Solar auto irrigation control (SAIC) using resistivity measurement at multiple points

  • Authors

    • V K. Singh
    • Anurag Saxena
    • Ritik Kumar Gupta
    • Nidhi Verma
    • Taruna Kushwaha
    • Gyoo Soo Chae
    • Ashis Sharma
    • Akash Kumar Bhoi
    2018-06-08
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.33.14855
  • Automatic Irrigation, Microcontroller Atmel Atmega328, Proteus-8.1, Electrode, Renewable Energy, ETC

  • In this article, a special type of microcontroller named as Arduino Nano 3.0 (ATMega 328) is used for the operation of an automatic irriga-tion system which is powered by solar energy. Here, the resistivity of soil is measured with the use of electrode (resistivity sensor). Through this type of irrigation system the farmer can use automatic ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ system for water pump for irrigation. A complete hardware implementation is also presented in this paper.

     

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    K. Singh, V., Saxena, A., Kumar Gupta, R., Verma, N., Kushwaha, T., Soo Chae, G., Sharma, A., & Kumar Bhoi, A. (2018). Solar auto irrigation control (SAIC) using resistivity measurement at multiple points. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(2.33), 642-643. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.33.14855