SOLAR POWERED AUTOMATIC RAIN PROTECTION FOR FIELD CROPS USING ARDUINO

Agriculture is an important sector in India on an average 70% of the household and 10% of the urban population is dependent on agriculture as their source of livelihood. But during heavy rain falls, the farmers face a lot of problems because their cultivated crops get washed off or destroyed. So, in order to avoid this problem, a project is designed which helps in saving the crops from heavy rainfall. Whenever there is rain fall a sensor gets activated. Whenever there is rain, the rain sensor is ON. Then, the controller indicates the DC motor to run which opens the roof automatically to close the field using a polythene sheet. In this project, the roof is open automatically when the sensor is ON. The power source to this project is supplied through solar power which is a renewable energy.