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The design and construction of a water fountain with water level monitoring and automatic sprinkler system with ground moisture sensor and real-time clock
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Electrical and electronics engineering
Abstract
Manual plant watering has been an insistent problem in this era of technological advancement. An automatic sprinkler system for plant and automatic refill system for water fountain is a practical solution to minimize water loss and human errors encountered in manual watering. This project is a microcontroller based automatic refill system for water fountain and automatic sprinkler system for plants. It uses an ATmega328P microcontroller (MCU) IC that serves as the brain incorporated with a Real Time Clock (RTC) module to turn ON the sprinkler pump at a designated time and a soil moisture sensor that monitors the water level in the soil by comparing it with a preprogrammed threshold value. A float switch constantly monitors the water level in the fountain. When the water goes below a desired level, the float switch sends signal to the microcontroller that turns on the refill pump and when the water is at optimal level the refill pump automatically turns off. This project can improve the standard of living for humans and add instant beauty to our surroundings. The benefits of this project cannot be over emphasized.
Keywords
Automatic Refill System, Automatic Sprinkler, Water Fountain.
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How to cite this paper
@article{1703144,
author = {Chigozie Onyema, Simon Wasinya Pallam, Ayodeji Abioye},
title = {The design and construction of a water fountain with water level monitoring and automatic sprinkler system with ground moisture sensor and real-time clock},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2022},
volume = {5},
number = {7},
pages = {278-292},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1703144.pdf},
abstract = {Manual plant watering has been an insistent problem in this era of technological advancement. An automatic sprinkler system for plant and automatic refill system for water fountain is a practical solution to minimize water loss and human errors encountered in manual watering. This project is a microcontroller based automatic refill system for water fountain and automatic sprinkler system for plants. It uses an ATmega328P microcontroller (MCU) IC that serves as the brain incorporated with a Real Time Clock (RTC) module to turn ON the sprinkler pump at a designated time and a soil moisture sensor that monitors the water level in the soil by comparing it with a preprogrammed threshold value. A float switch constantly monitors the water level in the fountain. When the water goes below a desired level, the float switch sends signal to the microcontroller that turns on the refill pump and when the water is at optimal level the refill pump automatically turns off. This project can improve the standard of living for humans and add instant beauty to our surroundings. The benefits of this project cannot be over emphasized.},
keywords = {Automatic Refill System, Automatic Sprinkler, Water Fountain.},
month = {January},
}