RRL016_Solar-smart_hydroponics_farming_with_IoT-based_AI_controller_with_mobile_app
RRL016_Solar-smart_hydroponics_farming_with_IoT-based_AI_controller_with_mobile_app
Abstract— Only Hydroponics uses less water and other Climate change, soil erosion, drought, and ecological
resources than traditional soil-based farming. Hydroponics degradation make it more difficult and costly to produce
using mechanical aid. Controversies with hydroponics. In the sustenance. Not less. By 2050, according to a well-known
realm of gardening, hydroponics is king. Water, temperature, prediction, the global population will approach 9 billion. IoT
and pH are all controlled by it. Typical household current is agricultural applications and burgeoning technology hold
used. We seldom see a spike in electricity use. The investigation great potential. Researchers estimate that 75 million IoT
resulted in two potential courses of action. Hydroponics with devices will be utilised in agriculture by 2023, valuing the
environmental temperature control. Hydroponics solar power hydroponic system industry at $23.14 billion USD.
plant second. Light intensity, battery voltage, DC-to-AC
Connecting the actual world to computer systems, IoT enables
converter current, and solar panel voltage are all tracked by the
smart solar power plant. Server-side telemetry of water storage
remote sensing and control of physical objects. IoT connects
tank's temperature, acidity, depth, brightness, and power sensor-equipped devices [3,4]. Ethiopia, India, and others are
supply. In this research, a solar-powered hydroponic agriculturally dependent. Traditional agriculture is profitable
automation system was created, allowing for precise regulation but inhibits agricultural production. Threatening rural
of acidity/ alkalinity/ temperature/ water communities are climate change, pollution, soil erosion,
level/light/current/voltage. Hydroponics farming is difficult to urbanisation, and the loss of agricultural land, among others.
monitor because of the many parameters, nutrition, and plant Intelligent agriculture increases crop yields. New and
diagnosis systems. Recent technological advances help solve traditional agricultural techniques require technology to
these problems by adopting AI-based controlling algorithms in address the food problem. Hydroponics, vertical farming, and
agriculture. The work focuses on implementing a mobile polyhouses may be able to solve these problems. Technology
application integrated AI- smart hydroponics system with IoT. improves hydroponics.
The proposed smart hydroponic system with IoT consists of
three phases. II. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Existing Hydroponics systems facing difficulties such as
Keywords— Smart Hydroponics, AI-Based Controlling, Deep
seedling (wilting, dead roots), system blockage, infestation
learning, Nutrient Level Prediction, Plant Diseases
(algae, bug), and nutrient deficits[7]. Solar energy might
I. INTRODUCTION improve grid resilience. Two major traits may give excellent
solar help for toughness. Solar power generation may be
IoT in agriculture has the potential to transform the distributed. This means homeowners may use solar panels on
equation for humans and the entire planet [1]. Solar their land to generate electricity. Communities may create a
hydroponics uses nutrient-rich water to grow plants. This micro-grid using solar panels, storage, and other technologies
approach grows plants without soil. This sophisticated plant to power important infrastructure. Large power plants satisfy
growing method is used worldwide to grow flowers and crops. demand. Homes and businesses get electricity through power
Solar hydroponics would help the system succeed. This plant lines. Damage to the electrical distribution system might
growing technique is energy-efficient and environmentally create issues. Power may be generated near users and stored
friendly. Solar-powered hydroponics systems outperform in regional energy hubs in case the centralised system fails.
those that use LEDs or electricity. Solar-powered hydroponics Second, unlike diesel generators, which are typically used as
is made possible by the sun's nuclear fusion rays. Energy is emergency backup power, solar energy may be stored and
produced in abundance by large panel plates.It is the released without energy labour, boosting resilience. Solar and
photovoltaic effect that powers solar hydroponics. solar cells energy storage will eventually power homes and businesses at
are devices that harness the sun's rays to generate power.The night. Farmers may closely monitor hydroponic systems.
solar panels are tilted so that they face the sun. Separate They manage pH and nutrition. This ensures that plants get the
readings for temperature, humidity, pH, and luminosity are right nutrients. These methods reuse water in plants. Growers
provided by this instrument. This helps to keep fertiliser water can optimise crop productivity by controlling temperature and
from escaping.Hydroponic solar systems allow for the illumination inside. Solar-powered hydroponics feeds plants
cultivation of soil-less, nutrient-rich crops. The yield of crops via their roots. The solar-powered hydroponics system is
is increased by using this method. Electricity reliability is cutting-edge and efficient. Solar-powered hydroponics
enhanced via solar hydroponics.Hydroponic solar systems systems help grow more plants in less area.
provide plants with more oxygen at their roots and feed them
directly with liquid nutrients. The addition of these nutrients It might be challenging to get seedlings off to a good start
increases crop yields. when using hydroponics. Leaves dry and wilt as a plant loses
its vigour. Wilting may be brought either by overheating or a
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at all, which represents a big advancement in the progression The PH level of the water, which shows the degree to which
of plant farming. The liquid is administered to the plant roots the water is acidic or basic, may also be determined with the
in such a manner that it makes a contribution to the use of a turbidity sensor if one is available. In addition, a soil
development of ionic and inorganic forms of sustenance. This moisture sensor may be replaced with an NPK sensor, which
is done in order to maximise the effectiveness of the is capable of measuring the concentrations of nitrogen,
treatment. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to make certain phosphorous, and potassium in liquids. The pH of the liquid
that the liquid is administered in the appropriate method. The will need to be measured in order to do this. In addition to this,
production of crops via the use of this method is not only hydrostatic pressure level sensors are used in order to achieve
more effective but also more efficient when compared to the this objective. Additionally, camera modules are used to take
agricultural approaches that have been used traditionally. images of the plants at the predetermined intervals. It is
When compared to traditional farming, this approach offers a possible to get images of the plants. After the Raspberry Pi has
few distinct benefits. completed gathering all of the sensor readings and
photographs, the data is sent to a cloud server, where a Deep
Camera Learning model is trained utilising the information that was
provided by the Raspberry Pi. By comparing the current
nutrient concentration to previously taught reference
Sun light sensor
concentrations, the Prediction-Deep Learning model is able to
Display unit
accurately identify plant nutrient deficiencies and anticipate
Air Temperature & the standard nutrient levels. This is accomplished via the
Drain Pump
Humidity Sensor process of "deep learning." Because of this, the model is able
Arduino / Fresh water Pump
to accurately predict the amounts of the standard nutrients.
Water Temperature
Sensor Raspberry Pi Because nutrient deficiencies in plants have the ability to
Cooler produce disease, it is crucial that outbreaks be discovered as
PH sensor
soon as they appear. This is because disease may be induced
Turbidity Sensor
by nutritional deficiencies. Because of this, the Classification-
Deep Learning Neural Network Model is used in order to
Soil moisture Sensor discriminate between the many plant diseases that may be seen
in photos. This is done in order to improve diagnostic
Solar panel
accuracy. After that, this model will transmit the data that it
has gathered to the Agri-Hydroponic app, where the farmer
Fig2 : Proposed system hardware Section will have the opportunity to choose the method of cultivation
that best suits their needs. The farmer has full control over the
A. Hardware Implementation:
functioning of his hydroponic farm when it is set to the manual
A large variety of sensors were integrated into the gadget mode, and he is the one who decides how much of each
before it was completed, and the Raspberry Pi was used as the nutrient the plants get. The mode of operation that is created
controller of the system. In this setting, a large number of by the environment of the deep learning neural network is
sensors are used in order to carry out an investigation on the used to drive the operation of the Raspberry Pi controllers,
features of hydroponic farming. This system regulates a range which then directs the operation of the output devices in turn.
of variables, including temperature, water level, sunlight, and This cycle continues until all output devices have been
systems for the disposal of wastewater and cooling systems. directed by the mode of operation that was produced by the
The word "fresh water" refers to water that has lost some of environment of the deep learning neural network. As a direct
its nutritious value, and this system also manages these result of this, the mode of operation makes it possible to
aspects. In addition, the cloud environment that is based on the exercise direct control over output devices while the mobile
Internet of Things is continually updated with the most recent application is being used. Motors and pumps are two examples
sensor information. This takes place in real time. In order to of the types of equipment that fall within this category. Both
carry out an investigation on the effects of solar radiation, a regular water and nutrition water are pushed from this area
grove sunlight sensor is now being used. The properties of sun using their own separate pumps. The plants continue to
rays, such as the quantity of infrared, ultraviolet, and visible receive both types of water until the required equilibrium of
light, are produced as a result of this process. We are able to minerals and nutrients is attained. A heater output device is
calculate the rate of photosynthesis that is going place inside utilised so that the temperature of the water and air inside the
the leaf by using the information that is supplied by the hydroponics system may be better regulated and maintained.
properties of these sensors. The SHT-20 sensor is an This allows for more precise temperature regulation. The solar
imperative must for any effort that requires the measurement panel that is integrated into the system is the component that
of environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. Its is in charge of the charging process for the system's batteries.
use may be found in a wide variety of applications. Because
water is the only medium via which nutrients may be delivered B. Software Approach :
in hydroponics farming, it is vital to constantly monitor the Both types of deep learning models are stored in the
mineral content of the water in real time. Because of this, the cloud, which is also where the system retrieves them and
physical architecture of a hydroponic system has to consist of makes use of them. These models provide the basis for how
a much greater number of water sensors. In order to get a the system functions. Both "Prediction based deep learning"
precise measurement of the temperature of the water, a probe and "Classification based deep learning" are names for similar
sensor that may be completely submerged in the water is used. models. In this case, we use a deep learning model trained on
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predictions to determine the appropriate nutrient levels based Fig 3: Complete Hardware Setup
on reference values. Because of this, we can make better
predictions. In addition, a classification-based deep learning
model is used to differentiate between the various plant
diseases. In order to provide the farmer with the most up-to-
date information possible, both models were run
simultaneously and the results were communicated to him
through his mobile device. In order to execute classification-
based Deep Learning, an input feature matrix is constructed
by merging the sensor data together. In the hydroponics
industry, the collected data is initially analysed using a
number of distinguishing features. This information is then
forwarded to the cloud, where IoT services are hosted, where
it is further analysed. The controller is running on a Raspberry
Pi.
Fig 4: Dashboard to monitor all the sensor values
Deep learning models are then used to create predictions Accuracy Recall Precision
based on the data collected by these sensors. The correct Method
(in %) (in %) (in %)
F-measure
nutrient concentrations may be predicted for a variety of EFIS 89.8 90.51 89.52 90.66
sensor readings when a Deep Learning model is trained using Support
the reference nutrient dataset. This opens up a wide range of Vector 92.8 93.11 89.11 90.234
potential uses for the model. This is why the model is so Machine
useful. Due to the many conditions under which the gathered Mic-Conv
93.26 94.52 91.88 92.69
Net
data was generated, a deep learning model trained on the task
R-CNN 94.21 95.34 92.66 94.67
of predicting new nutrient levels may do so with uncanny Prediction
precision. based deep 98.23 97.554 98.12 97.68
learning
VI. RESULTS: Table 1 : Performance estimation of Prediction Deep learning
In this section, we will discuss the outcomes of this IoT-based models
system. It also compares the proposed models' performance Accuracy Recall Precision
on standard nutrition and plant leaf datasets to that of state- Method F-measure
(in %) (in %) (in %)
of-the-art approaches using deep learning for prediction and K- nearest
87.45 83.02 86.77 82.34
deep learning for classification. Neighbour
ANN- Genetic
89.04 91.88 89.35 90.11
Algorithm
Hybrid CNN 91.78 93.478 89.10 91.078
Classification
based deep 96.78 97.67 97.12 97.5
learning -CNN
(a)
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