Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nozzle control system and method
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Application No.: US15703818Application Date: 2017-09-13
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Publication No.: US10368538B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: John D. Preheim , Brent A. Driesen , Jared Ernest Kocer
- Applicant: Raven Industries, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US SD Sioux Falls
- Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US SD Sioux Falls
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A01M7/00
- IPC: A01M7/00 ; B05B12/08

Abstract:
A system and method for nozzle control includes an overall system pressure valve, configured to adjust the pressure of an agricultural product within a boom. A master node is configured to receive an overall system flow rate measurement, an overall target flow rate, and an overall system pressure measurement, the master node configured to adjust the overall system pressure valve to control the pressure of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are configured to dispense the agricultural product, the plurality of smart nozzles each associated with an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzle, the smart nozzle is configured to control a nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180042214A1 NOZZLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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