Solar (PV) Water Irrigation System with Wireless Control

Agricultural methods are changing rapidly because of recent advances in renewable energy technology. The recent advancements in renewable energy can be effectively employed in the agriculture sector to reduce dependency on conventional crops irrigation techniques and fossil fuels. Fields and crops irrigation are usually performed by water pumps (runs on fossil fuels) which can lead to environmental damage and high agricultural costs. For the agricultural use such as irrigating the crops, Photovoltaic (PV) water irrigation system is the best technological solution. Photovoltaic powered water pumping system help in water pumping and is usually composed of solar panel arrays and AC/DC water pump. In such system, a solar cell generates DC current which is then converted to AC current (using DC-AC inverters) for operating the water pumps. It is also worth noting that the generated DC power by PV panels can also be stored in batteries for later use in night or darkness. This work presents a novel design for the solar-powered water pumping system with irrigation control feature. The humidity sensors and global system for mobile (GSM) module are installed for automation and wireless control of irrigation to reduce manpower needs. Overall, this article presents a novel, wireless, and automatic solar-powered water pumping and controlled irrigation system.