Table of Contents
- What is a Landscape Automatic Irrigation System?
- How is Landscape Automatic Irrigation Done?
- How Does a Landscape Automatic Irrigation System Work?
- Where is the Landscape Automatic Irrigation System Used?
- Main Materials Used for Landscape Automatic Irrigation
- How to Install a Landscape Automatic Irrigation System
- Rotor Sprinklers, Spray Heads
- Solenoid Valves and Valve Box
- Timers
- Smart Irrigation System
What is a Landscape Automatic Irrigation System?
Landscape automatic irrigation system is the performance of the irrigation area by automatic control devices without human control. Automatic irrigation both provides more effective uninterrupted irrigation opportunities and eliminates the need for workers in irrigation. Another benefit of automatic irrigation is that it ensures you irrigate enough for your green area or plant. In this way, it both provides savings and ensures your green areas always stay green.
How is Landscape Automatic Irrigation Done?
We can say that the best answer to the question of how automatic irrigation is done is a well-prepared irrigation plan. The most important point of the automatic irrigation system is project design and irrigation system selection. As is known, landscape areas are complex areas. In order for automatic irrigation to be carried out properly, the landscape irrigation plan must be well-prepared. Especially, attention should be paid to the water spraying distance of the sprinklers to be used.
It generally consists of dense structures and it is important to choose the appropriate irrigation infrastructure and sprinklers. It is very important to position the sprinklers according to the areas they can reach based on the sprinkler throw distance. There are different types of sprinklers that spray water to various distances. Sprinklers should be selected according to the appropriate throw distance. As understood from here, one of the most important components of automatic irrigation is sprinklers.
After the project design of the infrastructure, the selection of irrigation equipment necessary for the automatic irrigation system is made. You can get detailed information about the equipment used and installation from our previous automatic irrigation system article.
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How Does a Landscape Automatic Irrigation System Work?
Automatic irrigation systems consist of automatic control electronic parts, valves, pipes, and irrigation heads.
Control units are most commonly known as timers. Timers allow you to create an irrigation schedule and perform irrigation. These timers can be battery-powered or electric and they control the hydraulic irrigation valves with solenoid features, which are the second component of the system. The third components are spray heads or drip irrigation systems. The valves are automatically controlled by the timer, and irrigation is performed.
Where is the Landscape Automatic Irrigation System Used?
It is possible to use automatic irrigation almost everywhere where irrigation is performed. The most common usage areas are villas, municipal park and garden irrigation, median strip irrigation, factory areas, green areas on medians, fields, agricultural lands, golf courses, and football fields.
It is observed that automatic irrigation solutions are increasing to manage water, prevent unnecessary irrigation, and irrigate more efficiently.
Main Materials Used for Landscape Automatic Irrigation
- Pipe and Connection materials
- Spray heads
- Drip pipes
- Solenoid valves
- Timers
- Irrigation sensors
How to Install a Landscape Automatic Irrigation System
First of all, the pipes required for the irrigation process must be laid. For this, the soil surface where automatic irrigation will be performed is excavated approximately 25 cm deep and 15 cm wide, and the pipes are laid. On top of the pipes buried in the excavated channel, the following elements are mounted respectively;
- Spray heads
- Drip Pipes
- Solenoid Valves
- Timers
- Irrigation Sensors
The components are mounted in order, completing the automatic irrigation system piece by piece. At the end of the process, you will not see hoses or other parts on the ground.
Rotor Sprinklers, Spray Heads
Thanks to the water pressure in the automatic irrigation systems, they rise to the surface and provide equal irrigation on lawn surfaces by spraying water at pre-set radii. When the irrigation process is finished, they are completely buried in the surface.
Spray sprinklers are divided into 2.
- Spray Sprinklers
- Rotor Spray Sprinklers
Spray Pop-up sprinklers consist of a nozzle and a body and irrigate a specific area between 1 m and 9.1 m. There are a wide variety of nozzle and spray body solutions.
Rotor Spray Sprinklers irrigate a specific area between 8 m and 60 m. Angle and throw adjustments can be made thanks to the special adjustment key.
The correct spray body and nozzle combination is found by taking into account the plant type, soil type, and the shape of the area and matching it with the correct model.
Solenoid Valves and Valve Box
Solenoid valves are the main elements that automatically control the opening and closing process of water and the flow rate in automatic irrigation systems. Control valves are the heart of your irrigation system. From low flow to high flow, from clean water to dirty water, and from low pressure to high pressure, there is a valve that can do your job and work reliably for years. It is managed by the irrigation control unit. They are divided into 2 as battery-powered and electric.
After selecting the control unit as electric or battery-powered, there are types according to the main pipe diameters.
Timers
Timer Control Units are the most important part of the Automatic Irrigation System. We can even say it is its brain. The timer opens and closes the determined irrigation zones in accordance with the programmed working times. Properly programmed control units guarantee that the landscape area receives the right amount of water at the ideal irrigation time. Selecting the right control units typically depends on the number of zones needed in the system and the increase or decrease of the number of zones in the future.
Time Clocks are Divided into 2
- Battery-Powered Irrigation Timers
- Electric Irrigation Timers
For more information about irrigation timers, you can read our irrigation timer article.
Smart Irrigation System
The need for smart irrigation systems has also gradually increased for different scenarios and the irrigation of larger areas. Especially for more effective irrigation of agricultural areas, there is a need for AI-supported smart irrigation solutions. As esular, we provide smart irrigation services with different product options at this point. Our smart irrigation system allows you to irrigate with techniques such as many different sensors, meteorological values, and product types.
For more information about the esular smart irrigation system, you can visit our page below.
Smart irrigation automation solutions not only ensure that irrigation is done at certain intervals but also provide more effective and efficient irrigation with sensor data and different irrigation data. Smart irrigation solutions are suitable for use in many different areas. Some application areas where we also perform applications are:
- Park, garden, and urban irrigation
- Agricultural irrigation systems made with drip irrigation
- Vertical garden and vertical farming applications
- Agricultural irrigation
As esular, we make irrigation more efficient and effective by using different sensor solutions. In the example you see above, we made irrigation more effective by using a moisture sensor in the automatic irrigation system. For the smart irrigation solutions you need:
Other Systems Used in Automatic Irrigation
Various different types of water control and measurement devices are also used in automatic irrigation. We can say these systems are generally water meters, flow meters, pumps, and fertilization systems. We also increase the effectiveness of automation solutions by using such devices in our own automation systems.
Our Fields of Activity
esular smart automatic irrigation system application areas
In places where water resources are scarce, we reduce your costs with drip irrigation automation. Thanks to wireless controllable hydraulic valves, equal water distribution is provided to every point of the field and all are controlled from a single point
To keep greenhouse production at the desired level, improve product quality, and keep the pH balance under control, we make irrigation management fully automatic in modern greenhouses
We ensure that you use and manage the world's most valuable resource in the most efficient way in all your agricultural lands without the need for cabling and external power sources. Whether you determine your irrigation scenario or perform fully automatic irrigation
In landscape irrigation, we provide more efficient and effective irrigation by making valves smart. With remotely controllable valves and remotely updated scenarios, all control is in your hands
In golf and football fields, homogeneous irrigation is ensured by controlling flow and pressure values. All valves and pumps can be controlled remotely without laying cables
Smart Cities
In smart city applications, we ensure that irrigation zones are irrigated on time and as desired with sensors that can work wirelessly and with internal batteries for 10+ years. No more sprinklers irrigating when it rains
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