Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar of Science and Applied Technology (ISSAT 2021)

Development of an Automation System for Nutrient Film Technique Hydroponic Environment

Authors
C. Bambang Dwi Kuncoro1, *, Moch Bilal Zaenal Asyikin1, Aurelia Amaris2
1Department of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Energy Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan
2Department of Informatics Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang 65145, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: bkuncoro@ncut.edu.tw
Corresponding Author
C. Bambang Dwi Kuncoro
Available Online 23 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/aer.k.211106.069How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Hydroponic; Automatic; Harvest-time; Nutrient sensor; NFT
Abstract

Hydroponic is one of the plant cultivation systems known for its high-quality products. The growth of the plant depends on the composition of nutrient solution and the plant environment. Due to its nutrient absorption process, nutrient solution composition continuously varies in the Hydroponics nutrient solution irrigation system. An automation system is necessary to control and monitor the composition of nutrient solutions. This paper presents the development of an automation system for nutrient film technique (NFT) Hydroponic system. The proposed system control and monitor the pH level, Electrical conductivity (EC), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), water temperature, water flow rate, and water level of the nutrient solution in the Hydroponics nutrient solution irrigation system suited for a specific plant. The main system is composed of sensors, microcontrollers, actuators, and data loggers. It was verified by the testing of sensors and actuators functionality, and also a field experiment. The experiment result revealed that the developed system works properly to monitor and control the environment nutrient solution parameters of Hydroponic. The field experiment also shows that the vegetable plant sample grew well during cultivation and showed good quality crop yield with a harvest-time is of around 3.5 weeks.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar of Science and Applied Technology (ISSAT 2021)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
23 November 2021
ISBN
10.2991/aer.k.211106.069
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/aer.k.211106.069How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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AU  - Moch Bilal Zaenal Asyikin
AU  - Aurelia Amaris
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/23
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BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar of Science and Applied Technology (ISSAT 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 437
EP  - 443
SN  - 2352-5401
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DO  - 10.2991/aer.k.211106.069
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