Development of automated pv/battery system for rock melon fertigation plant

Abstract

Production of vegetables in terrace of the house has been experiencing accelerated growth, but watering and nutritioning plants is a serious task, scheduling the water requirement along the plant’s life cycle is a challenging issue faced by us in this busy environment as the requirement varies with growth. So this system is developed to overcome the above difficulties. Automation in fertigation is done. Fertigation allows people to automatically deliver adequate nutrient quantity and concentration through drip irrigation to plant’s active root area throughout the growing season. This system is developed using embedded system, which is powered using renewable solar power. This system has the advantage that it can be adapted to any climate and its low cost design with reduced manual operation.