The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
System and method for analysis of current and voltage levels within a center pivot irrigation system
Applicant:
Valmont Industries, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Inventor:
Tracy A. Thatcher, Gretna, NE (US);
Assignee:
VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC., Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 25/00 (2006.01); A01G 25/16 (2006.01); A01G 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 25/16 (2013.01); A01G 25/092 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for analyzing drive tower current and voltage levels to determine drive wheel status. In accordance with a first preferred embodiment, the system of the present invention includes a machine analysis module which analyzes data from electrical sensing systems, GPS sensors, and gyroscopic sensors. According to a further preferred embodiment, the machine analysis module applies a current/voltage sensing algorithm which analyzes the status of the first and second drive wheels based on detected operating currents/voltages of selected motors.