Reliable IoT-based monitoring and control of hydroponic systems

Enthalten in
Technologies 
Volume
10
Issue
1
Article Number
26
Citation
Technologies 10 (1): 26 (2022)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/technologies10010026
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85146577383
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
This paper presents the design and implementation of iPONICS: an intelligent, low-cost IoT-based control and monitoring system for hydroponics greenhouses. The system is based on three types of sensor nodes. The main (master) node is responsible for controlling the pump, monitoring the quality of the water in the greenhouse and aggregating and transmitting the data from the slave nodes. Environment sensing slave nodes monitor the ambient conditions in the greenhouse and transmit the data to the main node. Security nodes monitor activity (movement in the area). The system monitors water quality and greenhouse temperature and humidity, ensuring that crops grow under optimal conditions according to hydroponics guidelines. Remote monitoring for the greenhouse keepers is facilitated by monitoring these parameters via connecting to a website. An innovative fuzzy inference engine determines the plant irrigation duration. The system is optimized for low power consumption in order to facilitate off-grid operation. Preliminary reliability analysis indicates that the system can tolerate various transient faults without requiring intervention.
Schlagworte
IoT
wireless sensor networks
hydroponics
smart agriculture
DDC Class
004: Informatik
600: Technik
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften
630: Landwirtschaft, Veterinärmedizin
Projekt(e)
iPONICS: Smart Off-Grid System for Sustainable Hydroponics 
Funding Organisations
European Regional Development Fund
Republic of Cyprus, Research and Innovation Foundation
More Funding Information
This research was funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation Foundation (Project: START-UPS/ 0618/48 project title: “iPONICS: Smart Off-Grid System for Sustainable Hydroponics”.