MUMBAI, India, Nov. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641129526 A) filed by Kalasalingam Academy Of Research And Education on October 30, 2026, for A Low-Cost Soil Moisture Monitoring And Automatic Irrigation Control System.
Inventors include Dr. K. Rajesh; Dr. M. Pallikonda Rajasekaran; and S. Sivakumar.
The application for the patent was published on November 13, 2026, under issue no. 46/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-cost soil moisture monitoring and automatic irrigation control system comprising a soil moisture sensor (1), a microcontroller control unit (2), a relay switching unit (3), and a water pump (4). The sensor measures soil moisture and supplies a corresponding signal to the microcontroller control unit 10 (2), which evaluates the measured condition against a predetermined moisture threshold. The relay switching unit (3) activates the water pump (4) when irrigation is required and deactivates the pump when sufficient soil moisture is detected. The water pump (4) draws water from a water source (5) and delivers it through an irrigation conduit (6) towards the cultivated soil. A display unit (7), an electrical power supply 15 (8), a battery unit (9), and an electrical interconnection assembly (10) support monitoring, power distribution, and system integration. The system provides automatic moisture-based irrigation control intended to reduce unnecessary water consumption and manual intervention in agricultural fields, gardens, and greenhouses.
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