Water pump control system in hydroponic plants using the ebb and flow method

Abstract

Abstract Along with the restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic, many new farmers are growing vegetables for their own needs or for sale and there are also many new farmers who are planting ornamental flowers which are currently booming, these new farmers are mothers or people who have free time at home. In growing vegetables using the hydroponic method, it does not require a large area of land and yields faster harvests by paying attention to the accuracy in providing nutrients, the intensity of light and temperature around the plant and the flow of water that is maintained to circulate oxygen and nutrients to the plant roots. In previous research, Hydroponic Plants powered by Solar Panels have been designed and tested but in the middle of the night the motor stops flowing water to the plants due to insufficient battery voltage, so it is necessary to find a solution so that the existing equipment can be optimized again, so this research aims to get a solution so that the existing system can be optimized by using the control system carried out by Arduino so that the pump can continue to flow water (oxygen and nutrients) for 24 hours continuously.