TY - GEN
T1 - Solar-Powered Smart Irrigation System
AU - Sinugo, Rinae
AU - Longe, Omowunmi Mary
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - South Africa is a country currently facing water and electricity crises due to the unmatched demand and supply of these utilities. In irrigation systems, there is a high rate of water wastage since watering can sometimes take place when it is not necessary especially in the traditional irrigation system. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is an enabler of the transition from traditional to automated irrigation systems. A smart irrigation system that is powered by solar energy was designed and implemented in this work to optimize the consumption of water and electricity in irrigation processes. The device is designed for manual and automatic operations with communication through a Bluetooth module. Experiments were conducted and the results obtained showed that the device offered 25.2% and 57.8% of savings in water usage and energy expenditure respectively compared to a situation without the proposed system.
AB - South Africa is a country currently facing water and electricity crises due to the unmatched demand and supply of these utilities. In irrigation systems, there is a high rate of water wastage since watering can sometimes take place when it is not necessary especially in the traditional irrigation system. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is an enabler of the transition from traditional to automated irrigation systems. A smart irrigation system that is powered by solar energy was designed and implemented in this work to optimize the consumption of water and electricity in irrigation processes. The device is designed for manual and automatic operations with communication through a Bluetooth module. Experiments were conducted and the results obtained showed that the device offered 25.2% and 57.8% of savings in water usage and energy expenditure respectively compared to a situation without the proposed system.
KW - Automatic Irrigation
KW - Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
KW - Manual Irrigation
KW - Mobile Application (App)
KW - Solar-Powered Smart Irrigation System (SPSIS)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85123196974&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/RTSI50628.2021.9597219
DO - 10.1109/RTSI50628.2021.9597219
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85123196974
T3 - 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry, RTSI 2021 - Proceedings
SP - 30
EP - 35
BT - 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry, RTSI 2021 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry, RTSI 2021
Y2 - 6 September 2021 through 9 September 2021
ER -
