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http://dx.doi.org/10.9717/JMIS.2018.5.3.215

Smart Water Quality Sensor Platform For Hydroponic Plant Growing Applications

Nagavalli, Venkata Raja Satya Teja (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Akron)
Lee, Seung-Jun (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Akron)
Lee, Kye-Shin (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Akron)

Publication Information

Journal of Multimedia Information System / v.5, no.3, 2018 , pp. 215-220 More about this Journal

Abstract

This work presents a smart water quality sensor for hydroponic plant growing applications. The proposed sensor can effectively measure pH level and electrical conductivity of the water solution. The micro-controller incorporated in the sensor processes the raw sensor data, and converts it into a readable format. In addition, through the mobile interface realized using a WiFi module, the sensor can send data to the web server database that collects and stores the data. The data stored in the web server can be accessed by a personal computer or smart phone. The prototype sensor has been implemented, and the operations have been verified under an actual hydroponic plant growing application.

Keywords

Hydroponic Plant Growing; Mobile Interface; Smart Water Quality Sensor;

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