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The Components Used For A Golf Course Irrigation

By Helen Phillips


Irrigation systems now are becoming very much useful since the development of sprinklers. Nowadays, the manufacturers are offering some mixtures of different products in order to minimize the control for irrigation and also in order to irrigate the grounds. The simplest type among the irrigation systems were used mostly in residential houses and these types are consist of controllers that are connected to the valves.

However, due to the maintenance of turf that is of high quality, the complexity of these systems have been increasing. Thus, golf course irrigation systems are said to be more complex to residential uses for some reasons. These include low height for mowing, various requirements for water, and high volume for the irrigated area. The following are the different components of the system and how these are being developed.

First, central control. Due to complexity and size, the purpose of the system is to act as a network for the controllers. Among all the networks, central control is considered as the brain. Usually, it is located along with the maintenance facilities. This also serves as the control to the sprinklers in golf courses. The system is software based and is capable of monitoring the flow management, weather stations, and real time activities.

Second, field controllers. These can sometimes be referred to as satellites. The location of these are inside the metal boxes which are mounted to concrete footings. A central systems will send the directions into the sub component or the field controller and will also send a message to the sprinkler when turning on or off. The controllers have a connection with sprinklers and a central system does not have.

Third, the central control for a satellite communication. When programs have been set to computers, a central control will be the one to send directions to the satellite since computers cannot be able to directly communicate with a satellite but can communicate with an interface. A interface interprets and sends instructions. The satellite communications are either two way or one way.

Fourth are the weather stations and the weather sensors. The advantage if this component is to get the exact conditions instead of readings coming from regional weather services. The data which are being collected from the weather stations would include rainfall, humidity, wind speed, and soil moisture.

Evapotranspiration is one process for the total loss of the amount of water because of transpiration and of evaporation. The level is usually high specifically during hot, low humidity, or sunny seasons and low if the season is cool, high humidity, or cloudy. Irrigation process replace soil moisture during evapotranspiration.

How sensor decoders are used is the same as how these are used in valves. The sensors of soil moisture and temperature can be connected to these. In this way, the data will be downloaded into the central system.

And fifth, storm protection. A storm protection is very important. One most common type of damage in an irrigation system that may possibly happen is power surge which may probably result to some lightning strikes. These lightning strikes can cause electrical surges that will run through wires, thus, damaging the sprinklers and some other important equipment. Systems used in lightning protection will be installed in electrical components in the system.




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