MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621007407 A) filed by Pradeep Sudhakar Bhalage, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on Jan. 25, for 'self-regulating equitable gravity-based irrigation water distribution system based on proportional hydraulic regulation.'
Inventor(s) include Pradeep Sudhakar Bhalage.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a self-regulating gravity-based irrigation water distribution system that provides equitable allocation of irrigation water using proportional hydraulic regulation. The system is configured to divide variable incoming discharge into predetermined proportional shares among multiple outlets corresponding to irrigation command areas, without employing gates, valves, pumps, electronic controls, sensors, or flow-measuring devices. The invention comprises one or more hydraulically configured distribution structures arranged within a gravity-fed irrigation network. Each distribution structure includes a plurality of outlet flow passages exposed to a common and variable hydraulic head, wherein the relative geometry and hydraulic configuration of the outlets are selected to inherently maintain proportional discharge relationships among the outlets as inflow conditions vary. The invention addresses structural and operational limitations of conventional gravity canal networks and serially connected piped irrigation systems, in which equitable distribution is difficult to achieve under fluctuating supply conditions. The proportional division of flow is achieved solely through hydraulic interaction between the distribution structure and the outlets, such that increases or decreases in available discharge result in corresponding proportional adjustment of outlet flows while substantially preserving predefined allocation ratios. The system is scalable and may be implemented across multiple hierarchical levels of an irrigation network operating under gravity, enabling automatic, energy-free, and transparent water distribution with reduced operational complexity."
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