International Journal of Electrical and

Electronics Engineering Research (IJEEER)

ISSN(P): 2250-155X; ISSN(E): 2278-943X
Vol. 4, Issue 4, Aug 2014, 141-146
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IMPLEMENTATION OF NETWORK CONTROL SYSTEMS OF GSM BASED

SOLAR- POWERED PUMPING SYSTEM FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM
POLAIAH BOJJA1 & H CHANDRA SEKHAR2
1

Professor (ECE), Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
2

Assistant Professor (ECE), Vemu IT, P Kothakota, Chittor, Andhra Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT
In this paper, the solar energy is being used to operate the pump and can be operated at a given time depend upon
the requirement of water to the field. The reason behind case study is water pumping network control system basis on
Global System Module (GSM) project is design, test and implement a wireless water pump control system customized for
working in long distant places and improve efficiency. Also the present work makes at using the water effectively by solar
energy operated pump. For effective utilization of water, soil moisture rate is used for supplying required quantity of water.
This work done by measuring the soil moisture using sensors and there by supplying the required quantity of water, it was
implemented for four crops namely; 1) Rice 2) Sugar crane 3) Ground nut 4) Corn. The duty and delta required for each is
calculated and water will be supplied as per the requirement in implementation of the network control system and results
are carried out by using hardware device unit.

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaic (PV) Cell, Convection, Network Control Systems, Earth Science, Global System Module,
Embedded Control Systems

INTRODUCTION
In many farmers still lives in remote areas where power is not available to them. They need to use diesel for
operating the pumps. With the oil price rising, the cost of supply power rises at very fast speed and the reliability of the
supply power debase. It seriously restricts the economic development and influences the daily living of residents by
cultivating of land in different land areas. However, in such areas renewable energies are abundant such as solar or wind
energy, but technology transfer has not been taken place for the usage. Also, the wind power requires high capital cost and
wind resource depend on the geographical location. The most effective and harmless energy source is probably solar
energy. The use of new efficient photovoltaic solar cells (PVSCs) has emerged as an alternative measure of renewable
green power, energy conservation and demand side management. Owing to their high initial cost, PVSCs have not yet been
fully an attractive alternative for electricity users who are able to buy cheaper electrical power from the utility grid. On the
other hand, they can be used extensively for water pumping for agriculture purpose in remote and isolated areas or specific
areas, where utility power is not available or is too expensive to transport [1].
In the current scenario, there is no proper control in usage of electricity and water for farming. A person is needed
to monitor the system. The present project optimizes the use of electricity and water and anatomises the operation. As the
pump is powered by photovoltaic solar cells and no need for the government to supply electricity to the farmers in case it
can be used for some other needs and government can profit more money which can be used for the other development
field [2].
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SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE WORK

The present work major objectives at implement the applications of the GSM technology. Using GSM networks, a
control system has been proposed that will act as an embedded control system which can monitor and control the electrical
appliances and other devices locally using built-in input and output peripherals by achieving the following features such as
Now a days electricity fluctuation and irregular power availability for irrigation are daily problems faced by
many farmers for a long time. Usage of solar energy will be more helpful.
At night times, it is very dangerous for the farmers to go to their fields for switching on the motor.
This device will prevent such situations.
Most of the pumps being operated using fuel and it is very costly affair usage of renewable energy source
provides cost effect solution.
Usage of remote control operating of pumps for the application of agricultural engineering is need of the hour.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
There are several alternatives for supplying power other than diesel and coal like wind energy or solar energy.
The main driving factors for selecting the appropriate technology are regional feasibility, water demand, system
efficiencies, and initial and long-term costs. Other factors often include the need for power and water reserves in the form
of batteries and storage tanks. Solar-powered systems are often considered better to use in developing countries instead of
other forms of alternative energy because they are durable and exhibit long-term economic benefits.
The present project mainly focuses on overcoming power supply issues and generation. The project uses the solar
panel to track the solar rays from the sun and energy is stored in a battery. Then it is converted by using converters to run
the motor. This motor is controlled by microcontroller based GSM module. It also includes the sensing of percentage of
water in agriculture lands by using soil moisture sensor. The use of GSM module is to start and stop working of pumps
using mobile phone; the percentage of water level monitoring is done by the GSM mode which this provides the message
for each hour or required times [3].
The system consists of a centralized unit having a subscriber number which forms a link between user and device
and acts as a primary node for sending and receiving the data and the system continuously monitors the soil moisture,
water level of the land, temperature, humidity, weather conditions and provides the details about the field to the user
through SMS by using GSM based wireless communication [4].
The centralized unit communicates with the system through SMS which will be received by GSM with the help of
SIM card; the GSM sends this data to Micro controller, after processing it displays it on the LCD at working place.
The activation command is given to start the motor and indirectly activate the transistorized relay circuit to constantly
monitor the environmental factors and once the required level is reached the motor is turned off and the message is sent to
the farmer as shown in Figure 1.

Impact Factor (JCC): 5.9638

Index Copernicus Value (ICV): 3.0

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Figure 1: Schematic Diagram

GSM-SMS remote measurement and control system for green house based on PC-based database system
connected with base station. Base station is developed by using a microcontroller, GSM module, sensors and actuators [6].
In practical operation, the central station or farmer receives and sends messages through GSM module. Criterion value of
parameters to be measured in every base station is set up by central station or a farmer, and then in base stations parameters
including the air temperature, the air humidity. Modularization is adopted in the design of the system hardware, and the
software exploitation is realized by embedded operating system, and maintain make the system easy to be extended
maintained and transplanted [7].

IMPEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT WORK

The PV Pumps have been used extensively in the field of agriculture. Most of the villages in India are not having
access to power. Even the supply of power is intermittent during summers. Hence, continuous supply is very much
essential for higher growth. The presents study concentration on the present study concentrates on the pumping of water for
farming and quantity of water pumped using water level scanners. Also, the water supplied can be controlled by using
microcontrollers. The water level scanners give idea about the submergence of the crop and stops supplying water
whenever the water is excess. The requirement of water for a particular crop can be calculated using duty and delta
formula.
At night times, it is not safe for the farmers to go to their fields for switching on the motor. The device used in this
project will prevent farmer to go at night to switch on the motor. A microcontroller is used to network control the whole
system for monitoring the irrigation system and to send SMS to the mobile by GSM modem which is used to switch on/off
the motor base on the soil moisture sensor status of the percentage of the water in the selected area of the land [8].
The Methodology of the System
The methodology which is used in the system to develop the remote control technology for the GSM based
mobile communication in between user and the solar photo valtaic motor pump for irrigation. A microcontroller is used to
monitor all the actions performed by the system. The figure (2) illustrates the real world implementation [9].

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Figure 2: Illustration of Farmer Operating the Motor with a Mobile Phone

The actions required for all the equipment of the solar power automatic irrigating system is controlled by a control
unit which contains a microcontroller, GSM based mobile, charge controller, analog to digital and digital to analog
converters. A soil moisture sensor is used to detect moisture level and water level in the different lands for different
cultivations [10]. The moisture level and water level is detected in the given land then the controller unit sends a message
to the mobile. The scheduled program in GSM module to take necessary action for switching ON or OFF the motor pump
of the irrigation system [11].

THE PROPOSED SYSTEM ANALYSIS

A benefit of using solar energy to power agricultural water pump systems is that increased water requirements for
livestock and irrigation tend to coincide with the seasonal increase of incoming solar energy. When properly designed,
these PV systems can also result in significant long-term cost savings and a smaller environmental footprint compared to
conventional power systems.
Therefore, the solar power sub-system comprises photovoltaic (PV) panels and rechargeable batteries.
The PV panels generate electricity, which is then transferred to and stored in the rechargeable batteries. The batteries
provide power for the operation of any equipment. In this paper, the solar energy is being used to operate the pump and can
be operated at a given time depend upon the requirement of water to the field.
The reason behind implementing this water pumping automation project is to design, test and implement a
wireless water pump control system customized for working in long distant places and improve efficiency. Also the present
work makes at using the water effectively using solar energy operated pump. For effective utilization of water, soil
moisture rate is used for supplying required quantity of water. This can be done by measuring the soil moisture using
sensors and there by supplying the required quantity of water, the present work will be implemented for four crops namely;
1) Rice 2) Sugar crane 3) Ground nut 4) Corn. The duty and delta required for each is calculated and water supplied as per
the requirement.

CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSIONS

Detail survey of various remote monitoring and control systems have been presented along with the classification
based on various parameters and the design of a GSM-wireless based remote monitoring and control system with
Impact Factor (JCC): 5.9638

Index Copernicus Value (ICV): 3.0

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Automatic irrigation system has been proposed. This system has an advantage of using both GSM and Network control
technology which thereby eliminates the cost of network usage to a great extent by using wireless network when in the
range of few meters with the devices. The system is scalable and allows any number of different devices to be added with
no major changes in its core. But it is not efficient in situations which have strong real time requirements. The system has
its application in situations where the amount of data to be transferred is mandatory.

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