DST Project Proposal
DST Project Proposal
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Solar based smart Irrigation system for Tribal & Rural Areas Using Arduino
Reference No : 202018001869
Saved By : Soma Satish Kumar
Saved Date : 11-Oct-2018
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Proposal
Proposal
Reference No : 202018001869
Proposal Details
Project Title : Solar based smart Irrigation system for Tribal & Rural Areas Using Arduino
Scheme : Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science
Broad Area : Engineering Sciences Sub Area : Electrical Electronics & Computer
Engineering (EEQ)
Duration In Month : 36 Total Cost (in Rs.) : 23,27,326
Name of Principal Soma Satish Kumar Email ID : [email protected]
Investigator :
Date of Birth : 11-Apr-1982 Contact No : +919491312291
Category : ST Gender : Male
Nationality : Indian Is differently abled : No
Designation : Associate Professor Department : Electronics and Communication
Engineering
PI Institute : Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
PI Institute Address : Chaitanya bharathi institute of Pin Code : 524201
technology
vidya nagar, pallvolu, Kadapa,
Andhra pradesh-516360
Project Summary : India is one of the popular agricultural based countries in the world, having highest demand for
water to supplement industry and agriculture sector apart from being using in domestic purpose.
Infact, India has 18% of world population, having 4% of world’s fresh water, out of which 80% is
used in agriculture. India receives an average of 4,000 billion cubic meters of precipitation every
year. A dearth of storage procedure, lack of adequate infrastructure, inappropriate water
management has created a situation where only 18-20% of the water is actually used. However,
only 48% of it is used in India’s surface and groundwater bodies. India’s annual rainfall is around
1183 mm, out of which 75% is received in a short span of four months during monsoon (July to
September). This result in run offs during monsoon and calls for irrigation investments for rest of the
year. However, total water availability for irrigation and population in India became an important
task for people to think for radical enhancement of productivity of irrigation like “more crop per
drop”. These alarming signals making people make more innovation and alternative technology
need to be developed. Moreover, areas like Rayalaseema (Kadapa 15° 34' N 79° 09' E, Chittoor
13° 13' N 79° 08' E, Kurnool 15° 50' N 78° 05' E, and Ananthapur 14° 41' N77° 39' E districts) in the
state of Andhra Pradesh mostly depending on ground water for agricultural sector and drip irrigation
as better on-form management of water and use of more efficient delivery mechanisms.
A simple smart concept has been developed to solve all above probles i.e., automatic solar
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Indian economy depends on the agricultural field. The central theme of the proposed project is to
apply IOT(optional) technology to make irrigation effective without much human effort the farming
and watering systems can be done effectively by using Arduino controller &soil moisture
sensors.The main objective of these project is low cost, farmers friendly. In this IOT smart irrigation,
various sensors would be used to know the status of the soil and moisture. These sensors collect
the required data from soil and sends the data to IOT device. Then these IOT devices will also send
the data to the cloud to get appropriate alerts to the farmers to improve quality and growth with
respect to the nature of the soil,weather and other factors.
Objective : • To setup a solar power grid based smart water pumping system using Arduino.
•To design and development of affordable automated machine operation using humidity sensors.
•Pilot studies for implementation of the solar based irrigation pump system in Tribal and other
Remote areas
•Development of standard operational procedure (SOP) to operate the smart system using IOT
(Optional).
•To develop small and large scale solar based smart pump systems for better irrigation and to avoid
water scarcity in drought areas of agriculture sector.
Keywords : Solar panels, water storage, Submersible Pump, Controllers, Moisture Sensor,LED display.
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Other technical details:
Traditionally farmers will present in their fields to do irrigation process. But nowadays farmers
need to manage their agricultural activity along with other occupations. Automation in irrigation
system makes farmer work much easier. Sensor based automated irrigation system provides
promising solution to farmers where presence of farmer in field is not compulsory.
Stored water can either be used for drinking water or for irrigation purposes. For the latter, stored
water is used to cover the demand of crops during the dry season or even during dry spells in the
rainy season and thereby prolong the cropping period
There are several means to store harvested water:
“Direct storage in the soil profile, which is usually associated with runoff farming.
Water storage in tanks, cisterns, ponds, reservoirs or groundwater storage.
A storage facility is often required for water distribution supply systems in areas with long dry
periods. Where precipitation fluctuates widely over [the] years, storage of harvested water
outside the soil matrix becomes an essential part of the water harvesting system
National Status :
India is one of the popular agricultural based countries in the world, having highest demand for
water to supplement industry and agriculture sector apart from being using in domestic purpose.
However, total water availability for irrigation and population in India became an important task
for people to think for radical enhancement of productivity of irrigation like “more crop per
drop” need to be developed. Moreover, areas like Rayalaseema (Kadapa 15° 34' N 79° 09' E,
Chittoor 13° 13' N 79° 08' E, Kurnool 15° 50' N 78° 05' E, and Ananthapur 14° 41' N77° 39' E
districts) in the state of Andhra Pradesh mostly depending on ground water for agricultural sector
and drip irrigation as better on-form management of water and use of more efficient delivery
mechanisms.
Prof. K. A. Patil ,proposed a model for smart agriculture to develop real time monitoring system
for soil properties like temperature, moisture, pH and to implement decision support advisory
models for Pest & Disease forewarning, Crop Disease identification using image analysis and
SMS based alerts. It will also be possible to control various operations of the field remotely from
anywhere, anytime by mobile as well as web application.[4]
Mr. M. A. Murtaza, in her paper an experimental scale within rural areas where there is an
enormous disposition of irrigation system which is executed using arm controller and wireless
communication. The main of this implementation was to demonstrate that the automatic
irrigation system can be used to optimize /reduce water usage. It can also be a photovoltaic
irrigation system which consists of a solar powered that is the soil moisture sensor and
temperature sensor placed under the soil where plants roots are reached which is a distributed
network. The system has a water level sensor which will indicate the presence of water level in
tank. A software application was advanced by programming the verge values of soil moisture
water level that was automated into a microcontroller[5]
S. Harishankar with their team , propose an automatic irrigation system using solar power
which drives water pumps to pump water from bore well to a tank and the outlet valve of tank is
automatically regulated using controller and moisture sensor to control the flow rate of water
from the tank to the irrigation field which optimizes the use of water. Even though there is a high
capital investment required for this system to be implemented, the overall benefits are
high and in long run this system is economical. [6]
2.1.The main importance of the proposal is to overcome the power and water problems
in Tribal &Rural areas in domestic and agriculture fields and another importance of
the proposal is to reduce the farmer physical strain and enhancing the irrigation
knowledge with respective to soil and weather conditions by if IOT.
2.2.If the project is location specific, basis for selection of location be highlighted:
The proposed system is very much usel full in the locations of Tribal and Rural areas
because of in these areas always have the problem with power and water both in
agriculture and domestic.In domestic the peoples are going faraway to bring one pot
of drinking water ,and the farmer are waits rain for their agriculture.
3. Work Plan:
3.1. Methodology:
The probe used posed system explicates that the solar panel should be used to absorb
light energy from sun in order to convert it to electrical energy. The electrical energy
could be used for irrigation. The electrical energy generated from light energy is stored in
battery(0PTIONAL) and the next step is to convert into AC with the help
inverter(OPTIONAL). This AC is used to pump water for irrigation system. Water which
is pumped can be collected and stored in storage tanks near the agriculture fields.
The pumping of the motor depends upon the level of the water in the storage tank. A
controller which indicates the water level is used. The level indicator indicates the level
of the water and it sends the information to the controller. If the water level is high
controller will stops the pumping automatically. Similarly if the water level is low the
pumping system will go off and on position all by itself.
The arduino UNO is one of the widely used micro controller in the industry it is very
easy to handle, convenient to use. The coding of this micro controller is very simple. The
program of this micro controller is considered to be unstable due to the flash memory
technology. A wide range of applications of this micro controller is security, home
appliances, remote sensors and industrial automation.
Soil moisture sensor is used to detect the soil moisture content this sensor has 2 outputs
analog and digital output. The digital output is permanent and analog output threshold
can be changed. The working principle of soil moisture sensor is open and short circuit
concept. Here the LED gives an indication when the output is high or low. The flow of
current depends on the condition of the soil. When the soil is dry then the sensor works
like an open circuit. Therefore the output will be maximum(water flow will come to ON
position) . when the soil is soaked the current will flow from one terminal to another. Soil
works like a closed circuit therefore the output will be zero (water flow will come to OFF
position ).
In the agriculture field, sensors are used for detecting soil moisture. The information
received from the sensors is send to the data base folder though the android (optional)
device.
In the control section the system is activated using application, it is stopped/ turned OFF
using ON/OFF buttons in the application also the system is automatically activated when
the soil moisture is less. The pump is switched ON based on the moisture content.
The application has a feature, it can take some time and then water the field at the right
time. Also the switch turn OFF when the water supply will fails. other parameters such as
the moisture sensor demonstrate threshold price and the level of water in the soil. In the
agriculture field sensors are used to detect soil moisture is sent to the data base folder to
the android device.
In the control section the system is activated using the application, this is stopped using
the ON/OFF buttons in the applications. Also, the system is automatically activated when
the soil moisture is less. The pump is switched ON the moisture content. In the system
there is switch is to turn OFF if the water supply system is fails.
3.2. Time schedule of activities giving milestones through BAR diagram activity
chart:
Work elements:
Month 1 – 6: Literature Survey
Month 7 – 12: Design & simulation
Month 13 –24 : Testing of design &simulation
Month 19-24:Simulation the model
Month 25-30:Expected trail runs
Month 06-36: Reports
3.3. Suggested plan of action for utilization of research outcome expected from the
project.
1.The farmers are facing many problems with power and water in agriculture
fields.Even if water is available ,the power is not available in this situation the
proposed system is very much applicable by using solar pump system.
2. In domestic, the tribal & rural peoples are facing more water problems in those
areas also the proposed system very much useful.
3.The proposed system very much usefull in nursery forms where always required
monitoring,and industries.
3.4. Environmental impact assessment and risk analysis: (Maximum ½ page)
For the proposed system have the with standing capacity for any climate
conditions.The imoact of environment is vesy less on the proposed system.But
there is an impact in the rainy season due to sunlight.
4. Expertise:
4.1.Expertise available with the investigators in executing the projects:
4.3.Bibliography
2. Dr. Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia, “Design and Implementation
of a Solar-Powered Smart Irrigation System”,122nd ASEE Annual conference &
Expositon,june15-17,2015,paper ID#13224
3. Jia Uddin, S.M. Taslim Reza, Qader Newaz, Jamal Uddin, Touhidul Islam, and Jong-Myon
Kim1,School of Electrical Engineering, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 680-
749, South Korea “Automated Irrigation System Using Solar Power ”” 20127th International
Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering 20-22 December, 2012, Dhaka,
Bangladesh
4. Prof. K. A. Patil Assistant Professor ,Department of Information Technology,MET’s BKC,
IOE,Maharashtra, India “A Model for Smart Agriculture Using IoT” 2016 International
Conference on Global Trends in Signal Processing, Information Computing and Communication.
page:543-545
6.List of facilities being extended by parent institution(s) for the project implementation.
6.1Infrastructural facilities:
6.2.Equipment available with the institute/ Group/ Department / Other Institutes for the
projects:
Equipment Generis Name of Model, make and Remarks including
available with the Equipment year of Purchase accessories
available and
current usage of
equipment
PI & his group
PI’s department
Other Institute(s) in
the region
7. Name and address of experts/ institution interested in the subject/ outcome of the project:
Vaagdevi Institute of Technology & Science, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Utukur, Kadapa,
Proddatur, Peddasettipalli, Proddatur, Andhra Besides RTA office, near, Moolavanka, Andhra
Pradesh, 516360 Pradesh.
Sai Rajeswari Institute Of Technology And Dr. B. Venkata Rama, Dean, R&D and
Sciences, Mydukur Rd, Balaji Nagar, Professor of Biochemistry & Environmental
Lingapuram, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh Science, CBIT Proddatur, kadapa District, A.P
516362
Budget Summary
Budget Details
Overhead Detail :
Year-1 Amt (in Rs.) Year-2 Amt (in Rs.) Year-3 Amt (in Rs.) Total Amt (in Rs.)
Any other relevant matter : Proponent is an expert in the area of MATLAB and Embedded systems having 10 Years of
Teaching and Research Experience and currently working as Associate Professor at CBIT,
Proddatur. He published more than 6 journals for his capacity in different National and
International Journals. As a part of his regular Research activity he got hands on training
and experience by attending 5 Workshops, 3 Training programs and shared his research
expertise by attending two National level conferences. PI has successfully completed a
MOOCS course on “An Introduction to Programming the Internet of Things (IOT)” from
California University, UCI under Coursera. For his credit, PI successfully guided 10 B.Tech
and 2 M.Tech as a part of his regular research activity. He had hands on experience on
several advanced technologies useful to carryout both research guidance and to handle
different projects in the areas Embedded system. PI is also a team leader of a Robotic
laboratory operating at CBIT by H-Bots.
Suitability of the proposed work in the major national initiatives of the Government :
SNo. Program Name
1 Make in India
2 Smart Village
3 Innovate India
Theme of Proposed Work :
SNo. Theme Name
1 Energy
2 Environment
3 Water
BIO-DATA
6. Category Gen/SC/ST/OBC : ST
11. Professional Recognition/ Award/ Prize/ Certificate, Fellowship received by the applicant.
S.No Name of the Award Awarding Agency Year
12. Publications (List of papers published in SCI Journals, in year wise descending order).
S.No Author(s) Title Name of the Volume Page Year
Journal
1 S satish Blind Source Separation of Audio Inter National Volume August
kumar Signals Using SVD Journal of 6 2016
Advanced
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