Smart Control and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation Systems Using LoRaWAN

Irrigation installations in cities or agricultural operations use large amounts of water and electrical energy in their activity. Therefore, optimising these resources is essential nowadays. Wireless networks offer ideal support for such applications. The long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) used...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a03c3cbe7f54414bbd54de3f0f0c31452021-11-11T19:04:17ZSmart Control and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation Systems Using LoRaWAN10.3390/s212170411424-8220https://doaj.org/article/a03c3cbe7f54414bbd54de3f0f0c31452021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/21/7041https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8220Irrigation installations in cities or agricultural operations use large amounts of water and electrical energy in their activity. Therefore, optimising these resources is essential nowadays. Wireless networks offer ideal support for such applications. The long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) used in this research offers a large coverage of up to 5 km, has low power consumption and does not need additional hardware such as repeaters or signal amplifiers. This research develops a control and monitoring system for irrigation systems. For this purpose, an irrigation algorithm is designed that uses rainfall probability data to regulate the irrigation of the installation. The algorithm is complemented by checking the sending and receiving of information in the LoRa network to reduce the loss of information packets. In addition, two temperature and humidity measurement devices for LoRaWAN (THMDLs) and an electrovalve control device for LoRaWAN (ECDLs) were developed. The hardware and software were also designed, and prototypes were built with the development of the electronic board. The wide coverage of the LoRaWAN allows the covering of small to large irrigation areas.Francisco Sánchez-SutilAntonio Cano-OrtegaMDPI AGarticleLoRaWANsmart irrigation systemssmart energyChemical technologyTP1-1185ENSensors, Vol 21, Iss 7041, p 7041 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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language EN
topic LoRaWAN
smart irrigation systems
smart energy
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
spellingShingle LoRaWAN
smart irrigation systems
smart energy
Chemical technology
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Francisco Sánchez-Sutil
Antonio Cano-Ortega
Smart Control and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation Systems Using LoRaWAN
description Irrigation installations in cities or agricultural operations use large amounts of water and electrical energy in their activity. Therefore, optimising these resources is essential nowadays. Wireless networks offer ideal support for such applications. The long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) used in this research offers a large coverage of up to 5 km, has low power consumption and does not need additional hardware such as repeaters or signal amplifiers. This research develops a control and monitoring system for irrigation systems. For this purpose, an irrigation algorithm is designed that uses rainfall probability data to regulate the irrigation of the installation. The algorithm is complemented by checking the sending and receiving of information in the LoRa network to reduce the loss of information packets. In addition, two temperature and humidity measurement devices for LoRaWAN (THMDLs) and an electrovalve control device for LoRaWAN (ECDLs) were developed. The hardware and software were also designed, and prototypes were built with the development of the electronic board. The wide coverage of the LoRaWAN allows the covering of small to large irrigation areas.
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author Francisco Sánchez-Sutil
Antonio Cano-Ortega
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Antonio Cano-Ortega
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title Smart Control and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation Systems Using LoRaWAN
title_short Smart Control and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation Systems Using LoRaWAN
title_full Smart Control and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation Systems Using LoRaWAN
title_fullStr Smart Control and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation Systems Using LoRaWAN
title_full_unstemmed Smart Control and Energy Efficiency in Irrigation Systems Using LoRaWAN
title_sort smart control and energy efficiency in irrigation systems using lorawan
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