Solar Powered Automated Fertigation System (I-SIRAM)

Authors

  • adam samsudin Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
  • NORHASHIMAH MOHD SAAD Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
  • ABDUL RAHIM ABDULLAH Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
  • kamilah Jaffar Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
  • NORIHAN ABDUL HAMID Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Abstract

The use of digital agriculture, sometimes known as smart farming or e-agriculture is the new frontier to empower the agriculture sector by infusing IR4.0 in agriculture. The emergence of IoT technology has contributed to the progress of intelligent farming from manual and conventional farming through trial and error to precision agriculture through digital technology. Therefore, I-SIRAM has been created as a digital solution for precise and intelligent agriculture as a result. I-SIRAM is an Internet of Things (IoT)-based automated fertigation system that employs solar power to regulate the injection of fertilizer intake with the goal of preventing fertilizer and water overuse. I-SIRAM is a system designed to mechanically agitate fertilizer in the right quantity, water plants, and apply solar-powered automatic fertilizer to solve electricity accessibility difficulties. Pumps, motors, and sensors are utilised to start the agitation of fertilizer A, fertilizer B, and water into the mixer tank as the system is programmed using the Arduino UNO microcontroller. The system has been built accordingly and what makes the project unique is that it is automatic, energy sufficient, 100% accurate, and fully electronic control. The autonomous fertigation system will offer numerous advantages in terms of cost, productivity, labour, human health and ecology with the help of solar energy and IoT implementation. This system has been tested in real-time and now is ready for commercialization.

 

Author Biographies

adam samsudin, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

 

 

NORHASHIMAH MOHD SAAD, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

 

 

 

ABDUL RAHIM ABDULLAH, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

 

 

 

kamilah Jaffar, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

 

 

 

NORIHAN ABDUL HAMID, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

 

 

 

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Published

2023-05-07

How to Cite

samsudin, adam, MOHD SAAD, N., ABDULLAH, A. R. ., Jaffar, kamilah ., & ABDUL HAMID, N. (2023). Solar Powered Automated Fertigation System (I-SIRAM). International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Applied Sciences (IJEEAS), 6(1). Retrieved from https://ijeeas.utem.edu.my/ijeeas/article/view/6150

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): Electrical Engineering and Applied Sciences (In Press)

Section

Mechatronics and Intelligent Robotics

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