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ArticleHardwareX2022

Low cost climate station for smart agriculture applications with photovoltaic energy and wireless communication.

J S Botero-Valencia, M Mejia-Herrera, Joshua M Pearce

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Article in HardwareX, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

J S Botero-ValenciaGrupo de Sistemas de Control y Robótica, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia.
M Mejia-HerreraGrupo de Sistemas de Control y Robótica, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia.
Joshua M PearceDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Ivey Business School, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Measuring climatic conditions is a fundamental task for a wide array of scientific and practical fields. Weather variables change depending on position and time, especially in tropical zones without seasons. Additionally, the increasing development of precision or smart agriculture makes it necessary to improve the measurement systems while widely distributing them at the location of crops. For these reasons, in this work, the design, construction and fabrication of an adaptable autonomous solar-powered climatic station with wireless 3G or WiFi communication is presented. The station measures relative humidity, temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, wind speed, and light radiation. In addition, the system monitors the charge state of the main battery and the energy generated by the photovoltaic module to act as a reference cell for solar energy generation capability and agrivoltaic potential in the installation area. The station can be remotely controlled and reconfigured. The collected data from all sensors can be uploaded to the cloud in real-time. This initiative aims at enhancing the development of free and open source hardware that can be used by the agricultural sector and that allows professionals in the area to improve harvest yield and production conditions.

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ClimateInternet of Things (IoT)MeteorologyPhotovoltaic energySmart agricultureWireless communication

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PMID35509914
PMCPMC9058848

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