Automatic Drip Irrigation using Solar Energy

Abstract

The proper usage of water is essential in irrigation because of the shortage of water. The shortage of water is due to lack of rain and continuous supply of water for irrigation as a result lot of water got wasted. It is very much essential to manage the use of water efficiently. The main objective in this project is to watering crops automatically by monitoring soil moisture for supply water based on the requirement and to maintain the water level in the overhead tank. This system suits for all climatic conditions. This project proposed on the usage of automatic irrigation system based on Arduino board, soil moisture sensor, float switch and solar panel. This automatic irrigation system senses the moisture content of the soil and automatically switches the solenoid valve and the overhead water level is monitor by float switch sensor and the power the required for the entire system is generated by using the solar panel. It will automatically control the water level in the tank also. The Global system for mobile communication (GSM) module sends the message, whenever the valve is turn ON and OFF. This project is fully automatic to support farmers, provides water as required, deploys renewable energy, minimize man power, less space, low cost and user friendly.