US 11,873,628 B2
Robust water trading and irrigation performance meter measurement system
Christopher G. Henry, Stuttgart, AR (US)
Assigned to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, Little Rock, AR (US)
Filed by THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, Little Rock, AR (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/394,675.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/087,381, filed on Oct. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0106775 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. E03B 7/07 (2006.01); G01F 15/063 (2022.01)
CPC E03B 7/072 (2013.01) [G01F 15/063 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A redundant meter measurement system, the system comprising:
a conduit defining a water passageway configured to guide water along a direction of travel;
a first water sensor positioned within the water passageway and configured to measure a first set of water use data in a first measurement zone within the water passageway;
a second water sensor positioned within the water passageway and configured to measure a second set of water use data in a second measurement zone within the water passageway, wherein the first measurement zone and the second measurement zone each extend along a common plane that is configured to be perpendicular to the direction of travel, wherein the first water sensor is spaced separately apart from the second water sensor; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the first water sensor and the second water sensor, the controller configured to
receive the first set of water use data from the first water sensor,
receive the second set of water use data from the second water sensor,
store the first set of water use data and the second set of water use data as a collection of water use data, and
enable transmission of the collection of water use data to a remote device.