Automated irrigation system in the Sigualo farmhouse of the Pelileo Canton

Abstract

Automated irrigation systems have been sowing taking an important place in agriculture, since they are increasingly advanced and offer benefits to the crops that are located in the Caserío Sigualo del Cantón Pelileo in the province of Tungurahua, where the land The study area has a high degree of inclination and there is not enough water supply and dosing to keep crops such as avocado, tangerine and others that grow in the sector hydrated; For this reason, it integrates an automated irrigation control system with a microcontroller that guarantees irrigation and the use of humidity, rain sensors and photovoltaic solar panels as an alternative energy source. The automated irrigation system comes into operation when it meets the following conditions: if the soil humidity sensor shows a value less than 50%, the light sensor detects if it is night, and when the rain sensor does not detect the presence of rain, this will activate an electrovalve by letting the water for each of the plants through micro-sprinkler irrigation.