AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM

RESEARCH DOCUMENT
 Automatic Irrigation

• An automated irrigation system refers to the operation of the system

with no or just a minimum of manual intervention beside the
surveillance.
• Advantages
• Automation eliminates the manual operation of opening or closing
valves
• Possibility to change frequency of irrigation and fertigation processes
and to optimise these processes
• Adoption of advanced crop systems and new technologies, especially
new crop systems that are complex and difficult to operate manually
• Use of water from different sources and increased efficiency in water and
fertiliser use
• System can be operated at night, water loss from evaporation is thus
minimised
• Irrigation process starts and stops exactly when required, thus optimising
energy requirements
 Automated Irrigation System for Farmers

• The saving of money depends on how many

pumps you have and how many times per
week you are watering but in general it can
save you water and time and that equals
money. Using this system you cut back on
travel time to pumps and dams, you save
money on fuel and also wear and tear on your
vehicle. 
 Things you didn’t know about automatic watering systems

• Irrigation is an important process in any farming,

and because of this reason, ‘computerization’ first
came into the irrigation system before anything in
agriculture. Plants need water, and there is no
surprise about this fact. But what makes the
difference was the understanding that there is a
specific time when they need it. Irrigating plants
during the peak requirement window ensured a
high return in yield, and this knowledge was the
basis of the automatic watering system.
• An ‘automatic watering system’ is a computer/timer-based
water supply for crops which minimizes human
intervention to just supervision. All water delivery systems
like drip, surface, or sprinklers can be automated. There are
various benefits for automation where the major one is
reducing labor cost in exchange for an efficient water
supply system. Usually the automation is installed by an
engineer after assessing the field length, weather, micro-
climate, humidity, soil properties and water requirement by
the crops for efficient watering of plants.
• The automatic watering systems undoubtedly is helping the
farmers conserve water, thereby improving society. In any
irrigation system, the prime motive will be to use the water
most efficiently and that’s precisely what has been done
here by automatic watering systems
 Working
• When the soil moisture sensor detects less water
in the soil, the water will be pumped from the
pump in the soil.

By :- Ritvik
Luthra and Sifat
Monga