Design and Test an Intelligent Irrigation System for Small Surfaces

In this paper, an intelligent irrigation system based on a wireless sensor network was designed and tested. It could be used to save water and to achieve optimal plant development based on their real need control, by minimizing unnecessary freshwater loss and distributed gravel. A minimal cost for hardware, simplified installation and subsequent maintenance procedures, as well as reduced power consumption based on rechargeable batteries with photovoltaic cells were followed. The system uses modern control technologies through microcontrollers, network connection principles, mobile communications with the supervisor and graphical interfaces for easy access to significant information.