Automatic greenhouse watering system and monitoring

• Main Author: Mohammad Izhan, Jafry
• Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/302/1/17.AUTOMATIC%20GREENHOUSE%20WATERING%20SYSTEM%20AND%20MONITORING.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/302/

The primary issue of greenhouse based horticulture is to manage the greenhouse environment optimally in order to comply with the economic and environmental requirements. Pests and diseases, and extremes of heat and humidity, have to be controlled, and irrigation is necessary to provide water. The solution to these problems is by designing an automatic controlled system. Two sensors are used in this project. Soil moisture sensor needed to automatically control the valve of watering system. Temperature sensor will measure the condition of the greenhouse. Once the temperature sensor detect that the environment temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature value, the cooling fan will be in the on state and vice versa. Wireless monitoring using RF are used in order to monitor the condition of the greenhouse in the predetermine RF range. This project improved the irrigation system from manual to automatic to make it easier to monitor the condition of the greenhouse remotely.