Unique Sky Cultivation Using Solar Energy
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63503/j.ijssic.2026.220Keywords:
Sky Cultivation, Solar-Powered Farming System, Vertical Farming Mechanism, Ferris Wheel Agriculture Model, Sustainable Smart AgricultureAbstract
The idea behind this project is to grow more food with less land and less water. Landless farmers can adopt this system to create more land to produce more food than is available. This is a sky box garden that can be maintained with sunlight and water and fertilizer. The giant compact unit with rotary framework is built to grow plants with 8 chambers, the rationale behind selecting such a mechanism is to cultivate a greater number of plants within a limited soil/region. Connected to the primary framework of the wheel mechanism, this multi-purpose rotary business container can hold vegetables, grains, etc. It works with a Basic wheel mechanism capable of decreasing the area or volume needed to grow food such as a high torque DC motor in the middle of the wheel mechanism now controlled by a remote controller developed by an RF module and a small installed system. The control circuit consists of chips and relays 89C2051 designed to turn the wheel clockwise or counterclockwise. Therefore, the tanks connected to this system can be positioned on the ground for purposes of irrigation and other maintenance activities. Acrylic sheets are used to create suspended planters filled with soil. This stands as a prototype module, the fundamental notion involves 8 compact earth boxes mounted on the drive wheel is used for demonstration purposes. However, in real-time scenarios, it's feasible to construct large wheels at a reduced expense. The design of the mechanism occupies minimal space, so it can also be used in open fields for farming. Solar energy is used to drive the bike, a 10W panel is used for this purpose and the power is used to charge the battery, the mechanism can work even without the Sun. One of the main advantages of implementing this type of sky farming is that it is not accessible to animals.
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