Claims:WE CLAIM:
1) A greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) comprising of;
a. Sensing the information by the sensors;
b. Sending the information to the database of the website via microcontroller through WiFi;
c. Displaying the information to the user on mobile; and
d. Controlling actuators for adjusting parameters by sending commands.
2) The greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said various sensors such as Temperature sensor and Humidity sensor (DHT11), Light Intensity sensor (LDR) and Soil Moisture Sensor are connected to micro controller as input signals and the data is saved in Greenhouse Monitoring and Controlling System Based on IoT.
3) The greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said updated data is saved in microcontroller which process the data and keep on transmitting it to the server over a Wi-Fi connection.
4) The greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said database of the website (server) updates the data after few seconds to view through server.
5) The greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said Temperature and Humidity Sensor is an ultralow-cost digital temperature and humidity sensor.
6) The greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said humidity sensor and a thermistor to measure the surrounding air, and spits out a digital signal on the data pin (no analog input pins needed) and measure relative humidity.
7) The greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said Light Sensor used to measure light intensity.
8) The greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said Moisture Sensor is used to measure the volumetric water content of soil.
, Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to a monitoring system. The present invention more particularly relates to a greenhouse monitoring system using IOT.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
A Greenhouse is a composition of different materials mainly consisting of transparent glass, cloth and shade through which air, sunlight and essentials required by plants to grow can be passed easily. Greenhouses are small areas where plants are planted and taken care in a controlled environment and monitored based on some factors so that there growth is faster and yields more. There are many methods used to keep track of growth of plants such as traditional, partially automated, etc. traditional is time consuming and requires human labour for keeping records of each plant. Similar goes with partially automated less time is required but human labour is same to keep watch on plants.
The greenhouse manufacturing is the quickest developing part of the world. This manufacturing isolates the yield from nature, subsequently giving some method for protection from the immediate impact of the outside climate conditions. This empowers the manufacture of harvests which generally couldn't be created at that particular area. The greenhouse walled in area empowers the control of the harvest condition. This advantage enables the farmer to enhance the development in a way the plants require. It prompts higher harvest yield, extended manufacturing period, higher quality, and less utilization of defensive synthetic substances. The
Introduced cost per unit region in greenhouse vegetation is significantly higher than that in open-field farming. In modest macroclimate zones, energy is required, while in dry zones, the cooling and accessibility of water is of primary concern. The
utilization of materials and energy and in addition crop yield and quality can be impacted by working the flexible segments of the greenhouse, for example,
warming and cooling inputs, window opening, dribble water system, showing and CO2 dose .
To absolutely take advantage of the stronger probabilities for harvest and asset administration in a greenhouse, it is vital to know the control factors with a remote detecting framework utilizing the GSM. In fact, remote correspondence structures are an essential issue of the arrangement of modernization and innovation exchange, because of the expanding advancement of portable media communications . It offers a sustainable and efficient development of the plants throughout the year. Basic factors affecting plant growth are sunlight, water content in soil, temperature, humidity etc. Numerous researchers have worked with water sprinkling and irrigation system. They opted for different methods for determining the soil moisture condition.
Most greenhouse systems use manual systems for monitoring the temperature and humidity which can cause discomfort to the worker as they are bound to visit the greenhouse every day and manually control them. Also, a lot of problems can occur as it affects the production rate because the temperature and humidity must be constantly monitored to ensure the good yield of the plants.
Internet of Things (IoT) can be expressed as the architecture of physical things implanted with electronic circuits, sensors and programming along with an
associative system that empowers these things to trade information from each other. IoT is the combination of the computerized and physical world. In a universe of IoT, a huge number of things or apparatuses will be interconnected and interestingly recognized on the Internet . The Internet of Things enables the system to detect and control other devices remotely transversely over existing system foundation,
making good interrelation between the physical world and different computer-based frameworks and creating chances for enhanced effectiveness, financial advantage and precision.
Most physical factors important in a greenhouse can be estimated via automatic sensors . This holds for temperature, light, soil dampness, and relative humidity. Precipitation can additionally be detected, even though .it is truly much less common. All the specified physical factors are inspected and put away electronically at normal interims when something is evolving. Inclusive, the estimations give a significant decent info yield snap of the physical phase of the greenhouse harvest structure. Greenhouse in India is installed in high altitude regions where conditions for plant growth is favorable. The primary ways in which greenhouse is being practiced are: 1. Manual mode 2. Partially automated mode 3. Fully automated mode 1. MANUAL MODE: Manual mode involves visual inspection of the plant growth, irrigation of plants, spraying fertilizers and pesticides. This is done manually so time is consumed more as well as human labour required is also more. 2. PARTIALLY AUTOMATED MODE: Partially automated mode is combination of both manual as well as automated mode. It is similar to manual mode but only difference is that labour work is reduced. 3. FULLY AUTOMATED MODE: Fully automated mode is well implemented, so that it can give notification to climatic changes that occur in greenhouse and provide efficient results. Automated mode give chance to avoid and rectify human errors. The traditional system for greenhouse monitoring is labor-intensive and time consuming.
So there is a need for a system for greenhouse monitoring using Internet of things (IOT). The present invention is a greenhouse monitoring and controlling system based on Internet of things (IoT).There are some factors to be monitored such as temperature, Humidity, Soil Moisture, light intensity,etc.These system have been built by two important parts i.e. Hardware and Software. The system of the present invention is an efficient, low cost micro-controller based system to monitor and controlled the parameters and yield the optimum plant growth. The Microcontroller sends the information sensed by the sensors through Wi-Fi module wirelessly to the database and it is displayed to the user on mobile application, so that they can controlled or accessed them anywhere and at anytime. With this system, farmers or any person can control and monitor their greenhouse from their mobiles phones which have internet connection and can control actuators (cooling fan, water pump, light, etc) to adjust parameters by sending commands.
Greenhouse is important part of Agriculture and Horticulture, as it can be used to grow plants and crops under controlled climatic conditions for optimum yields. Automating Greenhouse involves monitoring and controlling of climatic parameters which are responsible for the growth of plants or crops. Automation can be done through Iot(internet of things) thus by replacing humans by machinery.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
The main object of the present invention is to provide a greenhouse monitoring system for monitoring temperature, Humidity, Soil Moisture, light intensity, etc.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an efficient, low cost micro-controller based system to monitor and control the parameters and yield the optimum plant growth.
Other objects and benefits of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description, which is not intended to bind the scope of the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
Accordingly, a greenhouse monitoring system using IOT (Internet of things) for monitoring temperature, Humidity, Soil Moisture, light intensity is disclosed. A greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) comprising of;
a. Sensing the information by the sensors;
b. Sending the information to the database of the website via microcontroller through WiFi;
c. Displaying the information to the user on mobile; and
d. Controlling actuators for adjusting parameters by sending commands.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
Fig 1 is the flowchart for a greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT).
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION WITH RESPECT TO DRAWINGS:
The present invention is a greenhouse monitoring system for monitoring temperature, Humidity, Soil Moisture, light intensity, etc. The present invention is an efficient, low cost micro-controller based system to monitor and control the parameters and yield the optimum plant growth. The Microcontroller sends the information sensed by the sensors through Wi-Fi module wirelessly to the database and it is displayed to the user on mobile application, so that they can controlled or accessed them anywhere and at anytime. With this system, farmers or any person can control and monitor their greenhouse from their mobiles phones which have internet connection and can control actuators (cooling fan, water pump, light, etc) to adjust parameters by sending commands.
In one embodiment, the system includes various sensors such as Temperature sensor and Humidity sensor (DHT11), Light Intensity sensor (LDR) and Soil Moisture Sensor, which are connected to micro controller as input signals and the data is saved in Greenhouse Monitoring and Controlling System Based on IoT. The data saved is transferred through Wi-Fi module connected to microcontroller as well as to another Wi-Fi module connected to mobile application. The actuators are controlled both from microcontroller as well as mobile application, after certain conditions they gives signal and actuators run automatically.
The system deals with monitoring and controlling environmental conditions like temperature, humidity and moisture with help of sensors and sends information to the application. The updated data from the system is accessible on the internet from anywhere in the world. The system saves data in microcontroller which process the data and keep on transmitting it to the server over a Wi-Fi connection. This data is updated after few seconds so that it can be viewed through server. If conditions exceed certain values it can be controlled through server and actuators are plug on. Temperature and Humidity Sensor :It is a basic, ultra low-cost digital temperature and humidity sensor. It uses a capacitive humidity sensor and a thermistor to measure the surrounding air, and spits out a digital signal on the data pin (no analog input pins needed). It can measure relative humidity in percentage(20 to 90% RH).
Light Sensor :LDR The LDR are used to measure light intensity. LDR works on the principle of variable resistance, it changes its resistance according to light intensity. LDR is also known as photoconductor.
Moisture Sensor: A soil moisture sensor is used to measure the volumetric water content of soil. If the water is more, resistance is low and if the water is less, resistance is high. It also consists of a potentiometer to vary the sensitiveness of the sensor.
In another embodiment, the system in greenhouse we can make environment and system to interact with each other through network. Then the collected data will be available to the end user through the Wi-Fi. The collected data is shared with other user for future use. A microcontroller based Greenhouse monitoring and controlling system is designed with sensors, soil moisture sensor, LDR sensor are the main sensor used which gives the exact values of temperature ,humidity, soil moisture and light intensity respectively. The obtained values are transferred through Wi-Fi module and made available through server and can be controlled through app. This reduces the human labour required for manually switching actuators as well as reduces complexity. It is used in agricultural field , nursery and even in botanical garden.
In another embodiment, The present system saves time, money and human effort. It provides a controlled environment for the plants to prevent them from damage and thus increasing the overall produce. The smart greenhouse automatically controls the various parameters needed for the plants and sends the sensory data to a customized webpage for continuous and effective monitoring
In another embodiment, A greenhouse monitoring system using Internet of things (IOT) comprising of;
a. Sensing the information by the sensors;
b. Sending the information to the database of the website via microcontroller through WiFi;
c. Displaying the information to the user on mobile; and
d. Controlling actuators for adjusting parameters by sending commands.