IP Library Granted Patent US 12708078
Granted Patent B1
US 12708078 · App. 19/343,041 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection and method thereof

Inventor: Shan Wu (Guangdong, CN)
A01G25/167G05B13/0265
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Patent No.
US 12708078
App. No.
19/343,041
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection and a method thereof. This system comprises a main control unit, a parameter setting module, a solar detection module and a drive execution module. By utilizes solar panels to detect electrical parameters to indirectly sense light intensity, the main control unit adaptively adjusts the irrigation amount accordingly. This addresses the issue of conventional timed irrigators being unable to adjust water volume based on sunlight conditions, thereby achieving water conservation and efficient irrigation.

Claims (58)

1 . A sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection, comprising:

at least one main control unit configured to issue intelligent irrigation control commands;

a parameter setting module electrically connected to the main control unit and configured to set and input basic irrigation parameters;

a solar detection module configured to detect an electrical parameter of a solar panel and transmitting detection signals to the main control unit; and

a drive execution module configured to control opening and closing of a water pump or a water valve according to the commands from the main control unit;

wherein the main control unit is further configured to:

periodically collect instantaneous electrical parameters of the solar panel at a preset time interval, perform an averaging operation on a plurality of instantaneous values collected within a preset time window to obtain an average value, use the obtained average value as a light intensity determination value, and adjust watering duration based on the light intensity determination value.

2 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 1 , wherein the main control unit is configured to receive and store the basic irrigation parameters; receive the detection signals from the solar detection module and calculate a sunlight intensity decision value and a sunlight intensity grade; compute an actual irrigation duration based on the sunlight intensity grade and a standard single irrigation duration; and send the control commands to the drive execution module according to an irrigation interval and the actual irrigation duration.

3 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 1 , wherein the solar detection module comprises a power supply management module that is respectively connected to the solar panel, a rechargeable battery, and various power consumption modules within the system and is configured to manage solar charging and battery charge/discharge protection and provide a stable operating voltage for the system.

4 . An automatic irrigator, comprising a housing, a control circuit housed within the housing, and a water pump or a water valve connected to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit comprises the sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 1 .

5 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a state monitoring module electrically connected to the main control unit and configured to monitor a real-time operating state of the system;

the state monitoring module comprises one or more of the following sub-modules:

a water pump current detection sub-module for detecting an operating current of the water pump to determine an idle, normal, or stall states of the water pump;

a water level detection sub-module for detecting a water source level to determine a water shortage state; and

a battery voltage detection sub-module for detecting a rechargeable battery voltage to determine a battery level state.

6 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 5 , wherein the system further comprises a human-machine interaction module electrically connected to the main control unit;

the human-machine interaction module comprises one or more of the following units:

a display unit for displaying the basic irrigation parameters, the sunlight intensity grade, the actual irrigation duration, and the real-time operating state of the system;

an alarm unit for issuing an audio-visual alarm when the state monitoring module detects an abnormal state; and

a key input unit for receiving operation inputs from a user.

7 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a second control circuit for coordinatively issuing the intelligent irrigation control commands, wherein the second control circuit is a single-chip microcomputer control circuit.

8 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a third control circuit that cooperates with the main control unit to determine a sunlight intensity value by detecting a charging voltage or an average current of the solar panel, thereby determining the irrigation duration, wherein the third control circuit is a solar sunlight intensity detection circuit.

9 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 8 , wherein the third control circuit is provided with an eighth MOS transistor;

a drain of the eighth MOS transistor is connected to one end of a thirty-fifth resistor and one end of a thirty-sixth resistor respectively; the other ends of the thirty-fifth resistor and the thirty-sixth resistor are both connected to a voltage terminal;

a gate of the eighth MOS transistor is connected to one end of a thirty-seventh resistor and one end of a thirty-eighth resistor respectively; the other end of the thirty-seventh resistor is electrically connected to the second control circuit;

a source of the eighth MOS transistor is connected to one end of a thirty-ninth resistor, one end of a fortieth resistor and one end of a forty-first resistor respectively;

the other end of the thirty-ninth resistor is electrically connected to one end of a fifteenth capacitor and the second control circuit respectively;

the other ends of the thirty-eighth resistor, the fortieth resistor, the forty-first resistor and the fifteenth capacitor are all grounded.

10 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 9 , wherein a model of the eighth MOS transistor is A03400.

11 . A sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation method based on solar charging power detection, wherein the method is applied to the sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 1 ; the method comprising:

setting basic irrigation parameters of the system, wherein the basic irrigation parameters comprise an irrigation interval and a standard single irrigation duration based on standard sunlight conditions;

periodically collecting instantaneous electrical parameters of the solar panel at a preset time interval, performing an averaging operation on a plurality of instantaneous values collected within a preset time window to obtain an average value, and using the obtained average value as light intensity determination data of a current environment;

comparing the light intensity determination data with preset sunlight intensity ranges and generating corresponding sunlight intensity grade data based on the comparison;

proportionally adjusting and processing the standard single irrigation duration based on the sunlight intensity grade data to calculate and generate corresponding actual irrigation duration; and

when an irrigation time determined by the irrigation interval arrives, controlling an execution component to operate for the actual irrigation duration and perform irrigation in real time.

12 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation method based on solar charging power detection according to claim 11 , wherein the electrical parameter is one of charging voltage, charging current or charging power of the solar panel.

13 . A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation method based on solar charging power detection according to claim 11 .

14 . A sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection, comprising:

at least one main control unit configured to issue intelligent irrigation control commands;

a parameter setting module electrically connected to the main control unit and configured to set and input basic irrigation parameters;

a solar detection module configured to detect an electrical parameter of a solar panel and transmitting detection signals to the main control unit; and

a drive execution module configured to control opening and closing of a water pump or a water valve according to the commands from the main control unit;

wherein the main control unit is configured to receive and store the basic irrigation parameters; receive the detection signals from the solar detection module and calculate a sunlight intensity decision value and a sunlight intensity grade; compute an actual irrigation duration based on the sunlight intensity grade and a standard single irrigation duration; and send the control commands to the drive execution module according to an irrigation interval and the actual irrigation duration;

wherein the solar detection module comprises a power supply management module that is respectively connected to the solar panel, a rechargeable battery, and various power consumption modules within the system and is configured to manage solar charging and battery charge/discharge protection and provide a stable operating voltage for the system;

wherein the power supply management module is provided with a first control circuit for controlling solar charging and battery charge/discharge protection and providing a stable operating voltage for the system;

the first control circuit is provided with a sixth MOS transistor; a drain of the sixth MOS transistor is connected to a thirty-first resistor, a second resistor, a first resistor and a solar panel input terminal respectively; and

a gate of the sixth MOS transistor is connected to a collector of a seventh triode; a source of the sixth MOS transistor is connected to one end of a first capacitor and an anode of a first diode respectively.

15 . A sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection, comprising:

at least one main control unit configured to issue intelligent irrigation control commands;

a parameter setting module electrically connected to the main control unit and configured to set and input basic irrigation parameters;

a solar detection module configured to detect an electrical parameter of a solar panel and transmitting detection signals to the main control unit; and

a drive execution module configured to control opening and closing of a water pump or a water valve according to the commands from the main control unit;

wherein the system further comprises a second control circuit for coordinatively issuing the intelligent irrigation control commands, wherein the second control circuit is a single-chip microcomputer control circuit;

wherein the second control circuit is provided with a fourth control chip;

a twenty-first pin of the fourth control chip is connected to one end of a first crystal oscillator and one end of a twelfth capacitor respectively;

a twenty-second pin of the fourth control chip is connected to the other end of the first crystal oscillator and one end of the eleventh capacitor respectively; a fourteenth pin of the fourth control chip is connected to one end of a fourteenth capacitor and a power terminal respectively; and

the other end of the twelfth capacitor, the other end of the fourteenth capacitor and the other end of the eleventh capacitor are all grounded.

16 . The sunlight-adaptive intelligent irrigation system based on solar charging power detection according to claim 15 , wherein a model of the fourth control chip is XY51F154.