LORAWAN AGRICULTURE MOTOR AND VALVES AUTOMATION USING IOT

Authors:

P. Sriram, T.Gopi Ananth, V.K.Vignesh, M.Hariharan, P.Agasing Raj

ABSTRACT:

          Agricultural irrigation systems require efficient water management, and reliable control mechanisms to improve crop yield and reduce resource wastage. This paper presents the design and implementation of a LoRaWAN-based agriculture motor and valve automation system using IoT technology.

The proposed system enables long-range, low-power communication between field devices and a centralized monitoring platform, making it highly suitable for large-scale agricultural environments.

The system consists of sensor nodes equipped with voltage, current, soil moisture, and interfaced with a microcontroller-based control unit. These nodes communicate through LoRaWAN to a gateway, which transmits data to a cloud-based IoT server for real-time monitoring and analysis.

Farmers can control irrigation motors and solenoid valves through a mobile and web application. The system also incorporates protection mechanisms such as dry-run detection, phase failure monitoring, overcurrent protection, and automated scheduling.

By leveraging LoRaWAN technology, the proposed solution ensures extended communication range, low power consumption, and reliable data transmission in rural areas with limited network infrastructure.

Experimental results demonstrate improved water management efficiency, reduced manual intervention, and enhanced operational safety.

This system provides a scalable, cost-effective, and sustainable smart irrigation solution for modern precision agriculture.