How does the solar irrigation sytem work?

Our solar irrigation systems are fairly straightforward and can be installed DIY-style by the customer or custom by Breaks Energy. Either way your end product will use data from soil moisture, humidity, and temperature to trigger a pump to irrigate your plants. The data collected is not only processed through an algorithm by the irrigation controller, but is also available for the customer to view and analyze through a friendly user interface on the web.

Irrigation Controller

This board receives 18 volts from the provided solar panel and 2 amps of current to run the 12 volt bilge pump. Holes are provided for mounting purposes which should be in a dry area.

Interested in building your own controller? Check out the schematic and parts list. And the code for your raspberry pi. This setup is open source and free build on!

30 watt Solar panel

This panel should be connected to the solar input terminals of Gnome board. Holes are on back frame of panel for mounting

12 volt Bilge Pump

This pump should be connected to the pump input terminals of Gnome board. This pump will not burn out if ran dry, but this is not recommended.