Patent ID: 11917955
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  E  Y | IPC A  E

Claim 16:
17. An irrigation system, comprising:
a gate configured to adjust a water flow for irrigating a farm that includes a plurality of areas connected with a water channel, wherein the water channel has a water flow that is adjustable by the gate;
a control unit configured to control the gate to adjust the water flow based on environmental information related to the farm, wherein the control unit comprises a communication module configured to wirelessly transmit the environmental information to a remote server and wirelessly receiving an instruction from the remote server, and wherein the control unit is a microcontroller unit (MCU) comprising at least one sensor contained within the MCU, and wherein the at least one sensor comprises a laser sensor configured to detect a degree of openness of the gate;
a plurality of water level gauges each of which is configured to measure a water level of a respective one of the plurality of areas;
a solar panel;
a battery charged with energy from the solar panel to provide energy to the motor; and
a plurality of water valves each of which is configured to irrigate a respective one of the plurality of areas using water from the water channel based on the water level,
wherein at least one of the plurality of water level gauges has a surface aligner configured to detect a surface level of the Earth in the respective one of the plurality of areas, wherein the water level of the respective one of the plurality of areas is measured based on the surface level.