Environmental monitoring of a smart greenhouse powered by a photovoltaic cooling system

Abstract

In hot and arid environments such as prevailing in Madinah city (KSA), many plantations need an appropriate environment climate. So, a solar cooling system inside greenhouses is necessary to get successful crops. For this, environmental monitoring of a smart solar cooling system is provided to reach high crops by supervising in real time the appropriate environment for the smart greenhouse. Recently, the integration of clean energy sources and the Internet of Things (IoT) has a primordial role in the creation of smart greenhouses. The principal objective of this present research is to design a smart greenhouse prototype based on a photovoltaic (PV) system. This allows for powering the different parts of the greenhouse such as DC-air conditioning, fans, water pumps and electronic circuits. The results reveal the potential and the necessity of such smart monitoring solution for remote greenhouses located in arid and hot locations.

KEYWORDS:

• Smart greenhouse
• environmental monitoring
• internet of things
• photovoltaic cooling system

Acknowledgements

The researchers extend their sincere gratitude to the Deanship of Scientific Research at the Islamic University of Madinah for the support provided to the Post-Publishing Program.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at the Islamic University of Madinah for the support provided to the Post-Publishing Program Post-Publishing Program.