Distant Monitoring and Controlling of Solar Driven Irrigation System through IoT

Abstract

This paper focuses on the design and development of automated irrigation system powered by solar energy using Internet of Things (IoT). The project uses a Simple Link WI-Fi module (CC3200) which connects the hardware system to internet and it monitors PV system, controls the motor and solenoid valve for pumping water to the field on the statistics obtained from the water level sensor and soil moisture sensor. The entire system is overseen and governed by MQTT server (MQTT), which is an android app through internet. The main objective of the paper is to address the problem of water paucity and power dilemma by designing and implementing a smart irrigation system in the crop field. The proposed solar-driven mechanized irrigation system senses the air humidity, moisture content in the soil and irrigates the field as per the appropriate requirement of water to the crop thereby decreasing the water wastage. The proposed system results in reduction of the water scarcity problems, increases the effective utilization of the solar power and as an outcome enhance the crop yield.