Laser system for agricultural use
View Patent ↗A laser system for agricultural applications, the purpose of which is to broaden, supplement or replace the functions performed by conventional implements, aimed at performing pruning, harrowing, cutting, drying and photostimulation, by means of one or more lasers, with a power-supply module, control module, compressed gas and/or ventilation module, temperature control module, distribution module, laser module, laser light containment and guidance module and wheels, having the advantages of reduced dimensions and weight, being able to move at relatively high speeds with low fuel consumption and low operating costs, being able to operate or not operate in environments with positive pressure to avoid damage to the optical parts or along the path of the laser, the modularity of the system and its adaptability to any size of field.
1 . A laser system operating process for agricultural use, comprising a main module equipped with a power supply module comprising a dedicated combustion electric generator, an electric generator, a battery bank or other photovoltaic system, filters, rectifiers, fuses, circuit breakers, residual circuit breakers, surge protection devices, frequency inverters, power protection and control systems, plus cables and connections; a control module comprising controllers for operating regime, trip, current, voltage, power, polarization, focus, frequency, bandwidth and wavelength; a temperature control module comprising a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a heat exchanger, an expansion valve, a ventilation system, thermoelectric pads; a distribution module comprising a set of cables and hoses; a secondary module, which is capable of being replicated and multiplied, providing the system with the ability to expand or reduce a total coverage area, by changing the number of secondary modules connected to the main module, equipped with laser modules, which are capable of being replicated and multiplied in the same secondary module; and a user protection module comprising plates made of acrylic material, glass, metal, wood, or a combination thereof, wherein the plates are barriers to laser light, wherein the power supply module is connected to a power outlet, or auxiliary shaft, of a towing vehicle and bidirectionally connected to the control module, a ventilation module, the temperature control module, and positioning wheels, the control module connected bidirectionally to the laser modules and a laser light guidance, the compressed gas and/or the ventilation module comprising a compressor, reservoir, a filter, a dryer, a pressure gauge, electrical connections, and a gas generating positive pressure, and connected bidirectionally to the laser light guidance; the temperature control module and bidirectionally connected to the laser modules and the laser light guidance; the distribution module bidirectionally connected to the main module, a secondary module, the laser modules, the laser light guidance, and the positioning wheels; the secondary module, with expansion capability in a long structure and articulated between the modules, equipped with the laser module, with expansion capability for several modules in the same secondary module, comprising a solid state light emitting instrument with semiconductors or crystals, comprising one of Nd: YAG, or gas, comprising one of CO and CO2, fiber optics, employing dopants comprising one of Erbium, Ytterbium and Holmium or nonlinear effects or similar ones connected unidirectionally to the laser light guidance; a confinement module and the laser light guidance comprising refractive elements and mirrors with options of arrangements, comprising up to 6 degrees of freedom, 3 linear and 3 rotational, and directs a laser emission to a plant through straight ends emitting at 0 degrees, in “L-shaped” emitting at 90 degrees, in “L-shaped” emitting at any angle α1 (alpha1), in “Z-shaped” emitting at any angle α1 (alpha1), and also with other shapes made by angles α1 (alpha1) and α2 (alpha2); and the positioning wheels comprising horizontal, vertical and rotational positioners, distance detectors and manual and/or automatic mono, bi and tri-axial positioning controllers.
2 . The laser system operating process for agricultural use, according to claim 1 , comprising a constructive configuration for plant cutting comprising the main module with the power supply module, the control module, with the compressed gas and/or ventilation module, with the temperature control module and with the distribution module, the secondary module with the laser modules positioned on a mechanical structure, with an individual confinement module and the laser light guidance positioned at any angle of interest with respect to plant bed rows, and comprising the refractive elements and the mirrors, with each element being either fixed or mobile, with the user protection module and mono, bi, and tri-axial positioning wheels.
3 . The laser system operating process for agricultural use, according to claim 1 , comprising a constructive configuration for plant pruning, comprising the main module with the power supply module, the control module, with the compressed gas and/or ventilation module, with the temperature control module and with the distribution module; the secondary module with the laser modules positioned on a mechanical structure, with an individual confinement module and the laser light guidance positioned at any angle of interest in relation to the plant bed rows and comprising the refractive elements and the mirrors, each element being either fixed or mobile, and with the user protection module; and mono, bi, and tri-axial positioning wheels.
4 . The laser system operating process for agricultural use, according to claim 1 , comprising a constructive configuration for weeding of plants and weeds comprising the main module with the power supply module, the control module, with the compressed gas and/or ventilation module, with the temperature control module and with the distribution module; the secondary module with the laser modules positioned on a mechanical structure, with an individual confinement module and the laser light guidance positioned at any angle of interest with respect to a row of plant beds and weeds and comprising the refractive elements and the mirrors, each element being either fixed or mobile, and with the user protection module; and mono, bi, and tri-axial positioning wheels.
5 . The laser system operating process for agricultural use, according to claim 1 , comprising a constructive configuration for desiccation of plants and weeds comprising the main module with the power supply module, the control module, with the compressed gas and/or ventilation module, with the temperature control module and with the distribution module; the secondary module with the laser modules positioned on a mechanical structure, with an individual confinement module and the laser light guidance positioned at any angle of interest with respect to plant bed rows and weeds and comprising the refractive elements and the mirrors, each element being either fixed or mobile, and with a user protection module; and mono, bi, and tri-axial positioning wheels.
6 . The laser system operating process for agricultural use, according to claim 1 , comprising a constructive configuration for photostimulation of plants comprising the main module with the power supply module, the control module, with the compressed gas and/or ventilation module, with the temperature control module and with the distribution module; the secondary module with the laser modules, positioned on a mechanical structure, with an individual confinement module and the laser light guidance positioned at any angle of interest with respect to plant bed rows and weeds and comprising the refractive elements and the mirrors, each element being either fixed or mobile, and with the user protection module; and mono, bi, and tri-axial positioning wheels.