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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Sergio A. Bermudez Rodriguez, Boston, MA (US);
Hendrik F. Hamann, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Levente Klein, Tuckahoe, NY (US);
Michael A. Schappert, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Theodore G. van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A soil moisture sensor and a soil moisture sensing system are provided. The soil moisture sensor includes a double groove helical structure having grooves and formed from an insulator. The soil moisture sensor further includes at least a first electrode and a second electrode formed from one or more metals deposited at at least two different locations on the grooves. The soil moisture sensor also includes a processor for processing a soil moisture measurement signal based on a conductivity between the electrodes. The soil moisture sensor additionally includes a wireless transmitter for transmitting the soil moisture measurement signal to a remote location.