Abstracto

Sensor and Solar Based Irrigation- Eco- Friendly Approach

Faruk Bin Poyen, Pankaj Saha Deep Mukherjee

In the field of agriculture, use of proper method of irrigation is important because the main reason is the lack of rain & scarcity of land reservoir water. Again extraction of water from underground is also cost enduring, wasteful and also dependent on other conventional forms of energy. If alternative system can be designed in place of regular methods, electrical cost can be brought down to great extent. The methodology we focus on in this paper is to correlate two different techniques viz. to measure water content in a field and employ solar power to drive motors for running pumps. This procedure will help us in two aspects saving both water as well as electrical or petroleum resources for the future. Solar energy which otherwise goes wasted can be put into effect to great efficacy. The entire set up is to be controlled by microcontroller which will trigger the relay as and when required. The expectations agree to great extent to the desired efficacy