Application Predictive Control Strategies Based on Models for Optimal Irrigation of Andean Crops

Irrigation for high Andean agriculture is traditionally performed with rainwater and without the use of technology, where the influence of changes in water volumes and/or water losses is not considered. Likewise, the limited information on high Andean crops generates a lag in the use of irrigation t...

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Main Authors: Iván Beltrán Ccama, José Oliden Semino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Proceedings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/23/1/30
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José Oliden Semino
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description Irrigation for high Andean agriculture is traditionally performed with rainwater and without the use of technology, where the influence of changes in water volumes and/or water losses is not considered. Likewise, the limited information on high Andean crops generates a lag in the use of irrigation technology. Improving the efficiency of irrigation in crops contributes substantially to the sustainable use of water. One way to perform this is by applying control strategies to irrigation processes that consider implementing a feedback logic of the water necessary for irrigation, thus satisfying the water demand of plants and minimizing waste. The article proposes a control strategy applying a model predictive control (MPC) that calculates the optimal amount of water for daily irrigation. The most important attraction of the model is the prediction and future behavior of the controlled variables as a function of the changes in the manipulated variables. The objective is to improve the productivity of the crop at minimum water consumption. For this, it will be necessary to use models that link with the Aquacrop software and which are allowed to be a source of data, as well as being used for the prediction of future values. The predictive model is evaluated in the Quinoa crop (<i>Chenopodium Quinoa Willdenow</i>), and the information is validated against the traditional irrigation data existing in the literature. Preliminary results indicate that the predictive model can achieve greater crop efficiency and reduce significant irrigation water supplies.
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spelling doaj.art-3f94de8b9485495fba5188e6941612852023-11-17T10:58:28ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312023-01-012313010.3390/environsciproc2022023030Application Predictive Control Strategies Based on Models for Optimal Irrigation of Andean CropsIván Beltrán Ccama0José Oliden Semino1Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Química e Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 15081, PeruDepartamento de ingeniería, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima 15487, PeruIrrigation for high Andean agriculture is traditionally performed with rainwater and without the use of technology, where the influence of changes in water volumes and/or water losses is not considered. Likewise, the limited information on high Andean crops generates a lag in the use of irrigation technology. Improving the efficiency of irrigation in crops contributes substantially to the sustainable use of water. One way to perform this is by applying control strategies to irrigation processes that consider implementing a feedback logic of the water necessary for irrigation, thus satisfying the water demand of plants and minimizing waste. The article proposes a control strategy applying a model predictive control (MPC) that calculates the optimal amount of water for daily irrigation. The most important attraction of the model is the prediction and future behavior of the controlled variables as a function of the changes in the manipulated variables. The objective is to improve the productivity of the crop at minimum water consumption. For this, it will be necessary to use models that link with the Aquacrop software and which are allowed to be a source of data, as well as being used for the prediction of future values. The predictive model is evaluated in the Quinoa crop (<i>Chenopodium Quinoa Willdenow</i>), and the information is validated against the traditional irrigation data existing in the literature. Preliminary results indicate that the predictive model can achieve greater crop efficiency and reduce significant irrigation water supplies.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/23/1/30model predictive controlprecision irrigationQuinoasystem identification
spellingShingle Iván Beltrán Ccama
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Application Predictive Control Strategies Based on Models for Optimal Irrigation of Andean Crops
Environmental Sciences Proceedings
model predictive control
precision irrigation
Quinoa
system identification
title Application Predictive Control Strategies Based on Models for Optimal Irrigation of Andean Crops
title_full Application Predictive Control Strategies Based on Models for Optimal Irrigation of Andean Crops
title_fullStr Application Predictive Control Strategies Based on Models for Optimal Irrigation of Andean Crops
title_full_unstemmed Application Predictive Control Strategies Based on Models for Optimal Irrigation of Andean Crops
title_short Application Predictive Control Strategies Based on Models for Optimal Irrigation of Andean Crops
title_sort application predictive control strategies based on models for optimal irrigation of andean crops
topic model predictive control
precision irrigation
Quinoa
system identification
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/23/1/30
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