Patent ID: 7097113
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A01G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An irrigation unit for irrigating an area with a fluid from a fluid source, the irrigation unit comprising: a housing; a nozzle that is secured to the housing, the nozzle being in fluid communication with the fluid source so that fluid from the fluid source is transferred to the nozzle and released from the nozzle to the area, the nozzle being movable between a retracted position wherein the nozzle is positioned within the housing and an extended position wherein the nozzle extends above the housing; an electronic component that is positioned within the housing; and a power generator that generates electrical energy, the power generator directly transferring at least a portion of the electrical energy to the electronic component, the power generator including a generator and a turbine that is in fluid communication with the fluid source, wherein the flow of the fluid from the fluid source to the nozzle causes the turbine to rotate the generator to generate electrical energy.