is in the first state and responsive to the phase-shifted AC power signal when the control signal is in the second state. 11. The Internet-enabled irrigation system of claim 10 further comprising a local area network (LAN) configured to receive Ethernet communications that comprise the user input. 12. The Internet-enabled irrigation system of claim 10 further comprising a powerline communication module that is configured to receive a powerline signal from an Ethernet-to-powerline adapter, the powerline signal comprising a first carrier signal modulated onto a line-voltage power signal, the first carrier signal embedded with data that is responsive to the user input. 13. The Internet-enabled irrigation system of claim 12 wherein the powerline communication module comprises a second transformer configured to output a 24 VAC power signal, and powerline transfer circuitry configured to decode the embedded data from the powerline signal, insert the decoded data onto a second carrier signal, and modulate the second carrier signal onto the 24 VAC power signal to form a data encoded 24 VAC power signal. 14. The Internet-enabled irrigation system of claim 13 further comprising communications power line communication circuitry (CPLCC) that is configured to receive the data encoded 24 VAC power signal via the irrigation controller, extract the second carrier signal from the data encoded 24 VAC power signal, and decode the inserted data from the extracted second carrier signal. 15. The Internet-enabled irrigation system of claim 10 wherein the irrigation controller comprises the encoder. 16. The Internet-enabled irrigation system of claim 10 wherein each solid-state relay of the plurality of solid-state relays comprises two MOSFETs coupled in series. 17. The Internet-enabled irrigation system of claim 10 wherein the data encoded power waveform comprises a sinusoidal waveform between zero-crossings. 18. A method to power and selectively energize a plurality of solenoid-actuated valves connected to corresponding decoder circuits along a two-wire communication network using data encoded power waveforms, each decoder circuit serially addressable over the two-wire communication network and configured to energize its corresponding solenoid-actuated valves, the method comprising: receiving user input over the Internet, the user input entered by a user on a web-enabled device that is accessing a server;providing an interface signal responsive to the user input;generating a control signal responsive to the interface signal, the control signal having a first state and a second state;transforming an input power signal to an AC power signal, wherein the AC power signal is sinusoidal;enabling at least one of a plurality of solid-state relays when the control signal is in the first state to pass the AC power signal in-phase;enabling at least one of others of the plurality of solid-state relays when the control signal is in the second state to shift a phase of the AC power signal by 180 degrees; andoutputting, on the two-wire communication network, the data encoded power waveform responsive to the in-phase AC power signal when the control signal is in the first state and responsive to the phase-shifted AC power signal when the control signal is in the second state. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein each solid-state relay of the plurality of solid-state relays comprises two MOSFETs coupled in series. 20. The method claim 18 wherein the data encoded power waveform comprises a sinusoidal waveform between zero-crossings.
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