An apparatus for controlling conditions in a plant cultivation facility is provided, said apparatus comprising at least: a lighting system arranged in connection with plants present in an environmentally sealable and closable cultivation facility; a hydropic cooling arrangement for lowering or impeding the rise of temperature in the cultivation facility, said cooling arrangement comprising a cooling manifold present in connection with plants in the cultivation facility and a heat recovery arrangement for utilizing excess heat generated in the cultivation facility, said heat recovery arrangement including a heat storing system. The apparatus has its heat recovery arrangement including one or more condenser dryers/coolers for collecting water and/or heat absorbed in the indoor air of a cultivation facility and a heat pump assembly for transferring the heat, accumulated in the heat storing system by way of the cooling arrangement's circulation water and/or the condenser dryer's/cooler's circulation water, into a secondary circuit independent, with respect to its one or more water circulation loops.
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
A method and a system for growing plants on multilayer principle in mobile gutter farming is described, whereby, in the process of growing plants planted in cultivation gutters, said plants are conveyed in cultivation layers present on top of each other in a cultivation space in a longitudinal direction of the cultivation space in one or opposite directions. The cultivation gutters and the plants contained therein, are treated in the cultivation space by means of a processing arrangement in a cultivation layer-specific manner, whereby the cultivation gutters and the plants contained therein are first of all conveyed by motion elements in each cultivation layer of the cultivation space in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation space in opposite directions and are treated by processing elements in each cultivation layer of the cultivation space separately, in a manner substantially independent of the other cultivation layers.
A method and a system for growing plants on multilayer principle in mobile gutter farming is described, whereby, in the process of growing plants planted in cultivation gutters, said plants are conveyed in cultivation layers present on top of each other in a cultivation space in a longitudinal direction of the cultivation space in one or opposite directions. The cultivation gutters and the plants contained therein, are treated in the cultivation space by means of a processing arrangement in a cultivation layer-specific manner, whereby the cultivation gutters and the plants contained therein are first of all conveyed by motion elements in each cultivation layer of the cultivation space in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation space in opposite directions and are treated by processing elements in each cultivation layer of the cultivation space separately, in a manner substantially independent of the other cultivation layers.
The invention relates to an apparatus for growing plants, comprising: - one or more cultivation units (1) in a cultivation facility for growing plants, wherein the presently cultivated plants are arranged in superimposed levels, - a fan system (3) for circulating the cultivation facility's indoor air in connection with the apparatus, - a lighting system for illuminating the presently cultivated plants, consisting of several electric light fixtures (4) which comprise one or more electrie components, such as LEDs or the like, providing a lighting function, and a cooling system (5) for removing heat energy and/or moisture from indoor air circulating in connection with the apparatus. The cultivation unit (1) is an integral entity, comprising a frame (la), which functions as an air intake duct and a load-bearing structure and to which are connected, as superimposed and/or side-by-side levels, light fixture carriers (lb) with the lighting system's light fixtures (4), it being by way of said light fixture carriers that the indoor air is adapted to be conducted between superimposed cultivation levels (x) included in one or more cultivation units (1).
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
An apparatus for controlling conditions in a plant cultivation facility includes a lighting system arranged in connection with plants present in an environmentally sealable and closable cultivation facility; a hydronic cooling arrangement for lowering or impeding the rise of temperature in the cultivation facility, the cooling arrangement comprising a cooling manifold present in connection with plants in the cultivation facility and a heat recovery arrangement for utilizing excess heat generated in the cultivation facility. The heat recovery arrangement includes a heat storing system. The heat recovery arrangement includes one or more condenser dryers/coolers for collecting water and/or heat absorbed in the indoor air of a cultivation facility and a heat pump assembly for transferring the heat, accumulated in the heat storing system by way of the cooling arrangement's circulation water and/or the condenser dryer's/cooler's circulation water, into an independent secondary circuit.
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
F21V 29/58 - Dispositions de refroidissement utilisant des liquides de refroidissement caractérisées par les agents de refroidissement
F24F 3/08 - Systèmes de conditionnement d'air dans lesquels l'air conditionné primaire est fourni par une ou plusieurs stations centrales aux blocs de distribution situés dans les pièces ou enceintes, blocs dans lesquels il peut subir un traitement secondaire; Appareillage spécialement conçu pour de tels systèmes caractérisés par les aménagements apportés à la fourniture d'un fluide échangeur de chaleur pour le traitement ultérieur de l'air primaire dans les conditionneurs de pièce comportant des circuits d'alimentation et de retour distincts pour les fluides échangeurs chauds et froids
The invention relates to a method and a system for growing plants on multilayer principle in mobile gutter farming, whereby, in the process of growing plants planted in cultivation gutters (1), said plants are conveyed in cultivation layers (L) present on top of each other in a cultivation space (K) in a longitudinal direction of the cultivation space in one or opposite directions, The cultivation gutters (1) used especially in mobile gutter farming, and the plants contained therein, are treated in the cultivation space (K) by means of a processing arrangement (2) in a cultivation layer-specific manner, whereby the cultivation gutters and the plants contained therein are first of all conveyed (w) by motion elements (2a) in each cultivation layer (L) of the cultivation space (K) in the longitudinal direction (s) of the cultivation space in opposite directions and are treated (P) by processing elements (2b) in each cultivation layer (L) of the cultivation space separately, in a manner substantially independent of the other cultivation layers.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
11 - Appareils de contrôle de l'environnement
44 - Services médicaux, services vétérinaires, soins d'hygiène et de beauté; services d'agriculture, d'horticulture et de sylviculture.
Produits et services
Transportable buildings of metal; Greenhouses of metal, transportable Conveyors being machines; Sowers being machines; Seedling processing machines, namely, seedling planting machines; Fertilizer distributing machines and implements, other than hand-operated implements; Robotic mechanisms used in agriculture, namely, industrial robots; Tedding machines; conveyor belts; Lifting and hoisting equipment, namely, power-operated lifting and moving equipment, namely, pipe layers, fork lifts, telehandlers, elevators, and lifts; elevators and escalators; Air condensers; Refrigeration condensers, all for horticulture and agriculture use Automatic control apparatus, namely electronic controllers for lighting, irrigation, fertigation, air temperature, air humidity, CO2 levels in the air, and machine vision; Process control digital controllers, namely electronic controllers for growing gutters/beds, gutter lifts and conveyors, leafy green cutting machinery, and leafy green seedling transplanting machinery; Electronic control units, namely, electronic controllers for lighting, irrigation, fertigation, air temperature, air humidity, CO2 levels in the air, and machine vision; Electronic regulating and control devices for the operation of light emitting diodes; Electric power controllers for use with power converters; downloadable industrial process control software; downloadable computer software for growing recipes for cultivation of plants; Automatic dosage apparatus, namely, machines for dispensing predetermined dosages of fertilizers; Air analysis apparatus; Apparatus for measuring, monitoring and analyzing electricity consumption; Controllers, namely, voltage regulators; Thermostats; Electronic process control units, namely, microprocessor based hardware and software used to monitor the status of electrically operated devices, namely, motors, valves, elevators, lifts, agricultural irrigation units, fertigation controllers, and air conditioners Electrically operated devices used in drying, namely, infrared dryers and air dryers; Air conditioning fans; Refrigerating installations; Air drying apparatus; Air filters for industrial use; Dehumidifiers; Electric dehumidifiers; Air inductor apparatus, namely, air conditioners; Ventilation apparatus, namely, air conditioning installations and apparatus; Air-conditioning apparatus; Air conditioning apparatus for industrial use; Air-conditioning installations; Air conditioning installations for agricultural use; Irrigation apparatus for horticultural use, namely, pipings, pumps, valves, fertigation mixers, filters, water tanks, reverse osmosis filters, and water disinfection devices; Automatic watering installations for plants, namely, automation irrigation systems comprised of sprinklers, pumps, valves, spikes, pipes and timers for watering flowers and plants; Sprinklers, namely, sprinkler heads for irrigation sprinklers Consultancy relating to the cultivation of plants, namely, the cultivation of leafy greens, pot plants, babyleafs, herbs, vegetable seedlings, berries, medicinal plants and forestry seedlings; Cultivation advisory services relating to horticulture
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APPARATUS FOR DEHUMIDIFYING INDOOR AIR IN A FACILITY FOR PLANTS
An apparatus for dehumidifying indoor air in a horticultural facility intended for the cultivation of plants, said apparatus comprising a condensation dehumidifier (2), which is in connection with a cultivation space (1) capable of being insulated and closed relative to the environment, and which has a substantially sealed interior (2a), and which is used for reducing/eliminating water absorbed in the horticultural facility' s indoor air by cooling with a cooling system (3) the indoor air delivered by fan operation (F) from the cultivation space into the- condensation dehumidifier' s interior (2; 2a), and for returning the dehumidified indoor air from the interior (2a) into the cultivation space. The condensation dehumidifier (2) has its interior (2; 2a) provided with a condensation system (4) capable of being kept cold with the cooling system (3) and comprising a fixed cooling structure which is to be kept cold with a cooling medium circulation and by which the indoor air traveling in the condensation dehumidifier (2) is adapted to be dehumidified by having it impinge, as it makes its way through the condensation system, on several cold surfaces successive in a longitudinal direction (y ) of the cooling structure consisting of a heat transfer material and/or by having it flow along elongated cold surfaces present therein in the longitudinal direction (y).
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
11 - Appareils de contrôle de l'environnement
44 - Services médicaux, services vétérinaires, soins d'hygiène et de beauté; services d'agriculture, d'horticulture et de sylviculture.
Produits et services
Transportable buildings of metal; Greenhouses of metal, transportable. Sprinkling devices [machines]; Machine mowers; Conveyors (machines); Sowers (machines); Seedling processing machines; Fertilizer distributing machines and implements, other than hand-operated implements; Robotic mechanisms used in agriculture; Tedding machines; Agricultural, gardening and forestry machines and apparatus; Air condensers (compressors); Conveyors and conveyors belts; Lifting and hoisting equipment, elevators and escalators; Air condensers; Refrigeration condensers. Automatic control apparatus; Process control digital controllers; Electronic control units; Electronic regulators; Electric power controllers; Industrial process control software; Computer software; Automatic dosage apparatus; Air analysis apparatus; Apparatus for measuring, monitoring and analyzing electricity consumption; Logic probes; Controllers (regulators); Thermostats; Process control units (electric). Electrically operated devices used in drying; Air conditioning fans; Refrigerating installations; Air drying apparatus; Air filters for industrial use; Dehumidifiers; Electric dehumidifiers; Air inductor apparatus (air-conditioning); Ventilation (air-conditioning) installations and apparatus; Air-conditioning apparatus; Air conditioning apparatus for industrial use; Air-conditioning installations; Air conditioning installations for agricultural use; Irrigation apparatus for horticultural use; Automatic watering installations for plants; Sprinklers (automatic installations) for watering flowers and plants. Consultancy relating to the cultivation of plants; Cultivation advisory services relating to horticulture.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
11 - Appareils de contrôle de l'environnement
44 - Services médicaux, services vétérinaires, soins d'hygiène et de beauté; services d'agriculture, d'horticulture et de sylviculture.
Produits et services
Transportable buildings of metal; Greenhouses of metal, transportable. Sprinkling devices [machines]; Machine mowers; Conveyors (machines); Sowers (machines); Seedling processing machines; Fertilizer distributing machines and implements, other than hand-operated implements; Robotic mechanisms used in agriculture; Tedding machines; Agricultural, gardening and forestry machines and apparatus; Air condensers (compressors); Conveyors and conveyors belts; Lifting and hoisting equipment, elevators and escalators; Air condensers; Refrigeration condensers. Automatic control apparatus; Process control digital controllers; Electronic control units; Electronic regulators; Electric power controllers; Electronic control gears (ECGs) for LED lamps and light fixtures; Industrial process control software; Computer software; Automatic dosage apparatus; Air analysis apparatus; Apparatus for measuring, monitoring and analyzing electricity consumption; Logic probes; Controllers (regulators); Thermostats; Programmable controls for lighting apparatus and instruments; Process control units (electric); Lighting control apparatus; all the beforementioned goods only in the professional horticultural sector. Electrically operated devices used in drying; Air conditioning fans; Plant grow lights; LED luminaires; LED lighting installations; Refrigerating installations; Air drying apparatus; Air filters for industrial use; Dehumidifiers; Electric dehumidifiers; Air inductor apparatus (air-conditioning); Ventilation (air-conditioning) installations and apparatus; Air-conditioning apparatus; Air conditioning apparatus for industrial use; Air-conditioning installations; Air conditioning installations for agricultural use; Irrigation apparatus for horticultural use; Automatic watering installations for plants; Sprinklers (automatic installations) for watering flowers and plants; all the beforementioned goods only in the professional horticultural sector. Consultancy relating to the cultivation of plants; Cultivation advisory services relating to horticulture.
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APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONDITIONS IN A PLANT CULTIVATION FACILITY
The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling conditions in a plant cultivation facility, said apparatus comprising at least : a lighting system (1) arranged in connection with plants present in an environmentally sealable and closable cultivation facility (K); a hydronic cooling arrangement (2) for lowering or impeding the rise of temperature in the cultivation facility, said cooling arrangement comprising a cooling manifold (2 ) present in connection with plants in the cultivation facility (K) / and a heat recovery arrangement (3) for utilizing excess heat generated in the cultivation facility, said heat recovery arrangement including a heat storing system ( 3b). The apparatus has its heat recovery arrangement (3) including one or more condenser dryers/coolers (3a) for collecting water and/or heat absorbed in the indoor air of a cultivation facility and a heat pump assembly (3c) for transferring the heat, accumulated in the heat storing system ( 3b) by way of the cooling arrangement' s circulation water (2; 2p) and/or the condenser dryer's/cooler's circulation water (3; 3d), into a secondary circuit (tp) independent, with respect to its one or more water circulation loops ( 2p, 3d).
A01G 9/24 - Dispositifs de chauffage, d'aération, de régulation de la température ou d'irrigation dans les serres, les châssis ou les installations similaires
F21V 29/56 - Dispositions de refroidissement utilisant des liquides de refroidissement
This invention relates to a lighting system for growing of plants, the system comprising a lighting arrangement arranged in connection with the plants, which consists of several electric lamps (1a), and a cooling arrangement at least for cooling down light producing components of the lamps due to heat being generated by the same while producing ligh. The lighting system is arranged to be utilised in connection with a cooling arrangement, being separate with respect to the lamps (la) of the lighting arrangement, and comprising a cooling structure (2), being mounted in connection with the plants and being made of a heat conducting plastic, metallic and/or magnetic material, wherein a lamp (la) belonging to the lighting arrangement comprises a mechanical fastening frame (1a2), being coupled in a built-in manner in connection with its one or more electric components (1a1), such as a LED or like, in order to attach the 1amp externally against an outer surface of the cooling structure (2), for cooling down the lamp conductively through the cooling structure (2).
F21V 29/56 - Dispositions de refroidissement utilisant des liquides de refroidissement
F21V 29/74 - Dispositions de refroidissement caractérisées par des éléments passifs de dissipation de chaleur, p.ex. puits thermiques avec ailettes ou lames
