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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Valmont Industries, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
Tracy A. Thatcher, Gretna, NE (US);
Mark Moeller, Valley, NE (US);
Assignee:
Valmont Industries, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/082 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); H01Q 1/526 (2013.01); H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2625 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an alternative communication path which uses a buried wired and a buried wire oscillator to transmit data between a centrally located pivot panel and an end tower control panel. According to a first preferred embodiment, a pivot panel of the present invention preferably includes a machine controller, a smart relay board, a modem, a guidance controller and a buried wire oscillator. According to a further preferred embodiment, a tower control panel of the present invention preferably includes a tower board controller, a modem, and a data antenna.