• DocumentCode
    3509818
  • Title

    AgriTronX - a solar powered off-grid automated cultivation system applicable also in Piper Betle (paan) growth

  • Author

    Chowdhury, Imran ; Binzaid, Shuza

  • Author_Institution
    Convenient Energy Solution (CoEn), Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    18-19 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    320
  • Lastpage
    325
  • Abstract
    In this research work the environmental conditions of Piper Betle cultivation are considered to be studied carefully and improve using advanced electro-agriculture technology. A mixed-signal precision mirror-amplifier, designed in our previous research work for sensing all crucial parameters of natural environment is taken for farther improvement by designing a complete integrated chip for extensive application, which comprises separate controlling segments for different sensing parameters with necessary drivers. This paper represents the designing of the sensor circuit and the complete chip with packaging according to MOSIS´s specifications with the help of MAGIC CAD tool along with MAGIC extraction tool and PSPICE. Also this paper presents the applications in all sizes of betel fields for optimal controlling on environment such as soil moisture and sun shading towards improving the growth i.e. larger betel leaves. Furthermore, additional applications are added in the system those are very crucial to prevent damaging effects from hail and windy weather to save these plants. The entire system is based on off-grid solar power system with 3V and 12V of voltage levels. Results from PSPICE confirmed the proper performance of the chip and proved to be very applicable in this electro-agricultural controlling system. In this paper the methods and results are presented towards the improvement of betel leaf growth.
  • Keywords
    CAD; agriculture; sensors; solar power stations; AgriTronX; MAGIC CAD tool; MAGIC extraction tool; MOSIS specifications; PSPICE; betel fields; electro-agriculture technology; mixed-signal precision mirror-amplifier; natural environment parameters; off-grid solar power system; paan; piper betle cultivation; piper betle growth; sensing parameters; solar powered off-grid automated cultivation system; Clocks; Irrigation; Moisture; Sensors; Soil moisture; Sun; Very large scale integration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Dhaka
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1153-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIEV.2012.6317447
  • Filename
    6317447