ENERGY MONITORING OF SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION SYSTEM USING FLOATING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC

Abstract

In agriculture, it is crucial to use the appropriate irrigation method. Farmers in agriculture face many problems in pouring water into their field, especially in summer, to keep their crops green. Because they did not have a good idea of the availability of power, they must wait for the field to be adequately irrigate even if it is available. Solar energy is the best way to generate electricity for supplying power to the water pump. Floating solar PV cells are used for this project. Photovoltaic electricity (PV) is due to its ubiquity and reliability, one of the world's most popular renewables. Photovoltaic (PV) energy is one of the most promising renewable energies globally due to its ubiquity and sustainability. Floating solar PV is used because the solar equipment has a passive cooler that cools down the system. The panels produce electricity in hot climates more efficiently than they could otherwise. Floating solar PV is used because it has a passive cooling agent that can cool down the solar equipment. This means the panels produce electricity at higher efficiencies in hot climates than they might otherwise. The information about energy from the floating solar PV system is monitor by using IoT based. This irrigation system is designed with a sensor for temperature and a soil humidity sensor. The microcontroller's use is to monitor the entire system, and it also comes with a PV solar energy monitoring system. The microcontroller is also used to control the irrigation system.