KR101348486B1 - Plants cultivation device and Plants cultivation system having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus and a plant cultivation system having the same. The plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention includes a cabinet having a predetermined accommodation space, a plurality of racks provided in the accommodation space for growing a predetermined plant, light quantity of the accommodation space, temperature, air humidity and air carbon dioxide. A control unit for adjusting at least one of the concentration, a sensing unit for sensing at least one of the temperature of the accommodation space, air humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air, a control unit for receiving the sensing information of the sensing unit and controlling the control unit; And synthesizing video signal generating means for photographing the accommodation space to generate a composite video signal combining the sensing information of the sensing unit.

Description

Plant cultivation device and plants cultivation system having the same

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus and a plant cultivation system having the same.

In general, plants ingested by humans, for example, lettuce, bok choy, chicory (chicory), such as cultivation is mainly planted in the field provided on the ground. In order for the above-mentioned plants to grow well, it is important to properly control sunlight, temperature, air humidity, and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air. In recent years, however, people have been living on land for a long time. For example, it may be a case of traveling for a long time such as a cruise ship, or traveling around the ocean for a long time such as an aircraft carrier. In this case, if people fail to eat the above-mentioned plants, they may be malnourished and harmful to their health. Therefore, the development of a device capable of cultivating plants in places other than land is required for such people.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a plant cultivation apparatus and a plant cultivation system having the same for cultivating and providing a plant for those who leave the land for a long time. Furthermore, when cultivating a plant, there is provided a plant cultivation apparatus and a plant cultivation system having the same, which can provide different growth conditions corresponding to the type of plant.

An object of the present invention as described above is a cabinet having a predetermined receiving space, a plurality of racks provided in the receiving space to grow a predetermined plant, the amount of light, temperature, air humidity and air carbon dioxide of the receiving space A control unit for adjusting at least one of the concentration, a sensing unit for sensing at least one of the temperature of the accommodation space, air humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air, a control unit for receiving the sensing information of the sensing unit and controlling the control unit; It is achieved by a plant cultivation device characterized in that it comprises a composite video signal generating means for photographing the accommodation space to generate a composite video signal combining the sensing information of the sensing unit.

In addition, the object of the present invention as described above is the main server for receiving and storing the detection information and the composite video signal from two or more plant cultivation apparatus and each plant cultivation apparatus, and transmits a command signal to each plant cultivation apparatus It is achieved by a plant cultivation system comprising a.

According to the configuration of the present invention as described above it is possible to cultivate a variety of plants even in places other than land, in particular, even if the growth conditions are different because of the type of plants is different, the growth of the plant by controlling the growth conditions differently in one device It becomes possible.

Furthermore, when two or more plant cultivation apparatuses are provided and connected by a main server to construct a plant cultivation system, it is possible to control each plant cultivation apparatus by the main server. This increases the number of plants that can be grown. Therefore, even when the demand for plants is remarkably large, it is possible to provide many plants and various kinds of plants by the plant cultivation system.

1 is a perspective view of a plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the plant cultivation apparatus of Figure 1,
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a sensing unit of the plant cultivation apparatus of Figure 1,
4 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the control panel in FIG. 1;
5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the synthesized video signal generating means;
6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a composite video signal generation unit;
Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the plant cultivation system.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the plant cultivation apparatus of FIG.

1 and 2, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 is first provided with a cabinet 10 to form an appearance. Cabinet 10 is equipped with various components to be described later and has a predetermined receiving space 40 therein. The accommodation space 40 is to provide a space for growing plants. The cabinet 10 is provided with a door 30 so that the user can open the door 30 to inject the plant to be cultivated into the accommodation space 40 or take out the cultivated plant. The door 30 is preferably made of a transparent material so that the user can check the plant inside the accommodation space 40 from the outside.

The accommodation space 40 may include a plurality of racks 50 capable of growing plants, and grows plants at the upper portion of the rack 50. In the case of growing plants, there is a method of cultivating in soil as well as a so-called hydroponic cultivation method in which plants are grown in a growing liquid such as water.

In the case of soil cultivation, it is also possible to plant plants in a plurality of pots and plant them on top of the rack 50, or to plant the soil directly on top of the rack 50 and sow the soil directly. Meanwhile, in the case of hydroponic cultivation, the culture liquid is stored in the upper portion of the rack 50, and the plant is sown and grown in the culture liquid.

The rack 50 is provided in plurality in the accommodation space 40, considering the shape of the cabinet 10, the rack 50 is preferably disposed in a vertical direction in the interior of the accommodation space (40). Do. When plants are cultivated by a plurality of separate racks 50 as described above, even if the plants of some racks 50 become ill due to pests or the like, the plants of the other racks 50 are individually managed so as not to be affected by the pests. It becomes possible.

On the other hand, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 includes a control unit 250 that can adjust at least one of the amount of light, air temperature, air air humidity, moisture supplied to the plant and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air, the accommodation space 40, It may be provided with a sensing unit 230 for detecting at least one of the temperature of the space 40, the air humidity, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air and the level of the cultivation liquid level (in the case of hydroponic cultivation) of the rack 50.

That is, the sensing unit 230 detects at least one of the air temperature, the air air humidity, and the carbon dioxide concentration of the accommodation space 40, and the control unit 200 controls the accommodation unit 250 according to the detected information. At least one of the air temperature, air air humidity, water supplied to the plant, and carbon dioxide is controlled. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

Growth conditions necessary for plants to grow healthy can take into account sunlight, moisture, temperature and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air. In other words, the plants grow well only when the appropriate amount of sunlight is supplied according to the type of plants, and the moisture is appropriately provided, and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the temperature and air is properly maintained. Plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 250 and a sensing unit 230 to adjust the growth conditions described above.

The detection unit 230 is a temperature sensor 110 for detecting the air temperature of the accommodation space 40, an air humidity sensor 112 for detecting the air humidity of the air and a carbon dioxide sensor 114 for detecting the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air ) May include at least one or all sensors. In addition, the detection unit 230 may further include a door open sensor 116 that determines whether the door 30 is open. On the other hand, the detection unit 230 may further include a water level sensor (not shown) for detecting the water level of the cultivation liquid stored in the rack 50 in the case of hydroponic cultivation. The controller 200 may adjust the level of the cultivation liquid stored in the rack 50 according to the level value of the level sensor.

In addition, the above-described control unit 250 is irradiated with light to the accommodation space 40, LED 252 as an illumination device capable of adjusting the amount of light, temperature controller 258 for adjusting the temperature of the air, the moisture to the air At least one of the humidifying device 254 for supplying water, a water supply device for supplying water to a plant (not shown), and a carbon dioxide generator 256 for supplying carbon dioxide may be included or include all devices. On the other hand, the water supply device is provided on one side of the cabinet 10 to supply water to each plant can supply water to each rack (50). To this end, each rack 50 may be provided with a water supply port (not shown) to supply water, or a water supply port may be extended to a flower pot provided in each rack 50 to supply water. On the other hand, in the case of hydroponic cultivation can supply water through the water supply port provided in the rack 50, and in addition to supply the nutrients necessary for the plant when supplying water. In addition, in the case of hydroponic cultivation may further include a drain port (not shown) for draining the cultivated liquid stored in the rack 50, it is possible to properly drain the cultivated liquid under the control of the control unit 200.

Furthermore, the control unit 200 further includes a storage unit (program memory) 210 for storing information on each growth condition according to the type of plants grown in the receiving space 40, the control unit according to the growth conditions 250 may be controlled. Therefore, the controller 200 first stores in advance the information on the growth conditions according to various plant types, that is, the quantity of light, the air temperature, the air humidity, the amount of moisture required, and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air in the storage 210. do. When the user who intends to use the plant cultivation apparatus 100 selects a type of plant, the controller 200 extracts the growth conditions of the selected plant from the storage 210 and outputs the output controller according to the growth conditions. 220) to grow plants.

For example, when cultivating a plant, the control unit 200 detects sensing information detected by the sensing unit 230, for example, whether the LED is on / off, temperature, air humidity, and the amount of carbon dioxide, and the sensing The amount of light, air temperature, air humidity, amount of moisture and amount of carbon dioxide supplied to the accommodation space 40 through the control unit 250 to match the growth conditions of the plant with the growth conditions of the plant. The amount will be adjusted.

Looking at the above-described control unit 250 is as follows. The LED 252 is provided with an LED lamp to irradiate light toward the plant to provide the amount of light required for plant growth. 3 is a partial perspective view illustrating the interior of the accommodation space 40, and shows an LED 252 provided in the ceiling. As shown, the LED 252 is preferably provided at the ceiling of the receiving space 40 and the lower portion of the rack 50, respectively. If the LED light source is provided only in the ceiling of the receiving space 40, the light amount is supplied only to the plant of the rack 50 at the top, the light amount is not supplied to the plant of the rack 50 below.

On the other hand, the temperature controller 258 for adjusting the temperature of the air may have a configuration of, for example, a heat pump. Heat pump is a device widely used in air conditioners (air conditioner) is provided with an evaporator, a compressor and a condenser circulating the refrigerant, it has a structure capable of heating or cooling using the latent heat of the refrigerant. Since the heat pump is widely known in the art to which the present invention pertains, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the humidifier 254 for supplying moisture to the air supplies moisture to the interior of the receiving space 40, for example, may have a configuration similar to the widely used humidifier. On the other hand, the water supply device is provided on one side of the cabinet 10 to supply water to each plant may supply water to each rack (50). To this end, each rack 50 may be provided with a water supply port (not shown) to supply water, or a water supply port may be extended to a flower pot provided in each rack 50 to supply water. On the other hand, in the case of hydroponic cultivation can supply water through the water supply port provided in the rack 50, and in addition to supply the nutrients necessary for the plant when supplying water. In addition, in the case of hydroponic cultivation may further include a drain port (not shown) for draining the cultivated liquid stored in the rack 50, it is possible to properly drain the cultivated liquid under the control of the control unit 200. On the other hand, the carbon dioxide generator 256 is to supply carbon dioxide, and since the concrete configuration is widely known, it will not be described in detail.

Furthermore, the sensing unit 230 detects the air temperature, the air humidity, and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air as described above, and the level of the cultivation liquid stored in the rack 50 in the case of hydroponic cultivation. Will be detected. It is also possible to further include a detection sensor for detecting the light amount of the LED 252, in the present embodiment, to control the light amount by adjusting the light amount of the LED 252 by the control unit 200 without the LED detection sensor Adopt the method. On the other hand, Figure 3 shows a state in which the sensing unit 230 is provided inside the receiving space (40).

2 and 3, the sensing unit 230 is provided on one side of the inner surface of the accommodation space 40. The detection unit 230 is at least one of the temperature sensor 110 for sensing the temperature of the accommodation space 40, the air humidity sensor 112 for detecting the air humidity and the carbon dioxide sensor 114 for detecting the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air. It may include or may include all three sensors as shown in the figure. In addition, the detection unit 230 may further include a door open sensor 116 that determines whether the door 30 is open. The door open sensor 116 detects whether the door 30 is opened and informs the controller 200 of this. When the door 30 is open, the control unit 200 detects that the door 30 is closed again because the temperature of the air, the air humidity, and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air may be changed when the door 30 is opened. 40) It controls the temperature of the inside air, the humidity of the air and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air. Meanwhile, in FIG. 3, one side of the inner surface of the accommodation space 40 includes a plurality of photographing units 300 for photographing the accommodation space 40 and transmitting a video signal to the controller 200. ) Will be described later in detail.

The control unit 200 is provided with the above-described sensing unit 230 and the control unit 250 to control the air temperature, the air humidity, the amount of moisture supplied, and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air in the accommodation space 40. As described above, the control unit 200 previously stores information having appropriate growth conditions according to the type of plant. For example, information about growth conditions for growing plants such as lettuce, bok choy or chicory may be stored in advance. This growth condition stores at least one information among temperature, air humidity, light demand, and carbon dioxide. In addition, when a user wants to grow various plants in one plant cultivation apparatus 100, information on the so-called 'general plant growth conditions' corresponding to the growth conditions of general plants can be stored together. Therefore, the user may select any one of lettuce, bok choy or chicory according to the type of plant to be grown, and also select the 'general plant' without specifying the type of the plant and select the plant according to the above-described general plant growth conditions. It can also be grown. The following table is a table showing the growth conditions for the above-mentioned general plants, lettuce, bok choy and chicory as an example.

Temperature (℃)

Optical demand (lux)
Soil (pH)
Air humidity (%)
Normal

15-30
20000-25000
5.5-6.5
50-80
Lettuce

15-25
20000-25000
5.8-6.8
-
Bok Kyung Chae
Germination temperature 15-20
Growth temperature 20-25

20000-25000
-
-
Chicory
Germination temperature 20-30
Growth temperature 15-20

25000
6.0-6.5

-

Here, the germination temperature refers to a temperature suitable for sprouting from seeds, and the growth temperature refers to a temperature at which the germinated plant grows. Therefore, when the user selects a general plant to control the temperature to 15 to 30 ℃, the light demand is controlled to 20,000 to 25,000 lux. Here, the lux of the light demand is controlled by the amount of light of the above-described LED. In addition, the temperature is controlled by the above-described temperature controller 258, the light demand is adjusted by the above-described LED 252, the air humidity is adjusted to 50 to 80% by the above-mentioned humidifier 254. do. On the other hand, the pH of the soil may be provided with a soil having a suitable pH for the rack 50, or the pot of the upper rack 50 of the interior of the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the type of plant to be grown. When the user selects any one of lettuce, bok choy or chicory, the control unit may control according to the information shown in Table 1 above. Here, Table 1 is merely an example and is not limited to the above conditions, and it is obvious that growth conditions for other plants except for the four cases may be further added.

On the other hand, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 may further include a transceiver 270 that can transmit and receive information with the external device. For example, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 may exchange information with a predetermined server through the external Internet through the transceiver 270. As shown in FIG. 2, the transceiver 270 may include various chips, for example, a LAN chip 272 and a W-LAN chip 274. In detail, the controller 200 may update or upgrade the information of the storage 210 through the transceiver 270, or transmit the detected information of the sensing unit 230 to an external device. In particular, when upgrading information, information may be transmitted and received through an upgrade port 276.

Therefore, it is possible to update this information when there is a change in growth conditions depending on the plant or when growth conditions subdivided according to the growth period are found. In addition, the controller 200 stores the information detected by the sensing unit 230 in a separate storage unit provided in the plant cultivation apparatus 100, or further, transmits the detected information to an external device to store the external device. Can save to wealth. This is an advantage that the information stored in the storage unit of the external device can be confirmed in the event that an unexpected failure occurs in the plant cultivation device and the information of the storage unit can not be confirmed.

Further, the control unit 200 may control the control unit 250 by receiving a command signal to the control unit 250 through the transceiver 270. That is, when the user cannot directly operate the plant cultivation apparatus 100 at a long distance from the plant cultivation apparatus 100, the user uses the Internet or the like to transmit / receive a transmitter 270 and an input controller 222. It is possible to operate the plant cultivation apparatus 100 through. For example, the user can check the sensing well of the plant cultivation device 100 over the Internet from a distance, and further, it is possible to transmit a command for adjusting the control unit 250 through the transceiver 270. Therefore, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may provide convenience for the user to directly manipulate the plant cultivation apparatus 100 regardless of the user's position or to operate the plant cultivation apparatus at a distance through the Internet. have.

On the other hand, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is provided with a door 30 for selectively opening and closing the receiving space 40 as described above. By the way, the user may be away for a long time during planting, in this case, if the door 30 is kept closed continuously, the air inside the accommodation space 40 is not ventilated, which is good for plant growth. It may not affect. Of course, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may include a carbon dioxide generator 256 to adjust the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air in the accommodation space 40. However, this may only control the carbon dioxide concentration of the air and may require air circulation. Therefore, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may be provided with an air flow means for circulating the air by communicating the receiving space 40 and the outside. The air flow means is a duct (not shown) for communicating the receiving space 40 and the outside, a cover (not shown) for selectively blocking the duct, a fan (not shown) for generating the flow of air and air introduced from the outside It may include a filter unit (not shown) for purifying. That is, the outside air is introduced along the duct by the driving of the fan, and in this case, the foreign matter contained in the outside air is removed through the filter unit.

4 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the control panel 20 provided in the cabinet 10.

2 and 4, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may further include a control panel 20 provided at a predetermined portion of the cabinet 10. The user may select a plant type through the control panel 20 to select growth conditions according to the plant type. Furthermore, the user can check various factors of the accommodation space 40 of the plant cultivation device 100 through the control panel 20, for example, temperature, air humidity, LED operation, and concentration of carbon dioxide in the air. do. On the other hand, the control panel 20 to be described later may be provided in a so-called 'touch panel' type that can be selected and displayed simultaneously. Furthermore, the display can be displayed through a so-called 'VGA display'. Therefore, the control panel 20 has the advantage of being able to simultaneously select and display while reducing the space.

First, the control panel 20 selects a type of plant or receives and displays information about at least one of light quantity, temperature, air humidity, and concentration of carbon dioxide in the air from the control unit 200. Possible controller 22, 24, 26, 28, and control unit 29A, 29B for generating a command signal for controlling at least one of the temperature, air humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air of the receiving space 40 to the control unit; ) May be provided.

In detail, the control panel 20 may first include a type selector 22 capable of selecting a type of plant. Therefore, the user can check the type of the plant in the type selector 22 to select the desired type of plant. Also, a temperature display unit 24 for displaying the temperature of the accommodation space 40, an air humidity display unit 26 for displaying the air humidity, and a carbon dioxide concentration display unit 28 for displaying the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air may be provided. Accordingly, the user recognizes various kinds of information about the accommodation space 40 through the aforementioned various display units.

Furthermore, the control panel 20 is provided with adjusting units 29A and 29B that can adjust at least one factor of the accommodation space 40. Such an adjusting unit may include, for example, an upward adjusting unit 29A for raising any one factor value and a lowering adjusting unit 29B for lowering. For example, when the user touches the temperature display unit 24 and presses the upward adjuster 29A, the target temperature is increased. On the contrary, when the user presses the downward adjuster 29B, the target temperature is lowered. Since the air humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air can be adjusted in a similar manner, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, as described above, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment stores various sensing information detected by the sensing unit 230 in an internal storage unit 210 or externally through a transmission / reception unit 270. Will be stored in the storage of. However, it is more convenient for a user to recognize a plant cultivation process by information such as an image rather than simply recognizing information through sensing information consisting of letters. Therefore, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may include a composite video signal generation means 700 for photographing the accommodation space 40 to generate a composite video signal combining the sensing information of the detection unit 230. have. That is, not only the text information of the sensing information is stored or only the video signal photographed in the accommodation space 40 is stored, but the composite video signal combining the text information with the image information is generated. Accordingly, the user can directly check the cultivation process of the plant by the image while watching the synthesized video signal, and furthermore, it is possible to check the detection information in real time by the detection information displayed in combination with the image.

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the synthesized video signal generating means.

Referring to FIG. 5, the synthesized video signal generating means includes a plurality of photographing units 300 for capturing the accommodation space 40 and transmitting a video signal to the control unit 200, and a video signal and detection transmitted from the control unit 200. It may be provided with a composite video signal generator 400 for combining the information to generate a composite video signal.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the photographing unit 300 includes a photographing unit 300, and more specifically, photographs a plant provided in the accommodating space 40, and photographs a video signal. It will be transmitted to the control unit 200. The controller 200 transmits the video signal of the photographing unit 300 and the sensing information transmitted from the sensing unit 230 to the composite video signal generator 400 again, and the composite video signal generator 400 is a video signal. And the combined detection information to generate a composite video signal. 6 shows a configuration of a composite video signal generation unit.

Referring to FIG. 6, the composite video signal generator 400 includes a clamp 410 for clamping a video signal, a sync separator 420 for separating vertical horizontal sync from the video signal, and a separation of the vertical horizontal sync. The video timing generation unit 430 for generating video timing from the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal, the display memory 440 for storing the detection information, the character memory 450 for converting the detection information into the character information, and the character information. OSD generation unit 460 for generating an OSD (On Screen Display) signal and OSD multiplexer 470 (OSD MUX) for generating a composite video signal by multiplexing the OSD signal to the input video signal. Therefore, the composite video signal generated by the OSD multiplexer 470 is transmitted through the amplifier 480. The transmitted composite video signal is stored in a video signal storage unit 600 such as a DVR. On the other hand, the video signal storage unit 600 may be provided directly to the plant cultivation apparatus 100 or may be provided outside. When the video signal storage unit 600 is provided outside, the control unit 200 transmits the composite video signal to the external video signal storage unit 600 through the transceiver unit 270.

On the other hand, the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the above-described embodiment is provided with a plurality of racks 50 in the interior of the receiving space 40 and the method of integrally adjusting the air provided in the interior of the receiving space 40 Adopted. That is, a method of controlling the temperature, air humidity, and carbon dioxide of the entire air in the accommodation space 40 is adopted. However, when a plurality of racks 50 are provided, there may be cases in which plants are to be grown differently according to the racks 50. In this case, it is necessary to meet different growth conditions according to the rack 50 so that different plants can be grown in each rack 50. Therefore, below looks at the plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to another embodiment for solving this problem.

Plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to another embodiment may be divided into a plurality of sub-space by partitioning the accommodation space 40 when the accommodation space 40 is provided. Here, the term 'compartment' includes not only physically completely isolated, but also partitioned so that temperature, air humidity, and concentration of carbon dioxide in the air are not affected by each other even if they are not completely physically separated. Defined state. For example, each sub space may be partitioned into sub spaces by a partition (not shown) or the like and accommodate the rack 50 in each sub space. Alternatively, partitions may be partitioned, but the partitions may be provided with fine through-holes, so that the partitions are not completely physically separated, but the influence between adjacent subspaces can be minimized.

On the other hand, when the receiving space 40 is divided into a plurality of sub-spaces as described above, it is preferable to provide a sensing unit 230 in each of the sub-spaces so as to sense the temperature, air humidity, and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air. . In addition, the control unit 200 may adjust the amount of light, temperature, air humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air by the control unit 250, respectively. Accordingly, when the temperature controller 258 is provided, a supply duct (not shown) for supplying air heated or cooled by the temperature controller 258 may be connected to each sub space to adjust the temperature of each sub space. The air humidity in each subspace and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air can likewise be adjusted.

Furthermore, as described above, when the plurality of subspaces is provided, the display unit of the control panel 20 may display information according to each subspace, and the control unit may be provided to generate a command signal for each subspace. For example, the control panel 20 may further include a subspace selecting unit (not shown) capable of selecting any one of a plurality of subspaces, wherein the control panel 20 may further include a subspace selection unit. Various information can be displayed through the display unit. Similarly, a command signal may be generated through the controller for the subspace selected by the subspace selector.

On the other hand, the invention according to the above embodiments has been described with respect to the case having one plant cultivation apparatus (100). However, there may be a case where the plant is to be grown in large quantities, in which case it is necessary to have two or more plant cultivation apparatus 100 according to the above-described embodiments. As such, when the plant cultivation apparatus 100 is provided with two or more, it is not preferable in terms of cost and efficiency. Therefore, it is preferable to have a plant cultivation system having two or more plant cultivation apparatus 100 as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, the plant cultivation system receives and stores sensing information and a composite video signal from two or more plant cultivation devices 100 and respective plant cultivation devices 100, and commands each plant cultivation device 100. A main server 900 for transmitting a signal may be provided. Therefore, the user can store and confirm the detection information and the composite video signal of each plant cultivation device 100 through the main server 900, and further integrate each plant cultivation device 100 through the main server 900. Or can be controlled separately. Here, the main server 900 may be provided separately from the outside of each plant cultivation apparatus 100, or may be provided in any one plant cultivation apparatus (100). When the main server 900 is provided in any one plant cultivation apparatus 100 (hereinafter, referred to as a 'main plant cultivation apparatus'), the other plant cultivation apparatus 100 is not provided with the control unit 200. It is connected to the main plant cultivation device by wire or wireless to transmit the sensing information and receive the command signal to cultivate the plant.

10 ... Cabinet 20 ... Control Panel
30 ... door 40 ... accommodation space
100 ... Plant 110 ... Temperature sensor
112 Air humidity sensor 114 Carbon dioxide concentration sensor
116 ... door open sensor 200 ... control unit
230 ... detection unit 250 ... adjustment unit
252 LED light source 254 Humidifier
256 ... carbon dioxide supply 258 ... thermostat
300 ... Shooting unit 400 ... Synthetic video signal generator
900 ... Main Server

Claims (20)

A cabinet having a predetermined accommodation space;
A plurality of racks provided in the accommodation space to grow predetermined plants;
LED for irradiating light to the accommodation space, a temperature controller for adjusting the temperature, to supply moisture to the air of the accommodation space to adjust at least one of light quantity, air temperature, air humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air in the accommodation space A control unit including at least one of a humidifier and a carbon dioxide generator for supplying carbon dioxide, and a water supply device for supplying water to the plants of the rack;
A sensing unit including at least one of a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the accommodation space, an air humidity sensor for sensing air humidity, and a carbon dioxide sensor for sensing a concentration of carbon dioxide in the air; And
And a control unit for receiving the detection information of the detection unit and controlling the control unit. delete The method of claim 1,
The rack is plant cultivation device, characterized in that further comprising a water supply port for supplying the water supplied from the water supply device. The method of claim 3,
When the plant cultivation device is cultivated plants by hydroponic cultivation, the detection unit further comprises a water level sensor for detecting the level of the cultivation liquid stored in the rack, the control unit is a growing liquid stored in the rack Plant cultivation apparatus further comprises a drain port for selectively draining. The method of claim 1,
The LED is plant cultivation device, characterized in that provided in the ceiling and the lower portion of the rack of the receiving space, respectively. The method of claim 1,
The accommodation space is divided into a plurality of sub-spaces,
The sensing unit is provided in each of the subspaces so as to sense the air temperature, air humidity and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air in each of the subspaces, and the control unit by the control unit, the light quantity, air temperature, air humidity of the subspace , Plant cultivation device, characterized in that for adjusting the concentration of carbon dioxide in the amount of water and air supplied to the rack, respectively. The method of claim 1,
The control unit further comprises a storage unit for storing information on each growth condition according to the type of plants grown in the accommodation space, plant cultivation device characterized in that for controlling the control unit according to the growth conditions. The method of claim 7, wherein
The control unit controls the temperature of the accommodation space in the range of 15 to 30 ℃, the air humidity of the accommodation space in the range of 50 to 80%, and controls the light demand of the accommodation space to 20,000 to 25,000 lux Plant cultivation apparatus, characterized in that. The method of claim 7, wherein
The plant cultivation apparatus further comprises a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information with an external device. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit receives a command signal to the control unit through the transceiver to control the control unit, to update the information of the storage unit, characterized in that the plant cultivation, characterized in that for transmitting the detection information of the detection unit to an external device Device. A cabinet having a predetermined accommodation space;
A plurality of racks provided in the accommodation space to grow predetermined plants;
A control unit for controlling at least one of light quantity, air temperature, air humidity, and concentration of carbon dioxide in the air, and supplying water to the plant in the rack;
A sensing unit for sensing at least one of air temperature, air humidity, and concentration of carbon dioxide in the air;
A control unit for receiving the detection information of the detection unit and controlling the control unit; And
And a composite video signal generating means for generating a composite video signal combining the sensing information of the sensing unit by photographing the accommodation space. 12. The method of claim 11,
The plant cultivation device further comprises a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information with an external device, the plant cultivation device, characterized in that for transmitting the composite video signal to the external device through the transceiver. The method of claim 12,
The synthesized video signal generating means
A plurality of photographing units which photograph the accommodation space and transmit a video signal to the controller;
And a composite video signal generation unit for generating a composite video signal by combining the video signal and the sensing information transmitted from the control unit. The method of claim 13,
The composite video signal generator
A clamp for clamping the video signal;
A sync separator for separating vertical horizontal sync from the video signal;
A video timing generator for generating video timing from the vertical sync signal and the horizontal sync signal according to the separation of the vertical horizontal synchronizer;
A display memory for storing the sensed information;
A character memory for converting the sensed information into character information;
An OSD generator which generates an OSD signal of the character information; And
And an OSD multiplexer configured to generate a composite video signal by multiplexing the OSD signal with the transmitted video signal. 15. The method of claim 14,
And a video signal storage unit for storing the composite video signal. The method of claim 1,
Further provided with a control panel provided in a predetermined portion of the cabinet,
The control panel includes a display unit for receiving and displaying information on at least one of light quantity, air temperature, air humidity, and concentration of carbon dioxide in the air from the controller, and air temperature, air humidity, and the rack of the accommodation space. And a control unit for generating a command signal for controlling at least one of the amount of water supplied to the air and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air, and transmitting the command signal to the control unit. The method according to claim 6,
A control panel is provided at a predetermined portion of the cabinet, and the control panel receives and displays information about at least one of light quantity, air temperature, air humidity, and concentration of carbon dioxide in the air from the controller. And a display unit and a control unit configured to generate a command signal for controlling at least one of air temperature, air humidity, amount of moisture supplied to the rack, and concentration of carbon dioxide in the air, and transmit the command signal to the controller. Is displayed information according to each sub-space, the control unit plant cultivation apparatus, characterized in that for generating a command signal for each sub-space. The method according to claim 1 or 11,
Further provided with air flow means for communicating the receiving space and the outside,
The air flow means is plant cultivation, characterized in that it comprises a duct for communicating with the receiving space and the outside, a cover for selectively blocking the duct, a fan for generating the flow of air and a filter for purifying the air flowing from the outside Device. Claims 1 to 3, wherein the plant cultivation apparatus according to any one of any one of claims 3 to 17, and receiving each of the sensing information and the composite video signal from each plant cultivation device and stored in each plant cultivation Plant cultivation system comprising a main server for transmitting a command signal to the device. 19. The apparatus includes a main server including at least two plant cultivation apparatuses according to claim 18, receiving and storing the detected information and the composite video signal from each plant cultivation apparatus, and transmitting a command signal to each plant cultivation apparatus. Plant cultivation system, characterized in that.

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