Efficient Usage of water for smart irrigation system using Arduino and Proteus design tool

Abstract

To optimize usage of water in agriculture crops, this research work has proposed an automatic irrigation system. The temperature and moisture sensors are used in the roots of the plants which are connected to a wireless network of systems. The information is sent to the gateway to collect all the information related to the sensor values. A procedure is followed with set of threshold points in the controller to meet the desired output with the help of sensors, actuators to control the flow of water into the irrigation land. The system is powered by solar panel, battery and has duplex communication using internet. The data from the system is analysed using IoT technique using Blynk server with scheduled water system. The proposed automated system was developed and tested in Realtime for 90days with water savings of 90% compared with the normal irrigation system. Due to its low power consumption and low cost the system can be incorporated in areas where the scarcity of water and also in isolated area.