WO2001019168A1 - Irrigation control and programming system for garden, agricultural and forest areas using remote control devices - Google Patents

Irrigation control and programming system for garden, agricultural and forest areas using remote control devices Download PDF

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WO2001019168A1
WO2001019168A1 PCT/ES2000/000344 ES0000344W WO0119168A1 WO 2001019168 A1 WO2001019168 A1 WO 2001019168A1 ES 0000344 W ES0000344 W ES 0000344W WO 0119168 A1 WO0119168 A1 WO 0119168A1
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Luis Manuel Navas Gracia
José María Duran Altisent
Cándido CRESPO RODRIGUEZ
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  • Control electronics and irrigation remote control Software integration, Remote home security, and Home automation control
  • control of small landscaped, agricultural and forestry areas is normally carried out by means of controllers that are manually programmed locally by the owners of said surfaces.
  • controllers make them used only for the control of irrigation, not including in any case the telecare service related to the technical advice to the user about the cultural work to be carried out for the correct management of the landscaped or agricultural surface, nor interactive message communication services from users, nor additional home automation services
  • Irrigation programs can be determined using potential crop evapotranspiration models (measurement of environmental parameters) or by direct measurement of soil water status
  • the system is still used only for the control of irrigation, not including in any case the telecare service from the central server related to the technical advice to the user about the cultural work to be carried out for the correct management of the landscaped surface or agricultural, or interactive message communication services from users to the central server, or additional home automation remote services
  • the invention consists in the development of a remote integral management system of irrigation controllers for landscaped, agricultural and forested areas, basically characterized by these aspects
  • the system consists of two fundamental parts
  • any currently existing commercial controller that supports the transfer of programs and messages established by the system object of the Invention may be used
  • the central server computer will be where the application of integral irrigation management is located This application is composed of three fundamental modules Customer management module, weather station control module and irrigation control module
  • the client management module is responsible for managing customer information and their plots
  • the meteorological station control module is responsible for managing the station information and calculating potential evapotranspiration
  • the irrigation control module for the automatic definition of frequency and dose of irrigation
  • the client management module is constituted by means of a database of the users of gardens and agricultural and forestry plots included in the system This database manages the necessary information of the client and of his garden or plot to be able to control it
  • Irrigation programs are determined by calculating potential evapotranspiration, which implies knowing the status of certain agrometeorological variables. To know this state, meteorological stations located at different geographical points will be available, which will provide data representative of the agro-environmental behavior of the area where a set of gardens or agricultural plots are located.
  • the meteorological station control module which is part of the management application integral of the irrigation, it is in charge of managing the information and communications with said stations. The transfer of information from the meteorological stations is carried out by radio link or telephone transmission. Any existing commercial meteorological station that has at least the following temperature and temperature sensors can be used. environmental relative humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, and precipitation
  • the weather station will carry out continuous measurements of the installed sensors, storing the average value of the parameters every 15 min, except in the case of precipitation, for which its accumulated value is stored Depending on the type of connection between the weather station and the computer server, the stored values are collected by the integral management application every 15 min (connection by radio link) or at the end of each day (connection by telephone link)
  • an objective of this invention is the remote programming of the irrigation controllers, based in a programmed schedule control, with the automatic definition of the frequency and dose of irrigation, which is carried out by the irrigation control module constituting the integral management application This module makes the determination of the water needs of each sector of irrigation depending on
  • Irrigation programs thus generated by the server computer are encoded in ASCII format to be sent by telephone to the remote controllers
  • the program code is constituted as follows • Program number
  • control system object of the Invention can be used to introduce the home automation control actions desired by the user
  • Adcon Telemetry weather stations communicate the agri-environmental data to the server computer via radio link and the communication between the server computer and the remote controllers is carried out using the short message service (SMS) of GSM telephony, using Wavecom modems.
  • SMS short message service
  • the industrial application of the management system object of the Invention extends to public and private garden installation and maintenance companies, agricultural and forest irrigation installation and maintenance companies, garden owners, farmers and agricultural and forestry entrepreneurs, irrigation communities and public administration institutions.

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The invention relates to a remote control system for garden, agricultural and forest areas that is managed by a server-resident comprehensive management application. The invention is characterized by automatic determination of irrigation frequency and optimal irrigation dose and by a technical teleassistance system for the garden and agricultural areas that makes it possible to send alarms and messages from the control devices located throughout the field and to transmit technical information messages relating to crop-specific works from the server. Said remote comprehensive management system also makes it possible to transmit home automation programs to the control devices. Said management system can be used in public and private gardens and in agricultural and forest areas.

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DESCRIPCIÓNDESCRIPTION
TITULOTITLE
Sistema de control y programación de riego en superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales mediante controladores teledirigidosIrrigation control and programming system on landscaped, agricultural and forestry surfaces using remote control controllers
SECTOR TÉCNICO AL QUE SE REFIERE LA INVENCIÓNTECHNICAL SECTOR TO WHICH THE INVENTION REFERS
Electrónica de control y telecontrol del riego, Integración software, Seguridad doméstica remota, y Control domóticoControl electronics and irrigation remote control, Software integration, Remote home security, and Home automation control
ESTADO DE LA TÉCNICA ANTERIORSTATE OF THE PREVIOUS TECHNIQUE
En la actualidad el control de pequeñas superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales se realiza normalmente mediante controladores que son programados manualmente de forma local por los usuarios propietarios de dichas superficies Las características generales de dichos controladores sonAt present, the control of small landscaped, agricultural and forestry areas is normally carried out by means of controllers that are manually programmed locally by the owners of said surfaces.
• Programación local manual de la frecuencia y dosis de riego• Manual local programming of the frequency and dose of irrigation
• Programas de riego determinados por los usuarios• Irrigation programs determined by users
• Información local de alarmas y fallos de los controladores• Local alarm and controller fault information
Las propiedades de estos controladores hacen que sean empleados sólo para el control del riego, no incluyendo en ningún caso el servicio de teleasistencia relacionada con el asesoramiento técnico al usuario sobre las labores culturales a realizar para el correcto manejo de la superficie ajardinada o agrícola, ni servicios interactivos de comunicación de mensajes desde los usuarios, ni servicios adicionales de telecontrol domóticoThe properties of these controllers make them used only for the control of irrigation, not including in any case the telecare service related to the technical advice to the user about the cultural work to be carried out for the correct management of the landscaped or agricultural surface, nor interactive message communication services from users, nor additional home automation services
La situación cambia cuando se contemplan los sistemas de control del riego de grandes superficies ajardinadas, campos de golf o grandes extensiones de regadío agrícola o forestal Para estos casos ya existen sistemas automáticos que, aunque con distintas configuraciones, se pueden caracterizar por los siguientes aspectosThe situation changes when the irrigation control systems of large landscaped areas, golf courses or large areas of agricultural or forestry irrigation are contemplated. For these cases there are already automatic systems that, although with different configurations, can be characterized by the following aspects
• Determinación automática de la frecuencia y dosis de riego, aunque es frecuente que exista la posibilidad de la programación manual del riego• Automatic determination of the frequency and dose of irrigation, although it is common that there is the possibility of manual programming of irrigation
• Sistemas de control distribuido, constituidos de dos formas posibles - Sólo por controladores remotos, en los que reside la aplicación que permite generar los programas de control• Distributed control systems, constituted in two possible ways - Only by remote controllers, in which the application that allows to generate control programs resides
- Por una unidad central de control, encargada de generar los programas de riego, y unas unidades remotas, cuya misión es sólo ejecutar dichos programas • Cuando el sistema de control se constituye mediante una unidad central y controladores remotos, la transferencia de la programación de riegos generada por la unidad central a los controladores remotos puede realizarse mediante radioenlace, soporte físico de cable o a través de módulos auxiliares de memoria transportables- For a central control unit, in charge of generating the irrigation programs, and remote units, whose mission is only to execute those programs • When the control system is constituted by means of a central unit and remote controllers, the transfer of the programming of irrigation generated by the central unit to the remote controllers can be carried out by radio link, cable physical support or via transportable auxiliary memory modules
• La determinación de los programas de riego se puede realizar utilizando modelos de evapotranspiración potencial del cultivo (medida de parámetros ambientales) o por medida directa del estado hídrico del suelo• Irrigation programs can be determined using potential crop evapotranspiration models (measurement of environmental parameters) or by direct measurement of soil water status
En estos casos el sistema se sigue empleando sólo para el control del riego, no incluyendo tampoco en ningún caso el servicio de teleasistencia desde el servidor central relacionada con el asesoramiento técnico al usuario sobre las labores culturales a realizar para el correcto manejo de la superficie ajardinada o agrícola, ni servicios interactivos de comunicación de mensajes desde los usuarios al servidor central, ni servicios adicionales de telecontrol domóticoIn these cases the system is still used only for the control of irrigation, not including in any case the telecare service from the central server related to the technical advice to the user about the cultural work to be carried out for the correct management of the landscaped surface or agricultural, or interactive message communication services from users to the central server, or additional home automation remote services
EXPLICACIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNEXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION
La Invención consiste en el desarrollo de un sistema de gestión integral remoto de controladores de riego para zonas ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales, caracterizado básicamente por estos aspectosThe invention consists in the development of a remote integral management system of irrigation controllers for landscaped, agricultural and forested areas, basically characterized by these aspects
• Programación remota, automática y optimizada de la frecuencia y dosis de riego de cada jardín o parcela, en función de parámetros agrometeorológicos y de sus propiedades características concretas Esta programación remota es complementada con la posibilidad de programación local por parte del usuario, y con la opción de manejo manual, remoto o local, de los controladores de riego• Remote, automatic and optimized programming of the frequency and dose of irrigation of each garden or plot, depending on agrometeorological parameters and their specific characteristic properties This remote programming is complemented with the possibility of local programming by the user, and with the option for manual, remote or local operation of irrigation controllers
• Gestión remota de alarmas y fallos del sistema de riego • Servicio de teleasistencia desde el servidor central, para el manejo óptimo de las zonas ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales • Servicio interactivo de mensajes, desde los usuarios a la estación central de control integral, para la transmisión de notificaciones realativas al manejo del jardín y al control de labores culturales• Remote management of alarms and failures of the irrigation system • Telecare service from the central server, for optimal management of landscaped, agricultural and forestry areas • Interactive message service, from the users to the central station of integral control, for the transmission of notifications related to the management of the garden and the control of cultural works
• Posibilidad de introducir cuando se desee aplicaciones domóticas de control• Possibility of entering when desired home automation control applications
El sistema se compone de dos partes fundamentalesThe system consists of two fundamental parts
1 Controladores remotos teleprogramados1 Teleprogrammed remote controllers
2 Ordenador servidor central encargado de la gestión completa del sistema2 Central server computer responsible for complete system management
Respecto a los controladores remotos, se podrá utilizar cualquier controlador comercial actualmente existente que admita la transferencia de los programas y mensajes establecidos por el sistema objeto de la InvenciónWith regard to remote controllers, any currently existing commercial controller that supports the transfer of programs and messages established by the system object of the Invention may be used
El ordenador servidor central será en donde se encuentre radicada la aplicación de gestión integral del riego Dicha aplicación se compone de tres módulos fundamentales Módulo de gestión de clientes, módulo de control de estaciones meteorológicas y módulo de control del riego El módulo de gestión de clientes se encarga de gestionar la información del cliente y sus parcelas, el módulo de control de estaciones meteorológicas se encarga de manejar la información de las estaciones y calcular la evapotranspiración potencial, y el módulo de control del riego, de la definición automática de la frecuencia y dosis de riegoThe central server computer will be where the application of integral irrigation management is located This application is composed of three fundamental modules Customer management module, weather station control module and irrigation control module The client management module is responsible for managing customer information and their plots, the meteorological station control module is responsible for managing the station information and calculating potential evapotranspiration, and the irrigation control module, for the automatic definition of frequency and dose of irrigation
La transferencia bidireccional de programas, alarmas y mensajes, transferencia establecida entre el ordenador servidor y los controladores remotos, se realizará haciendo uso de servicios de transmisión telefónicaThe bidirectional transfer of programs, alarms and messages, transfer established between the server computer and the remote controllers, will be done using telephone transmission services
El módulo de gestión de clientes se constituye mediante una base de datos de los usuarios de jardines y parcelas agrícolas y forestales englobados en el sistema Dicha base de datos gestiona la información necesaria del cliente y de su jardín o parcela para poder realizar el control del mismoThe client management module is constituted by means of a database of the users of gardens and agricultural and forestry plots included in the system This database manages the necessary information of the client and of his garden or plot to be able to control it
• Datos del cliente Del cliente es necesario conocer sus datos personales, para proceder a su identificación y a la facturación de los servicios prestados Así mismo es preciso conocer los datos relativos al controlador de riego adquirido (modelo, número de serie y teléfono de comunicación), para el control y mantenimiento del mismo• Customer data The customer needs to know their personal data, to proceed with their identification and billing of the services provided. It is also necessary know the data related to the irrigation controller acquired (model, serial number and communication telephone), for its control and maintenance
• Datos de parcelas. Para controlar el jardín o parcela de un usuario es necesario un estudio inicial de los sectores de riego que lo constituyen. Los datos necesarios son el tipo de cultivo, el tipo de instalación para el suministro del agua de riego, el tipo de implantación de las plantas en el terreno y la localización física de las plantas en el jardín o parcela• Parcel data. To control a user's garden or plot, an initial study of the irrigation sectors that constitute it is necessary. The necessary data are the type of crop, the type of installation for the supply of irrigation water, the type of plant implantation in the field and the physical location of the plants in the garden or plot
La determinación de los programas de riego se realiza mediante cálculo de la evapotranspiración potencial, lo cual implica conocer el estado de determinadas variables agrometeorológicas. Para conocer dicho estado se dispondrán estaciones meteorológicas situadas en distintos puntos geográficos, que proporcionarán datos representativos del comportamiento agroambiental de la zona donde se ubican un conjunto de jardines o parcelas agrícolas El módulo de control de estaciones meteorológicas, que forma parte de la aplicación de gestión integral del riego, se encarga de manejar la información y las comunicaciones con dichas estaciones La transferencia de información desde las estaciones meteorológicas se realiza mediante radioenlace o transmisión telefónica Se podrá utilizar cualquier estación meteorológica comercial actualmente existente que cuente como mínimo con los siguientes sensores Temperatura y humedad relativa ambientales, radiación solar, velocidad y dirección del viento, y precipitaciónIrrigation programs are determined by calculating potential evapotranspiration, which implies knowing the status of certain agrometeorological variables. To know this state, meteorological stations located at different geographical points will be available, which will provide data representative of the agro-environmental behavior of the area where a set of gardens or agricultural plots are located. The meteorological station control module, which is part of the management application integral of the irrigation, it is in charge of managing the information and communications with said stations. The transfer of information from the meteorological stations is carried out by radio link or telephone transmission. Any existing commercial meteorological station that has at least the following temperature and temperature sensors can be used. environmental relative humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, and precipitation
La estación meteorológica realizará medidas continuas de los sensores instalados, almacenando el valor medio de los parámetro cada 15 min, excepto en el caso de la precipitación, para la que se almacena su valor acumulado Dependiendo del tipo de conexión entre la estación meteorológica y el ordenador servidor, los valores almacenados son recogidos por la aplicación de gestión integral cada 15 min (unión mediante radioenlace) o al finalizar cada día (unión mediante enlace telefónico)The weather station will carry out continuous measurements of the installed sensors, storing the average value of the parameters every 15 min, except in the case of precipitation, for which its accumulated value is stored Depending on the type of connection between the weather station and the computer server, the stored values are collected by the integral management application every 15 min (connection by radio link) or at the end of each day (connection by telephone link)
Una vez transmitidos los datos desde las estaciones meteorológicas al ordenador servidor, la aplicación de gestión integral del riego los almacena en una base de datos histórica que sirve para alimentar los cálculos de evapotranspiración y poder así determinar los programas de riego La programación local habitual de los actuales controladores de riego hace que el comportamiento de los sistemas de riego no sea el más adecuado y que el derroche de agua sea excesivo Por ello un objetivo de esta Invención es la programación remota de los controladores de riego, basándose en un control programado horario, con la definición automática de la frecuencia y dosis de riego, la cual es realizada por el módulo de control del riego constituyente de la aplicación de gestión integral Dicho módulo efectúa la determinación de las necesidades de agua de cada sector de riego en función deOnce the data has been transmitted from the weather stations to the server computer, the application of integral irrigation management stores them in a historical database that serves to feed the evapotranspiration calculations and thus be able to determine the irrigation programs The usual local programming of the current irrigation controllers makes the behavior of the irrigation systems not the most appropriate and that the waste of water is excessive. Therefore, an objective of this invention is the remote programming of the irrigation controllers, based in a programmed schedule control, with the automatic definition of the frequency and dose of irrigation, which is carried out by the irrigation control module constituting the integral management application This module makes the determination of the water needs of each sector of irrigation depending on
• Cálculo de la evapotranspiración potencial, por los métodos de Blaney y Criddle, Thornthwaite y Penman, según los valores alcanzados por las variables meteorológicas de cada localización (temperatura y humedad ambiental, radiación solar, velocidad y dirección del viento, y precipitación), la ubicación geográfica de cada jardín o parcela de riego y el período del año Para la determinación de las necesidades de riego reales de cada sector, se realiza un balance hídrico del agua disponible en el suelo, teniendo en cuenta los cálculos de evapotraspiración potencial y la precipitación caída durante las últimas 24 h• Calculation of potential evapotranspiration, by the methods of Blaney and Criddle, Thornthwaite and Penman, according to the values reached by the meteorological variables of each location (temperature and humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, and precipitation), geographical location of each garden or irrigation plot and the period of the year For the determination of the actual irrigation needs of each sector, a water balance of the water available in the soil is carried out, taking into account the calculations of potential evapotraspiration and precipitation fall during the last 24 h
• Tipo de planta (coeficiente de consumo hídrico de los cultivos)• Type of plant (coefficient of water consumption of crops)
• Tipo de instalación para el suministro de agua de riego (rendimiento de los distintos sistemas de riego existentes)• Type of installation for the supply of irrigation water (performance of the different existing irrigation systems)
• Tipo de implantación de las plantas en el terreno (cultivo directamente sobre suelo o en contenedores)• Type of plant implantation in the field (cultivation directly on soil or in containers)
• Localización física de las plantas en el jardín o en la parcela agrícola y forestal (orientación geográfica y proyección de sombras)• Physical location of plants in the garden or on the agricultural and forestry plot (geographical orientation and shadow cast)
La aplicación de esta metodología permite conseguir ahorros medios mensuales de agua de riego de aproximadamente 100 L/m2 The application of this methodology allows to achieve monthly average savings of irrigation water of approximately 100 L / m 2
Los programas de riego así generados por el ordenador servidor se codifican en formato ASCII para ser enviados telefónicamente a los controladores remotos El código de los programas se constituye de la siguiente forma • Número de programaIrrigation programs thus generated by the server computer are encoded in ASCII format to be sent by telephone to the remote controllers The program code is constituted as follows • Program number
• Número de sector• Sector number
• Días de riego o actuación• Days of irrigation or action
• Hora de inicio del riego o actuación • Duración del riego o actuación• Start time of irrigation or action • Duration of irrigation or action
• Tiempo de fertilización, en el caso de que exista sistema de fertirrigación en el jardín o parcela agrícola o forestal• Fertilization time, in case there is a fertirrigation system in the garden or agricultural or forestry plot
• Medida de caudal del agua aplicada en el riego• Measurement of water flow applied in irrigation
• Alarmas• Alarms
Bajo esta misma configuración de los programas (control programado horario), se puede utilizar el sistema de control objeto de la Invención para introducir las actuaciones de control domótico que desee el usuarioUnder this same program configuration (programmed schedule control), the control system object of the Invention can be used to introduce the home automation control actions desired by the user
Por otro lado, la inexistencia actual de un servicio de asesoramiento técnico continuado en las superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas o forestales, hace que los daños ocasionados por manejos inadecuados de los mismos o ataques imprevistos de plagas y enfermedades sean muy importantes Por ello, otro objetivo de esta Invención es la definición de un servicio interactivo de teleasistencia técnica de zonas ajardinadas o agrícolas, con la transmisión de mensajes entre el ordenador servidor y los controladores, referidos a los siguientes aspectos • Mensajes desde los controladores remotos al ordenador servidorOn the other hand, the current non-existence of a continuous technical advisory service on the landscaped, agricultural or forestry surfaces, makes the damages caused by improper handling of them or unforeseen attacks of pests and diseases are very important Therefore, another objective of This Invention is the definition of an interactive technical telecare service for landscaped or agricultural areas, with the transmission of messages between the server computer and the controllers, referring to the following aspects • Messages from the remote controllers to the server computer
- Manejo local y manual por parte del usuario del sistema de riego Cada vez que el usuario pase de programación remota a local o viceversa, y cada vez que efectúe un manejo manual del sistema de riego, los controladores lo notificarán al ordenador servidor para que la aplicación de gestión tenga constancia del período de tiempo en que el control del sistema ha sido local o manual- Local and manual operation by the user of the irrigation system Each time the user goes from remote programming to local or vice versa, and each time you manually manage the irrigation system, the controllers will notify the server computer so that the management application be aware of the period of time in which the system control has been local or manual
- Alarmas y fallos del sistema de riego (anomalías del suministro eléctrico, no entrada de programas, aportaciones de agua inferiores o superiores a las programadas, fugas de agua y presencia de lluvia)- Alarms and failures of the irrigation system (anomalies of the electricity supply, no entry of programs, water contributions lower or higher than those programmed, water leaks and presence of rain)
- Mensajes de los usuarios relativos al comportamiento observado de las superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas o forestales, o al control de las labores culturales realizadas en dichas superficies • Mensajes desde el ordenador servidor a los controladores remotos- Messages from users regarding the observed behavior of landscaped, agricultural or forestry surfaces, or the control of cultural work carried out on these surfaces • Messages from the server computer to the remote controllers
- Actuaciones sobre el sistema de riego en caso de alarmas y fallos- Actions on the irrigation system in case of alarms and failures
Servicio de teleasistencia técnica de las zonas ajardinadas, agrícolas o forestales, mediante un sistema interactivo de transmisión/recepción de mensajes que permita la transferencia de información técnica (calendarios, tratamientos y formas de operación) relacionada con las labores propias de los cultivos (siembra/plantación, abonado, tratamientos fitosanitarios, podas y otras labores culturales).Technical tele-assistance service of the landscaped, agricultural or forested areas, through an interactive system of transmission / reception of messages that allows the transfer of technical information (calendars, treatments and forms of operation) related to the work of the crops (sowing / planting, fertilizer, phytosanitary treatments, pruning and other cultural work).
EXPOSICIÓN DE UN MODO DE REALIZACIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNEXHIBITION OF AN EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
Sistema constituido por controladores remotos de riego Agronic 2000, configurados de tal manera que admitan la transferencia de programas de riego y de mensajes de teleasistencia y manejo, tal y como se define en la Invención, y que serán programados de forma remota mediante la aplicación de gestión integral global de riego especificada en la Invención, la cual es desarrollada mediante las aplicaciones informáticas Access y LabVTEW, y que residirá en un ordenador personal con sistema operativo Windows NT. Las estaciones meteorológicas de Adcon Telemetry comunican los datos agroambientales al ordenador servidor mediante radioenlace y la comunicación entre el ordenador servidor y los controladores remotos se realiza haciendo uso del servicio de mensajes cortos (SMS) de la telefonía GSM, mediante modems Wavecom.System consisting of Agronic 2000 remote irrigation controllers, configured in such a way as to support the transfer of irrigation programs and telecare and management messages, as defined in the Invention, and which will be programmed remotely by applying comprehensive global irrigation management specified in the Invention, which is developed through the Access and LabVTEW computer applications, and will reside on a personal computer with a Windows NT operating system. Adcon Telemetry weather stations communicate the agri-environmental data to the server computer via radio link and the communication between the server computer and the remote controllers is carried out using the short message service (SMS) of GSM telephony, using Wavecom modems.
APLICACIÓN INDUSTRIALINDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
La aplicación industrial del sistema de gestión objeto de la Invención se extiende a empresas de instalación y mantenimiento de jardines públicos y privados, empresas de instalación y mantenimiento de riegos agrícolas y forestales, propietarios de jardines, agricultores y empresarios agrícolas y forestales, comunidades de regantes e instituciones de la administración pública. The industrial application of the management system object of the Invention extends to public and private garden installation and maintenance companies, agricultural and forest irrigation installation and maintenance companies, garden owners, farmers and agricultural and forestry entrepreneurs, irrigation communities and public administration institutions.

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1 Sistema de control y programación de riego en superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales mediante controladores teledirigidos, caracterizado por estar compuesto de varios controladores teleprogramados en función de la evapotranspiración potencial, el tipo de planta, el tipo de instalación para el suministro del agua, el tipo de implantación de las plantas en el terreno y la localización física de las plantas, y de un ordenador servidor central encargado de la gestión integral global del sistema, que incluye la programación del control del riego y el servicio de teleasistencia técnica1 Irrigation control and programming system on landscaped, agricultural and forestry surfaces using remote control controllers, characterized by being composed of several teleprogrammed controllers based on potential evapotranspiration, the type of plant, the type of installation for water supply, type of implantation of the plants in the field and the physical location of the plants, and of a central server computer in charge of the global integral management of the system, which includes the irrigation control programming and the technical telecare service
2 Sistema de control y programación de riego en superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales mediante controladores teledirigidos, según reivindicación 1, caracterizado porque incluye un servicio continuado de teleasistencia técnica de las zonas ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales, mediante un sistema interactivo y bidireccional de transmisión/recepción de mensajes que permite la transferencia de alarmas y notificaciones desde los controladores remotos y la comunicación de información técnica (calendarios, tratamientos y formas de operación) relacionada con las labores propias de los cultivos (siembra/plantación, abonado, tratamientos fitosanitarios podas y otras labores culturales)2 Irrigation control and programming system on landscaped, agricultural and forestry surfaces by means of remote control controllers, according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes a continuous technical tele-assistance service of the landscaped, agricultural and forestry areas, by means of an interactive and bidirectional transmission system. message reception that allows the transfer of alarms and notifications from remote controllers and the communication of technical information (calendars, treatments and forms of operation) related to the work of the crops (sowing / planting, fertilizer, pruning and other phytosanitary treatments cultural work)
3 Sistema de control y programación de riego en superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales mediante controladores teledirigidos, según reivindicación 1 y 2, caracterizado porque la aplicación de la gestión integral del riego consta de 3 módulos módulo de gestión de clientes, encargado de gestionar la información del cliente y su parcela, módulo de control de estaciones meteorológicas, encargado de manejar la información de las estaciones y calcular la evapotranspiración potencial, y módulo de control del riego, encargado de la definición automática de la frecuencia y dosis de riego3 Irrigation control and programming system on landscaped, agricultural and forestry surfaces by means of remote control controllers, according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the application of the integral irrigation management consists of 3 modules of the client management module, in charge of managing the information of the client and his plot, module of control of meteorological stations, in charge of managing the information of the stations and calculating the potential evapotranspiration, and module of irrigation control, in charge of the automatic definition of the frequency and dose of irrigation
4 Sistema de control y programación de riego en superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales mediante controladores teledirigidos, según reivindicación 1 a 3, caracterizado porque la transferencia bidireccional de programas, alarmas y mensajes de teleasistencia entre ordenador-servidor y controladores remotos se realiza por transmisión telefónica.4 Irrigation control and programming system on landscaped, agricultural and forestry surfaces by means of remote control controllers, according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that the bidirectional transfer of programs, alarms and messages Tele-assistance between computer-server and remote controllers is done by telephone transmission.
5. Sistema de control y programación de riego en superficies ajardinadas, agrícolas y forestales mediante controladores teledirigidos, según reivindicación 1 a 4, caracterizado por incorporar opcionalmente aplicaciones o actuaciones domóticas de control. 5. Irrigation control and programming system on landscaped, agricultural and forestry surfaces by means of remote control controllers, according to claim 1 to 4, characterized by optionally incorporating domotic control applications or actions.
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