公开(公告)号：US10130054B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US14599880

申请日：2015-01-19

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Gerald L. Abts ,  Kevin J. Abts ,  Kim Jedlicka

IPC分类号： B05B3/18 ,  A01G25/09

摘要： An irrigation system with transient state speeds of movement achieves and maintains substantial straight alignment of multiple interconnected spans with continuous movement over a range of speeds in a forward and reverse movement direction. A variable-speed drive controller monitors and processes the output of the corresponding alignment detector and, based on the output of the alignment detector, selects from memory and continuously furnishes to the corresponding span motor a predetermined progressively increasing speed profile or a predetermined progressively decreasing speed profile.

公开(公告)号：US20170295730A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15487751

申请日：2017-04-14

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Gerald L. Abts ,  Kevin J. Abts

IPC分类号： A01G25/09 ,  A01G25/16 ,  B05B15/06

摘要： An irrigation system with an alignment detector uses a plurality of discrete sensors to detect and measure each irrigator span's misalignment when moving in either direction. In particular, this sensor alignment detector utilizes a first sensor for the forward movement direction and a second sensor for the reverse movement direction, which provides a significant improvement in alignment optimization and sensitivity.

公开(公告)号：US10582671B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15487751

申请日：2017-04-14

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Gerald L. Abts ,  Kevin J. Abts

IPC分类号： A01G25/09 ,  A01G25/16 ,  B05B15/658

摘要： An irrigation system with an alignment detector uses a plurality of discrete sensors to detect and measure each irrigator span's misalignment when moving in either direction. In particular, this sensor alignment detector utilizes a first sensor for the forward movement direction and a second sensor for the reverse movement direction, which provides a significant improvement in alignment optimization and sensitivity.

公开(公告)号：US20190053443A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US16169209

申请日：2018-10-24

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Kevin J. Abts ,  Kim J. Jedlicka ,  Gerald L. Abts

IPC分类号： A01G25/09

摘要： An irrigation system with steady state speeds of movement achieves and maintains substantial straight alignment of multiple interconnected spans with continuous movement over a range of speeds in a forward and reverse movement direction. A variable-speed drive controller monitors and processes the output of the corresponding alignment detector and, based on the output of the alignment detector, selects from memory and continuously furnishes to the corresponding span motor a predetermined progressively increasing speed profile, a predetermined progressively decreasing speed profile, or a new fixed current speed.

公开(公告)号：US10165741B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US14599718

申请日：2015-01-19

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Kevin J. Abts ,  Kim Jedlicka ,  Gerald L. Abts

IPC分类号： B05B3/18 ,  A01G25/09

摘要： An irrigation system with steady state speeds of movement achieves and maintains substantial straight alignment of multiple interconnected spans with continuous movement over a range of speeds in a forward and reverse movement direction. A variable-speed drive controller monitors and processes the output of the corresponding alignment detector and, based on the output of the alignment detector, selects from memory and continuously furnishes to the corresponding span motor a predetermined progressively increasing speed profile, a predetermined progressively decreasing speed profile, or a new fixed current speed.

公开(公告)号：US09661808B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14611900

申请日：2015-02-02

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Kevin J. Abts ,  Gerald L. Abts

IPC分类号： A01G25/00 ,  A01G25/09

CPC分类号： A01G25/092

摘要： An irrigation system that includes multiple interconnected spans that are supported by multiple tower structures. Each intermediate tower structure and end tower structure may include a dual-controller drive assembly that may include both a fixed-speed drive controller controlling the speed of movement of the dual-controller drive assembly when the fixed-speed drive controller is selected and a variable-speed drive controller controlling the speed of movement of the dual-controller drive assembly when the variable-speed drive controller is selected, and one or more selector switches configured to either manually, based on manual operator input, or automatically, based on automatic sensor input, select between the fixed-speed drive controller and the variable-speed drive controller.

公开(公告)号：US10384557B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US15612869

申请日：2017-06-02

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Gerald L. Abts ,  Kevin J. Abts

IPC分类号： B60L15/20 ,  A01G25/09 ,  B60L3/12

摘要： An irrigation system with a variable-speed drive assembly compares electric power data of a motor as a function of the location of the motor against stored historical electric power data for the motor to determine acceptable electric power data thresholds for purposes of diagnosing and predicting pending functionality complications of the variable-speed drive assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20190053444A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US16169432

申请日：2018-10-24

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Gerald L. Abts ,  Kevin J. Abts ,  Kim Jedlicka

IPC分类号： A01G25/09

摘要： An irrigation system with transient state speeds of movement achieves and maintains substantial straight alignment of multiple interconnected spans with continuous movement over a range of speeds in a forward and reverse movement direction. A variable-speed drive controller monitors and processes the output of the corresponding alignment detector and, based on the output of the alignment detector, selects from memory and continuously furnishes to the corresponding span motor a predetermined progressively increasing speed profile or a predetermined progressively decreasing speed profile.

公开(公告)号：US20170349060A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15612869

申请日：2017-06-02

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Gerald L. Abts ,  Kevin J. Abts

IPC分类号： B60L15/20 ,  A01G25/09 ,  B60L3/12

CPC分类号： B60L15/20 ,  A01G25/092 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2260/50 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7275

摘要： An irrigation system with a variable-speed drive assembly compares electric power data of a motor as a function of the location of the motor against stored historical electric power data for the motor to determine acceptable electric power data thresholds for purposes of diagnosing and predicting pending functionality complications of the variable-speed drive assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20150351334A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-10

申请号：US14611475

申请日：2015-02-02

申请人： Irrovation LLC

发明人： Kevin J. Abts ,  Gerald L. Abts

IPC分类号： A01G25/09

CPC分类号： A01G25/092

摘要： An irrigation system that includes a plurality of interconnected spans that are supported by tower structures. Each tower structure includes a drive assembly with a drive controller controlling its speed, and a heat dissipation assembly mounted to the applicant conduit carrying an applicant, such as irrigation water. The heat dissipation assembly provides cooling via conductive heat transfer to remove heat generated by the drive controller during operation.

摘要翻译： 一种灌溉系统，其包括由塔结构支撑的多个互连跨度。 每个塔架结构包括具有控制其速度的驱动控制器的驱动组件，以及安装到承载申请人的申请人导管（例如灌溉水）的散热组件。 散热组件通过导电热传递来提供冷却，以消除在操作期间由驱动控制器产生的热量。