Toward Sustainable Smart Cities: A New Approach of Solar and Wind Renewable Energy in Agriculture Applications

Abstract

Encouraging renewable energy (RE) in agricultural technology, like wind, solar, hydro-driven water pumps, solar water heaters, solar dryers for post-harvest processing, greenhouse heating and cooling, and lighting applications, might lessen climate change and its effects. However, switching the agriculture from non-renewable to renewable energy based presents a number of difficulties. Remote management, monitoring, and control of distributed solar and wind energy resources are now possible due to advancements in Internet of Things (IoT) technology. For areas of the world that experience power shortages, designing solar and wind energy systems based on the Internet of Things is crucial. An IoT-based solar, wind, and renewable energy system for a smart farm was suggested in this study. A prototype was created, constructed, and tested with the intention of validating the proposed system. Additionally, it was developed an interfaced system for wireless monitoring to enable a remote user to conveniently check on a farm from a computer or a mobile device.