Drip Irrigation System for Chili Plants Using Sensor Arrays to Detect Soil Moisture

Hartono, Yohanes Rudi
Setiawan, Aries Boedi
Permatasari, Delila Cahya

Energy: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-ilmu Teknik
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2024): ENERGY: JURNAL ILMIAH ILMU-ILMU TEKNIK

Drip irrigation is an irrigation technology that aims to efficiently utilize a very limited water supply and increase the effectiveness of water use. One of the plants that can apply a drip irrigation system is the chili plant. To produce chili plants with good quality, soil moisture in chili plants needs to be considered, the soil moisture needed is 60%. This tool uses the ESP 32 MCU Node as a microcontroller. This research will design a soil moisture control system in chili plants using a Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller. The system works automatically to control soil moisture in chili plants in order to maintain the desired moisture value, which is with a soil moisture value of 60%. Currently there are still many farmers who apply watering manually, this can cause the use of water that is not in accordance with the needs of plants. From the problems that often occur, an automatic watering innovation was created by applying the drip irrigation system method controlled by a series of soil moisture sensors and other electronic devices. From the test results show that the tool will water with a drip irrigation system when the soil moisture of chili plants is below the setting point which is 60%