Patent ID: 11892222
Assignee: SL USA, LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. The snowmaking automation system according to claim 17, further comprising:
at least one repeater, wherein the base station is in communication with the at least one of the first and second automation modules via the at least one repeater, wherein the at least one repeater comprises:
a battery;
a Global Positioning System (GPS) module; and
a solar panel electrically coupled to the battery for passively supplementing life of the battery, and

wherein at least one of the first and second automation modules includes a GPS module mounted in the housing and coupled to the means for communication, and wherein the GPS module is operable to determine the position of the at least one of the first and second automation modules and provide position information to the means for communication.