KR102235764B1 - A Container Style Vertical Farming System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container-type vertical cultivation system, the configuration of which includes a first container having a pair of supports for cultivating crops on both sides in a longitudinal direction, and the first container having the same size as the first container. The second container is installed in parallel with and has a pair of supports for growing crops therein in a longitudinal direction, and parallel between the first container and the second container with the same size as the first container. It is installed in the same manner, and characterized in that it is configured to include a third container in which a control room and a work room are provided.

Description

Container Style Vertical Farming System {A Container Style Vertical Farming System}

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation system, and more particularly, to a container-type vertical cultivation system that is convenient for installation and the like by making it in a unit form and allowing multiple additions to be stacked as needed.

Plant factories started in Europe in the 1950s, and the first plant factories are known to have grown cress (a type of sprout vegetable) on a conveyor system in Denmark's Christensen farm in 1957. This farm was a plant factory in the form of an artificial light source while using sunlight mainly in a flat facility, and sprout vegetables were shipped one week after sowing.

In the 1960s, an attempt was made to develop a three-dimensional plant factory that is more productive than a flat type, and Ruthner, Austria, developed the first three-dimensional automatic plant factory in the form of a building. The lighting of this facility was designed with a tower type three-dimensional vertical movement type for daytime movement according to the plant growth, and sunlight and high-pressure sodium lamps were used in parallel.

In Europe, mainly in the form of a glass greenhouse equipped with automated facilities, it is used to produce various crops or develop varieties such as the production of leafy vegetables, herbs and fruit vegetables, and the breeding of new varieties. The Netherlands is converting natural light plant factories to automation, and is leading the world's plant factory production technology by presenting a new concept of plant production system in terms of use of new and renewable energy and energy saving. A plant factory that produces leafy vegetables for vegetables and herbs called Swedeponic has been installed and put into practical use throughout Europe, and a fully automated vegetable plant factory system at low cost by the development of the automatic transport system for cultivation beds developed by Hortiplan, Belgium. Companies that install and operate are also on the rise.

However, the prior art has the following problems.

In a structure such as a smart greenhouse, there is a problem that it is inconvenient to install and move since it is entirely manufactured in the form of a building.

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In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a container-type vertical cultivation system capable of reducing the risk of an initial project by appropriately selecting an installation size according to the size of the project by modularizing the control room, the work room, and the cultivation room. It is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, the container-type vertical cultivation system according to the present invention includes a first container having a pair of supports for cultivating crops on both sides in a longitudinal direction, and the first container having the same size as the first container. A second container installed parallel to the first container and provided with a pair of supports for growing crops therein in a longitudinal direction, and between the first container and the second container having the same size as the first container. It is installed in parallel to and characterized in that it is configured to include a third container in which a control room and a work room are provided.

Inside each of the first container and the second container, a humidifying part for adjusting the humidity inside the container, a heat source part for adjusting the temperature inside the container, and a light source part for adjusting the amount of light inside the container, An intake part through which external air is introduced into the container, an exhaust part through which air is discharged from the inside of the container, and a cultivation room door installed in the front of the container to selectively shield access to and from the container. It is characterized in that it is configured.

In the third container, a partition plate dividing the space inside the third container into a first space and a second space, and a partition plate formed in the first space and installed in the humidifying part, the heat source part, the light source part, and the intake part and the exhaust part A control unit for controlling the operation of the fan, and a work room door that is formed in the second space and selectively shields internal and external access to the second space.

Another first container is stacked on the first container, and another second container is stacked on the second container.

Inside each of the containers, a humidifying unit for adjusting the humidity inside the container, a heat source unit for adjusting the temperature inside the container, a light source unit for adjusting the amount of light inside the container, and external air inside the container. An intake part into which is introduced, an exhaust part through which air is discharged from the inside of the container, and a cultivation room door installed in front of the container to selectively shield access to the inside and outside of the container are provided, respectively, and the third container The control unit of is characterized in that the control of each of the humidifying unit, the heat source unit, the light source unit and the fan of the intake and exhaust unit.

The container-type vertical cultivation system according to the present invention has the following effects.

Two containers for cultivation are installed on both sides, and a container for control and work is installed in the center.Three containers are used as the basic unit of one plant cultivation system. Alternatively, since it can be stacked vertically, the scale can be set in various ways in business plans for crop cultivation, thereby reducing the burden.

1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a container-type vertical cultivation system according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of various facilities installed inside each container constituting the container-type vertical cultivation system according to the present invention and a control unit for controlling the same.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a container-type vertical cultivation system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the container-type vertical cultivation system according to the present invention includes a first container 10 having a pair of supports for cultivating crops on both sides in a longitudinal direction, and the first container 10 A second container 20 having the same size as the first container 10 and installed in parallel with the first container 10 and having a pair of supports for growing crops therein in the longitudinal direction, and the first container 10 ) And installed in parallel between the first container 10 and the second container 20, having the same size as), and may be configured to include a third container 30 in which a control room and a work room are provided.

First, a first container 10 is provided in the vertical cultivation system according to the present invention. The first container 10 is composed of a box-shaped structure in which a space is formed. A first support 12 is provided in the space inside the first container 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the first support 12 is formed in a multi-layered structure and serves to support from the bottom so that crops can be grown on the upper surface.

The first support 12 is formed in a pair on both sides of the first container 10 in the longitudinal direction of the first container 10. The space between the pair of first supports 12 serves to allow a worker to work on the crops of the first supports 12 while moving.

In addition, various facilities for cultivating crops in the first container 10 are provided inside the first container 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facilities installed inside the first container 10 include a first humidifying unit 13 for adjusting the humidity inside the first container 10, and an inside of the first container 10. A first heat source part 14 that controls the temperature of the first container 10, a first light source part 15 that controls the amount of light inside the first container 10, and external air is transferred into the first container 10. Selectively select a first intake part 16 to be introduced, a first exhaust part 17 through which air is discharged from the inside of the first container 10 to the outside, and an inlet installed in front of the first container 10 It may be configured to include a first cultivation room door 18 that is shielded.

A first humidifying unit 13 is provided inside the first container 10. The first humidifying unit 13 serves to control humidity through humidification or dehumidification in the first container 10. The first humidifying part 13 is installed on the inner wall of the rear inside the first container 10, and is preferably positioned relatively upward.

In addition, the first humidifying unit 13 is preferably installed next to the same height as the first intake unit 16 to be described below. This is to maximize the efficiency of humidity control inside the first container 10.

In addition, a first heat source 14 is provided inside the first container 10. The first heat source 14 serves to provide heat to control the temperature inside the first container 10. The first heat source part 14 may be installed to be located relatively downward with respect to the first humidifying part 13, and the first humidifying part 13 and the first heat source part 14 1 It may be provided on the inner side of the rear surface of the container 10.

In addition, a first light source unit 15 is provided inside the first container 10. The first light source unit 15 serves to adjust the amount of light inside the first container 10. The first light source unit 15 may be installed on the ceiling of the first container 10 and may also be installed on the first support 12.

In addition, a first intake unit 16 is provided inside the first container 10. The first intake unit 16 serves as a passage through which external air is introduced into the first container 10. An intake fan for forcing the flow of air may be further provided in the first intake unit 16.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first intake unit 16 is formed through the rear surface of the first container 10. The first intake units 16 may be formed in a pair, and may be formed in parallel on both sides of the first humidifying unit 13.

In addition, a first exhaust part 17 is provided inside the first container 10. The first exhaust part 17 serves to guide the air inside the first container 10 to be discharged to the outside. An exhaust fan may be further provided in the first exhaust part 17 to force the flow of the air.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first exhaust part 17 is formed through the front surface of the first container 10. The first exhaust portions 17 may be formed in a pair, and may be formed on both sides of the lower end of the front surface of the first container 10. It may be installed at the lower ends of both sides of the first cultivation room door 18 to be described below from the front of the first container 10.

In addition, a first cultivation chamber door 18 is provided on the front surface of the first container 10. The first cultivation room door 18 serves to selectively shield the first container 10 so that an operator can enter and exit the inside and outside the first container 10.

Then, a second container 20 is provided. The second container 20 is formed in the same size as the first container 10 and installed in parallel with the first container 10, and the crop is grown inside the same as the first container 10. Various facilities are installed.

A second support 22 is provided in the space inside the second container 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the second support 22 is formed in a multi-layered structure and serves to support from the bottom so that crops can be grown on the upper surface.

The second support 22 is formed in a pair on both sides of the second container 20 in the longitudinal direction of the second container 20. The space between the pair of second supports 22 serves to allow the operator to work on the crops of the second supports 22 while moving.

In addition, various facilities for cultivating crops in the second container 20 are provided inside the second container 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facilities installed inside the second container 20 include a second humidifying unit 23 for controlling the humidity inside the second container 20, and an inside of the second container 20. A second heat source part 24 for controlling the temperature of the second container 20, a second light source part 25 for adjusting the amount of light inside the second container 20, and external air into the second container 20 Selectively select a second intake part 26 to be introduced, a second exhaust part 27 through which air is discharged from the inside of the second container 20 to the outside, and an inlet installed in front of the second container 20 It may be configured to include a second cultivation room door 28 that is shielded.

The second humidifying part 23, the second heat source part 24, the second light source part 25, the second intake part 26, the second exhaust part 27, and the second cultivation chamber door 28 The first humidifying unit 13, the second heat source 14, the first light source unit 15, the first intake unit 16, the first exhaust unit 17 and the first unit installed inside the first container 10 1 It can be configured in the same configuration as the cultivation room door (18).

A third container 30 is provided between the first container 10 and the second container 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the third container 30 is provided in parallel between the first container 10 and the second container 20.

A space is formed inside the first container 10, and the space may be composed of a control room and a work room.

More specifically, the interior of the third container 30 may be configured as follows.

In the third container 30, a partition plate 32 dividing the space inside the third container 30 into a first space 34 and a second space 36, and the first space 34 It is formed to control the operation of the fans installed in the humidifying parts 13 and 23, the heat source parts 14 and 24, the light source parts 15. 25, the intake parts 16. 26, and the exhaust parts 17 and 27. It may include a control unit 37 and a work room door 38 formed in the second space 36 to selectively shield the access from the inside and outside to the second space 36.

First, a partition plate 32 is provided inside the third container 30. The partition plate 32 serves to divide the interior of the third container 30 into a first space 34 and a second space 36. A partition plate door (not shown) for entering and leaving the first space 34 and the second space 36 may be further provided on the partition plate 32.

The first space 34 serves as a control room. In the first space 34, humidification units 13 and 23 installed inside the first container 10 and the second container 20, heat source units 14 and 24, light source units 15 and 25, and It serves to control the operation of the fans installed in the intake units 16 and 26 and the exhaust units 17 and 27.

The second space 36 serves as a space for work such as packaging for crops grown in the first container 10 and the second container 20. The second space 36 is in contact with the front of the third container 30, and a work room door 38 is provided on the front of the third container 30. The work room door 38 serves to selectively block a worker from moving inside or outside the third container 30.

In addition, the container-type vertical cultivation system according to the present invention includes the facilities of the first container 10 and the second container 20 and the first container 10 and the second container 20 in charge of cultivation of the above-described crops. It is composed of a third container 30 for securing space for controlling and working.

In addition, if necessary, the number of the first container 10 and the second container 20 may be increased so that more crops may be cultivated, and each of the containers may be configured by stacking. .

Control of various facilities such as a humidifying unit provided inside the first container 10 and the second container 20 can be controlled by the control unit 37 of the third container 30.

In addition, the cultivation system according to the present invention may be installed in a space within a building such as a building.

Hereinafter, the operation of the container-type vertical cultivation system according to the present invention will be described in detail.

The worker places the crops on the first support 12 and the second support 22 inside the first container 10 and the second container 20. And, the operator through the control unit 37 in the first space 34 of the third container 30 in accordance with the cultivation conditions of the crops in the first container 10 and the second container 20, the humidification unit ( 13 and 23), the heat source parts 14 and 24, the light source parts 15 and 25, the intake parts 16 and 26, and the fans of the exhaust parts 17 and 27 are adjusted.

In particular, when driving the humidifying units 13 and 23 inside each of the containers 10 and 20, driving and exhausting fans of the intake units 16 and 26 provided next to the humidifying units 13 and 23 Due to the driving of the fans 17 and 27, the humidity inside each container 10 and 20 is quickly adjusted.

In particular, in the case of mycelium such as mushrooms, the crops do not perform photosynthesis and thus increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the room, and the exhaust portions 17 and 27 are located relatively lower than the intake portions 16 and 26. Light oxygen is introduced into the upper intake units 16 and 26, and relatively heavy carbon dioxide is discharged to the lower exhaust units 17 and 27.

The crops inside the first container 10 and the second container 20 are carried out by the worker to the outside through the cultivation room doors 18 and 28, and the second space 36 inside the third container 30 You can work on packaging, etc.

As described above, it will be understood that the technical configuration of the present invention described above can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and the All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: first container 12: first support
13: first humidification unit 14: first heat source unit
15: first light source unit 16: first intake unit
17: 1st exhaust part 18: 1st cultivation room door
20: second container 22: second support
23: second humidification unit 24: first heat source unit
25: second light source part 26: second intake part
27: 2nd exhaust part 28: 2nd cultivation room door
30: third container 32: partition
34: first space 36: second space
37: control unit

Claims (1)

A first container provided with a pair of supports for cultivating crops in a longitudinal direction on both sides;
A second container having the same size as the first container and installed in parallel with the first container, and having a pair of supports for cultivating crops therein in a lengthwise direction; And
Including; a third container having the same size as the first container and installed in parallel between the first container and the second container and having a control room and a work room therein, and
Inside each of the first container and the second container,
A humidifying unit for controlling the humidity inside the container;
A heat source part controlling a temperature inside the container;
A light source unit that adjusts the amount of light inside the container;
An intake part through which external air is introduced into the container;
An exhaust part through which air is discharged from the inside of the container to the outside; And
Includes; a cultivation room door installed in front of the container and selectively shielding access to the inside and outside of the container,
The humidifying unit is installed on the inner wall of the rear surface of the container at the same height as the intake unit, the heat source unit is located relatively lower than the humidifying unit, and the exhaust unit is located on both sides of the lower end of the front side of the container. It is formed at a position relatively lower than the wealth,
The light source unit is installed on the ceiling inside each container,
In the third container,
A partition plate dividing the space inside the third container into a first space and a second space;
A control unit formed in the first space to control the operation of the humidifying unit, the heat source unit, the light source unit, and the fan installed at the intake unit and the exhaust unit; And
Includes; a work room door formed in the second space to selectively shield the access from inside and outside to the second space,
Another first container is stacked on top of the first container,
Another second container is stacked on the second container,
Inside the first container and the second container
A humidifying unit for controlling the humidity inside the container;
A heat source part controlling a temperature inside the container;
A light source unit that adjusts the amount of light inside the container;
An intake part through which external air is introduced into the container;
An exhaust part through which air is discharged from the inside of the container to the outside; And
A cultivation room door installed in front of the container to selectively shield access to and from the container is provided, respectively,
The partition plate is provided with a partition plate door for entering and exiting the first space and the second space,
The control unit of the third container controls each of the humidifying unit, the heat source unit, the light source unit, the intake unit and the exhaust unit fan,
When the humidifying unit is driven, the intake unit and the exhaust unit are driven to quickly adjust the humidity inside the container.

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