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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Kevin M. Irwin, Tucson, AZ (US);
Carlos Antonio Lopez Abundis, Yuma, AZ (US);
David Addai-gyansa, Fontana, CA (US);
Jeanpaul Vitali Bell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jonathan Heitzinger, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Juan Carlos Lopez, Yuma, AZ (US);
Scott A. Mcleod, Tucson, AZ (US);
John Stuart Saenz, Sierra Vista, AZ (US);
Christopher J. Sandy, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dustin Robert Stone, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Brett J. Wham, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin M. Irwin, Tucson, AZ (US);
Carlos Antonio Lopez Abundis, Yuma, AZ (US);
David Addai-Gyansa, Fontana, CA (US);
JeanPaul Vitali Bell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jonathan Heitzinger, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Juan Carlos Lopez, Yuma, AZ (US);
Scott A. McLeod, Tucson, AZ (US);
John Stuart Saenz, Sierra Vista, AZ (US);
Christopher J. Sandy, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dustin Robert Stone, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Brett J. Wham, Tucson, AZ (US);
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Abstract
An irrigation power system is provided for use with a conventional irrigation conduit having water flow therethrough as a source of hydro energy. In order to convert the hydro energy of the water flow to electrical energy, a power generation module is provided along the irrigation conduit. The electrical energy provided by the power generation module is then provided to a power conditioner to alter the electrical energy to produce a predetermined current. The predetermined current is then sent to a storage device for later use. An irrigation system component then communicates with the storage device to receive electrical power for selective operation of the component.