Development of solar powered irrigation system
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Date
2013
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IOP Publishing
Abstract
Development of a solar powered irrigation system has been discussed in this paper. This
system would be SCADA-based and quite useful in areas where there is plenty of sunshine but
insufficient water to carry out farming activities, such as rubber plantation, strawberry plantation,
or any plantation, that requires frequent watering. The system is powered by solar system as a
renewable energy which uses solar panel module to convert Sunlight into electricity. The
development and implementation of an automated SCADA controlled system that uses PLC as a
controller is significant to agricultural, oil and gas monitoring and control purpose purposes. In
addition, the system is powered by an intelligent solar system in which solar panel targets the
radiation from the Sun. Other than that, the solar system has reduced energy cost as well as
pollution. The system is equipped with four input sensors; two soil moisture sensors, two level
detection sensors. Soil moisture sensor measures the humidity of the soil, whereas the level
detection sensors detect the level of water in the tank. The output sides consist of two solenoid
valves, which are controlled respectively by two moistures sensors.
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Solar powered, Irrigation system
Citation
Abdelkerim, A. I., Eusuf, M. S., Salami, M. J. E., Aibinu, A., & Eusuf, M. A. (2013). Development of solar powered irrigation system. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 53, No. 1, p. 012005). IOP Publishing.