Description:Field of the Invention
This invention relates to Sub Surface Soil Moisture Monitoring System for Efficient Irrigation Management.
Background of the Invention
CN111670786A The invention discloses a farmland surface plug-in type underground drip irrigation method, which comprises the following steps: step 1, laying underground drip irrigation capillary pipes on the ground surface, inserting a vertical emitter into the ground, and laying by using an insertion type underground drip irrigation emitter and a matched agricultural machine, wherein the laying agricultural machine device comprises three sub-devices of ground surface capillary pipe laying, an insertion type emitter inserting device and a seeding device. Laying on the surface of a field by using a special agricultural machine, connecting an irrigator with a certain length on an underground drip irrigation capillary, and vertically inserting the irrigator into soil; step 2, an upper water outlet dripper and a lower water outlet dripper are arranged on the underground drip irrigation plug-in type irrigator, the upper water outlet dripper is positioned in the middle of the plug-in type irrigator and 15cm below the ground surface, and is specially used for water for the growth of normal germination and seedling emergence of seeds; the lower water outlet dripper is positioned at the lower part of the plug-in type irrigator with the length of 30-40 cm.
Research Gap:
? Flap on the dripper line.
? Anti-siphon mechanism to prevents suction of debris.
? Copper oxide cover to innovative eco-friendly solution.
CN103416185B The invention relates to a fixed ridge culture and subsurface drip irrigation cultivation method. The method includes the steps of pipe laying, ridging and field management. According to the step of field management, in the process of crop watering, water is pumped into subsurface branch pipes through a surface main pipe by using a water pump, and the water seeps into stratum soil through water outlets in the subsurface branch pipes; in the process of crop fertilization, water and fertilizer are pumped into the subsurface branch pipes through the surface main pipe by using the water pump, and the water and fertilizer seep into the stratum soil through the water outlets in the subsurface branch pipes and are directly absorbed and utilized by crop roots; various field operations are achieved by driving an agricultural machine on ridge backs, wherein the wheel base of the agricultural machine is matched with the distance between the subsurface branch pipes, and the field operations include harrowing, sowing between adjacent ridges, spray and harvesting. The fixed ridge culture and subsurface drip irrigation cultivation method can improve the degree of mechanization of agricultural production, avoid plow pans, enable the crop roots to absorb and utilize the water directly with the subsurface drip irrigation technology, achieve integration of water and fertilizer, improve the use ratio of the water and fertilizer, and save resources and manual labor.
Research Gap:
? Physical barrier.
? Large bath area.
? Uniform irrigation year after year.
None of the prior art indicate above either alone or in combination with one another disclose what the present invention has disclosed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention.
This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.
The invention of automated surface soil drip irrigation system will lead to water and nutrient efficiency, reduced weed population, no runoff due to application of water underground pipes in which flaps are made which will open when water come with pressure from pipe and hence prevent the problem of debris clogging. This invention will make the whole process of irrigation nursery beds automatic which can be operated device which is easily operated by any farmer.
This system plays a significant role in detection various factors which are responsible for growth of plant
To further clarify advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.
Disclosed herein an Sub Surface Soil Moisture Monitoring System for Efficient Irrigation Management comprises Sub Water Channel (101), System (102), Division (103), Antenna (104), Main Water Channel (105), Micro Controller (201), Inflow Measurement Sensor (202), LED (203), GPRS (204), Antenna (205), Solar Panel (206), Charger (207), Battery (208), OLED (209), SMS (Volumetric Sensor) (210), Tensio Meter (211), Optical Sensor (212), Relay (213), Motor (214), Mobile App (301), Web App (302) and Local/Cloud Server (303).
In another embodiment, the invention of automated surface soil drip irrigation system leads to water and nutrient efficiency, reduced weed population, no runoff due to application of water underground pipes in which flaps are made which opens when water come with pressure from pipe and hence prevent the problem of debris clogging; This invention will make the whole process of irrigation nursery beds automatic which can be operated device which is easily operated by any farmer.
In another embodiment, the system plays a significant role in detection various factors which are responsible for growth of plant;
(Volumetric Sensor)
Soil moisture sensor is used to measure Volumetric water content in soil;
Soil particles hold water through either tension or adhesion; Tensiometers are soil between sensor that measure the tension between soil particle and water molecules; To extract moisture from soil plants must overcome the tension to draw water molecules away from the soil particles into their roots; The soil matrix potential or soil moisture tension reading tells how hard the plant must exert pressure to extract water; Tensiometer are easy to use as the data collected is straight forward and doesn’t need to be interpreted;
Optical sensor measure the reflectance, absorption or transmittance characteristics of the soil; They use light reflectance to measure soil organic matter, soil moisture, mineral composition, clay content, soil colour, organic carbon, PH, and cation exchange capacity;
Inflow measurement sensor: - To measure changes in the fluid’s physical attributes and calculate its flow;
In another embodiment, the invention can measure various aspects of soil bed and can ensure timely supply of water in subsurface region of soil bed whenever the moisture content gets low which can be accessed through the application;
In another embodiment, a micrometer is made in which following sensor are used:-
Soil Moisture Sensor (Volumetric Sensor) to measure the Volumetric Water content in soil or moisture present in the soil;
Tensiometer is a device that indirectly measures soil moisture status indicating the soil matric potential that plant roots must exert to uptake the available moisture;
Optical Sensor is used to measure soil properties and detected the presence of various materials in the field;
Inflow measurement sensor: - To calculate the rate of flow of water.
In another embodiment, to supply electric current flow in the system, battery is charged with solar energy and organic light emitting diode (OLED) is attached with battery to indicate whether the system is ON or NOT; Relay is connected with motor to automate the functioning of motor; To connect the whole system with internet so that information to be transmitted via mobile networks; General packet radio service (GPRs) is used.
In another embodiment, to ensure the water is supplied uniformly in whole nursery bed and no seedling is left a led is connected to micro-controller which will turn on if any part of nursery bed lefts;
Two colour of led are attached which show;
RED LED:- Need to provide more water; and
GREEN LED:- sufficient water discharged.
In another embodiment, the web app and mobile app are made to access the information of field conditions so that they are controlled/ monitored by farmer even when he is not present in the field; The following features will be available in the web app and mobile app;
It will show whether there is need for applying irrigation in the nursery bed moisture content in the nursery bed;
ii. It will show whether there is need to apply fertilizer and manure in nursery bed;
iii. It will help to operate system from distance and enable farmer to control motor;
It will help to know whether the seedling are growing properly by analyzing the data from Tensiometer;
It will help to maintain the flow of water;
It will help to know for how much time water should be supplied in nursery bed for different species of plants.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The illustrated embodiments of the subject matter will be understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals throughout. The following description is intended only by way of example, and simply illustrates certain selected embodiments of devices, systems, and methods that are consistent with the subject matter as claimed herein, wherein:
Figure 1: Main Water Channel Diagram
Figure 2: Flow Chart
Figure 3: Local/Cloud Server Diagram
The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of details provided herein is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a",” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.
It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions/acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two figures shown in succession may, in fact, be executed concurrently or may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality/acts involved.
In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", “third”, and the like in the present invention are used for the purpose of description only, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining "first" and "second" may include at least one of the features, either explicitly or implicitly.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
The invention of automated surface soil drip irrigation system will lead to water and nutrient efficiency, reduced weed population, no runoff due to application of water underground pipes in which flaps are made which will open when water come with pressure from pipe and hence prevent the problem of debris clogging. This invention will make the whole process of irrigation nursery beds automatic which can be operated device which is easily operated by any farmer.
This system plays a significant role in detection various factors which are responsible for growth of plant
(Volumetric Sensor).
I. Soil moisture sensor is used to measure Volumetric water content in soil.
II. Soil particles hold water through either tension or adhesion. Tensiometers are soil between sensor that measure the tension between soil particle and water molecules. To extract moisture from soil plants must overcome the tension to draw water molecules away from the soil particles into their roots. The soil matrix potential or soil moisture tension reading tells how hard the plant must exert pressure to extract water. Tensiometer are easy to use as the data collected is straight forward and doesn’t need to be interpreted.
III. Optical sensor measure the reflectance, absorption or transmittance characteristics of the soil. They use light reflectance to measure soil organic matter, soil moisture, mineral composition, clay content, soil colour, organic carbon, PH, and cation exchange capacity.
IV. Inflow measurement sensor: - To measure changes in the fluid’s physical attributes and calculate its flow.
The invention can measure various aspects of soil bed and can ensure timely supply of water in subsurface region of soil bed whenever the moisture content gets low which can be accessed through the application. The following system design is to be followed to make automated subsurface drip irrigation system:-
A micrometer is made in which following sensor are used:-
i. Soil Moisture Sensor (Volumetric Sensor) to measure the Volumetric Water content in soil or moisture present in the soil.
ii. Tensiometer is a device that indirectly measures soil moisture status indicating the soil matric potential that plant roots must exert to uptake the available moisture.
iii. Optical Sensor is used to measure soil properties and detected the presence of various materials in the field.
iv. Inflow measurement sensor: - To calculate the rate of flow of water.
To supply electric current flow in the system, battery is charged with solar energy and organic light emitting diode (OLED) is attached with battery to indicate whether the system is ON or NOT.
Relay is connected with motor to automate the functioning of motor.
To connect the whole system with internet so that information to be transmitted via mobile networks. General packet radio service (GPRs) is used.
To ensure the water is supplied uniformly in whole nursery bed and no seedling is left a led is connected to micro-controller which will turn on if any part of nursery bed lefts.
Two colour of led are attached which show: -
RED LED:- Need to provide more water.
GREEN LED:- sufficient water discharged.
The web app and mobile app are made to access the information of field conditions so that they are controlled/ monitored by farmer even when he is not present in the field. The following features will be available in the web app and mobile app:-
i. It will show whether there is need for applying irrigation in the nursery bed moisture content in the nursery bed.
ii. It will show whether there is need to apply fertilizer and manure in nursery bed.
iii. It will help to operate system from distance and enable farmer to control motor.
iv. It will help to know whether the seedling are growing properly by analyzing the data from Tensiometer.
v. It will help to maintain the flow of water.
vi. It will help to know for how much time water should be supplied in nursery bed for different species of plants.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
1. Water and nutrient efficiency.
2. Mobility for vehicles in the field.
3. Reduced weed population.
4. No runoff.
5. No root intrusion.
6. No debris injection.
7. No clogging.
8. It helps to Water and nutrient efficiency.
9. Mobility for vehicles in the field.
10. It has Reduced weed population.
11. Eradication of surface runoff.
12. No root intrusion.
13. No debris injection.
14. No clogging
, Claims:We Claim:
1. A Sub Surface Soil Moisture Monitoring System for Efficient Irrigation Management comprises Sub Water Channel (101), System (102), Division (103), Antenna (104), Main Water Channel (105), Micro Controller (201), Inflow Measurement Sensor (202), LED (203), GPRS (204), Antenna (205), Solar Panel (206), Charger (207), Battery (208), OLED (209), SMS (Volumetric Sensor) (210), Tensio Meter (211), Optical Sensor (212), Relay (213), Motor (214), Mobile App (301), Web App (302) and Local/Cloud Server (303).
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the Soil moisture sensor is used to measure Volumetric water content in soil; wherein Soil particles hold water through either tension or adhesion; Tensiometers are soil between sensor that measure the tension between soil particle and water molecules; to extract moisture from soil plants must overcome the tension to draw water molecules away from the soil particles into their roots; the soil matrix potential or soil moisture tension reading tells how hard the plant must exert pressure to extract water.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein Optical sensor measure the reflectance, absorption or transmittance characteristics of the soil; and use light reflectance to measure soil organic matter, soil moisture, mineral composition, clay content, soil colour, organic carbon, PH, and cation exchange capacity.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein inflow measurement sensor; to measure changes in the fluid’s physical attributes and calculate its flow.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the present system measures various aspects of soil bed and can ensure timely supply of water in subsurface region of soil bed whenever the moisture content gets low which is accessed through the application;
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a micrometer is made in which sensor are used; Soil Moisture Sensor (Volumetric Sensor) to measure the Volumetric Water content in soil or moisture present in the soil; Tensiometer is a device that indirectly measures soil moisture status indicating the soil matric potential that plant roots must exert to uptake the available moisture; Optical Sensor is used to measure soil properties and detected the presence of various materials in the field; Inflow measurement sensor: - To calculate the rate of flow of water.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein to supply electric current flow in the system, battery is charged with solar energy and organic light emitting diode (OLED) is attached with battery to indicate whether the system is ON or NOT; Relay is connected with motor to automate the functioning of motor; To connect the whole system with internet so that information to be transmitted via mobile networks; General packet radio service (GPRs) is used.
8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein to ensure the water is supplied uniformly in whole nursery bed and no seedling is left a led is connected to micro-controller which will turn on if any part of nursery bed lefts.
9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the web app and mobile app are made to access the information of field conditions so that they are controlled/ monitored by farmer even when he is not present in the field.