KR102456769B1 - Module type plants cultivation system - Google Patents

Abstract

It relates to a modular plant cultivation system that increases the content of germanium, calcium or magnesium in leafy vegetables grown in each module so that the minerals necessary for the human body can be easily ingested from leafy vegetables. of a cultivation module, a manager terminal for managing the status of the cultivation module, and a management server for managing information on the cultivation module transmitted from the manager terminal through a network in real time, wherein each cultivation module is cultivated in the cultivation module A configuration comprising: a nutrient solution composition controller for supplying nutrient solution to the leafy vegetables to be grown; a concentration conversion unit for converting the concentration of the nutrient solution supplied in the nutrient solution tank of the cultivation module; Accordingly, it is possible for consumers to easily ingest leafy vegetables containing minerals such as germanium, calcium, or magnesium necessary for the human body.

Description

Modular plant cultivation system {Module type plants cultivation system}

The present invention relates to a modular plant cultivation system for cultivating functional leafy vegetables. In particular, it is a method of increasing the content of germanium, calcium or magnesium in leafy vegetables grown in each cultivation module so that minerals necessary for the human body can be easily ingested from leafy vegetables. It relates to a modular plant cultivation system.

Agriculture is an industry essential for human survival as it produces food, but it is also the slowest industry to innovate because traditional agricultural technology is maintained. In addition, concerns about future food production are increasing due to a decrease in the current agricultural production population and an aging population.

In addition, the cultivation of plants is greatly affected by the natural environment such as the amount of sunlight and rainfall conditions. Therefore, the yield of cultivated plants is determined according to the natural conditions.

Recently, the concept of food intake by consumers is now increasing the trend towards health promotion through higher quality food in addition to simply eating food. In this context, the consumption of crops produced through hydroponics as a clean cultivation is also continuously increasing.

On the other hand, a plant factory artificially controls environmental conditions such as light, temperature and humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, and culture medium in a controlled, fixed facility to produce crops such as vegetable crops continuously regardless of season or location.

In a situation where food stability and price surges occur frequently due to frequent weather events as in recent years, these plant factories are able to obtain fresh organic vegetables without pollution in all seasons regardless of the season and location, and they can efficiently mass-produce vegetables in a small space. It is noteworthy in that

In addition, in recent years, efforts are being made to increase nutritional value by incorporating desired nutrients, elements, or substances into existing agricultural and livestock products. A typical example is to supply organic or inorganic germanium as a fertilizer to plants, go through an organic process once again through the plant, and then concentrate in the plant to produce effective concentrations of germanium and selenium known to the human body, such as anticancer and antioxidant ingredients. There is an attempt to accumulate certain useful components in livestock products such as meat and oil.

An example of such a technique is disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 and the like.

For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a wall is formed, a cultivation space is formed inside, and a plurality of cages in which cultivated crops are planted are stacked in a plant factory, arranged across the center of the cultivation space and in the cage. An automation device unit that can move up and down to the height of the stacked layers to automate seedling transplantation and harvesting of cultivated crops, a sensor for measuring temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, and oxygen in the cultivation space, temperature, humidity, A supply unit and air circulation unit for controlling carbon dioxide and oxygen, and a control unit for controlling operations of the supply unit and the air circulation unit based on the information received from the sensor, wherein the automation unit includes a harvested Disclosed is a plant factory automation device including a transfer conveyor for transporting cultivated crops to a workshop and a robot for performing seedling transplantation or harvesting of cultivated crops.

In addition, the following Patent Document 2 provides an internal space of a predetermined size, and a body part that allows at least one of humidity, temperature, illuminance, luminance, and color light of the internal space to be changed so that plants grow, and for the growth of the first plant. The first medium unit in which the necessary first nutrients are accumulated, the second medium in which the second nutrients necessary for the growth of the second plant are accumulated, are disposed in the inner space, and each of the first medium and the second medium can be accommodated When the discharge receiving unit and the first discharge unit and the second discharge unit each having a plurality of receiving spaces are accommodated in one of the plurality of receiving spaces, the receiving space and the second discharge unit in which the first discharge unit is accommodated. Disclosed is a plant cultivation system including a control unit for matching the receiving space accommodated to the first plant and the second plant, respectively.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 3 below, a solution having a pH of 5.5 to 6.5 prepared to contain 2 to 4 ppm of selenium and 2 to 4 ppm of germanium in edible leafy vegetables is used as nutrient solution fertilization, and the nutrient solution fertilization treatment period for the leaf vegetables is 5 to 7 before harvest. A method for cultivating leafy vegetables for enhancing the daily selenium and germanium content is disclosed.

In the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 as described above, it is possible to automate seedling transplantation and harvesting of cultivated crops, and the environment in the plant factory is configured to be precisely integrated and controlled. Although a technology capable of mass production has been disclosed, a technology for cultivating leafy vegetables with specific minerals necessary for the human body has not been disclosed. In addition, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 discloses a plant factory automation device that controls temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, and oxygen in the cultivation space. There was also the issue of not being able to control it.

In addition, in the technology disclosed in Patent Document 2, a plant cultivation system that can effectively manage the growth state of plants and can be utilized as educational materials and interior products is disclosed, but as in Patent Document 1, A technology for cultivating leafy vegetables with specific required minerals and a technology for automatically controlling the entire growth cycle of leafy vegetables in real time from a remote location based on the growth data of leafy vegetables have not been disclosed.

On the other hand, in the technology disclosed in Patent Document 3, in order to produce vegetables with increased selenium and germanium content, it is a method of cultivating leafy vegetables with a fertilization solution containing sodium selenate or sodium selenite and germanium dioxide. Selenium in edible leafy vegetables The technology for fertilizing a nutrient solution with a pH 5.5 to 6.5 solution formulated to contain 2 to 4 ppm and 2 to 4 ppm of germanium has been disclosed. The technique has not been disclosed.

The object of the present invention was made to solve the problems as described above, and the reduction of the agricultural population due to agricultural avoidance, the need to improve the manpower-dependent method of advanced agricultural facilities, the management, control, and commercialization direction in the labor-oriented work environment, It is to provide a modular plant cultivation system that can solve problems related to the development and training of high-quality human resources suitable for agricultural advancement.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular plant cultivation system in which a plurality of cultivation modules can be moved forward or backward or up and down by executing nutrient solution circulation in the body of a cultivation module, and each cultivation module can be detachable. will be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular plant cultivation system capable of cultivating leafy vegetables without being affected by external environments such as temperature, fine dust, drought, soil, sunlight, pests, and the like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular plant cultivation system capable of automatically controlling the entire growth cycle of leafy vegetables in real time from a remote location based on growth data of leafy vegetables.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular plant cultivation system in which an operator can easily harvest leafy vegetables, and maintenance is easy in consideration of the operator's physical condition and muscle strength.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a modular plant cultivation system in which consumers can easily purchase leafy vegetables containing minerals such as germanium, calcium, or magnesium necessary for the human body even when a small amount of a variety of varieties is produced.

Another object of the present invention is to provide for practical use in connection with ecological experiential learning to provide a modular plant cultivation system that can conveniently provide agricultural technology of smart farms to returning farmers, returning villagers, and urban farmers who lack expertise in leaf vegetable cultivation. will provide

In order to achieve the above object, the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention provides a plurality of cultivation modules each having a function of cultivating leafy vegetable plants, a manager terminal for managing the status of the cultivation module, and transmission from the manager terminal through a network. It includes a management server that manages information about the cultivation module in real time, and each cultivation module is movable in the front and rear or up and down directions by an automatic transfer control means having a roller member, a rail, a rolling belt and a lift on the frame, Each cultivation module is detachably provided, and the cultivation module includes a concentration conversion unit for converting the concentration of the nutrient solution supplied into the nutrient solution tank, a state detection unit for detecting the state of leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation module, and the cultivation module. a nutrient solution circulation unit provided on the top of the cultivation bed from one side of the main body, wherein the nutrient solution circulation unit includes a nutrient solution suction pipe provided under the nutrient solution tank, a standard nutrient solution provided under the nutrient solution tank, and germanium, calcium or magnesium ionized water in the nutrient solution tank A nutrient solution circulation pump that sucks a certain amount of nutrient solution from the nutrient solution suction pipe for mixing mineral ionized water and disinfection of the nutrient solution, a second nutrient solution pipe connected to the nutrient solution circulation pump, and a nutrient solution connected to the second nutrient solution pipe and supplying the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank; A flow control valve that is composed of a three-way valve to execute circulation and discharge and automatically executes supply, circulation and discharge of nutrient solution, connected to the nutrient solution circulation pipe and the nutrient solution discharge pipe, and supplies the nutrient solution to the leafy vegetables to be grown in the cultivation module and a nutrient solution composition regulator to It is characterized in that it is performed by sucking in, supplying it to the nutrient solution regulator through the second nutrient solution pipe and the flow control valve, and discharging it through the nutrient solution discharge pipe.

In addition, in the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, the state detection unit comprises an image sensor for photographing the state of the cultivated leafy vegetables and an absorbance sensor for detecting the luminosity of the leafy vegetables according to the nutritional components of the cultivated leafy vegetables. .

In addition, in the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, the nutrient solution composition regulator is a nutrient solution for leafy vegetables to be grown in the cultivation module, and a standard nutrient solution for growing leafy vegetables in the nutrient solution tank and germanium, calcium or magnesium ionized water for cultivation of functional leafy vegetables is supplied separately at a predetermined time interval, and the composition of the nutrient solution is adjusted according to the value detected by the concentration conversion unit or the absorbance sensor, and the concentration conversion unit is provided in the nutrient solution tank of the cultivation module and in the nutrient solution tank of the cultivation bed It is characterized in that the concentration of any one of germanium, calcium, and magnesium ionized water is converted, and the absorbance sensor is provided on the stem of leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation pot.

In addition, in the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, a sales server that manages sales information on plants managed by the management server through a database and a network for storing information about plants grown in the plurality of cultivation modules is further provided. The database includes information on types of leafy vegetables and growth conditions for leafy vegetables to be grown so that the management server can automatically control the entire growth cycle of leafy vegetables grown in each cultivation module in real time from a remote location. Temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, light source, standard nutrient solution and information on the growth of leafy vegetables according to either nutrient solution of germanium, calcium, or magnesium ionized water, information on the manager who grows leafy vegetables, information on the production area of leafy vegetables, germanium contained in leafy vegetables , characterized in that it stores information about calcium or magnesium.

In addition, in the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, the leafy vegetables are lettuce, mugwort, endive chicory, radicchio chicory, betterhead lettuce, isatrix, kaipira, romaine, arugula, kale, bok choy, oak leaf, sorrel, It is characterized in that it is any one of basil.

As described above, according to the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, the nutrient solution circulation is provided in the body of the cultivation module to move a plurality of cultivation modules in the front-back or up-down direction, and each cultivation module is detachably constructed The effect is that it can be done.

In addition, according to the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, since the content of germanium, calcium or magnesium is increased in leafy vegetables, it is possible for consumers to easily ingest leafy vegetables containing minerals such as germanium, calcium, or magnesium necessary for the human body. The effect is that it can be done.

Further, according to the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, by providing a nutrient solution composition regulator for supplying nutrient solution to leafy vegetables, a concentration conversion unit for converting the concentration of the nutrient solution, and an absorbance sensor for detecting the light intensity of leafy vegetables, germanium, calcium or The effect of being able to easily cultivate leafy vegetables containing minerals such as magnesium is also obtained.

In addition, according to the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, by providing a cultivation apparatus with a plurality of cultivation modules each having a plant cultivation function, it is possible to produce a large variety of small quantities, and the effect of easy maintenance is also obtained.

In addition, according to the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, by providing a cultivation device with a plurality of cultivation modules and automating the movement of each cultivation module, the worker can easily harvest leafy vegetables according to the physical condition and muscle strength of the worker. There is also the effect that it can be done.

1 is a perspective view of a cultivation apparatus applied to a modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention;
2 is an explanatory view for explaining the movement of the cultivation module in the cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a block diagram of a modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention;
4 is a perspective view of the cultivation module shown in FIG. 3;
Figure 5 is a block diagram of the configuration of the cultivation module shown in Figure 4;
6 is an internal configuration diagram of the cultivation module shown in FIG. 5;
7 is an enlarged view of the "A" part shown in FIG. 6;
8 is a view for explaining the configuration of the nutrient solution circulation unit according to the present invention shown in FIG.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of the present specification and accompanying drawings.

As used herein, the term "leafy vegetables" is a plant whose leaves or stems above the ground are edible among vegetables grown in a cultivation module, and includes lettuce, mugwort, endive chicory, radicchio chicory, betterhead lettuce, isatrix. , caipira, romaine, arugula, kale, bok choy, oak leaf, sorrel, basil, etc.

In addition, as used herein, the term "nutrient solution" is a dissolving inorganic nutrients necessary for the growth of leafy vegetables. To increase the acidity by calibration, H ₂ SO ₄ , H ₃ PO ₄ is used, and to lower the acidity, NaOH or KOH is added to maintain an appropriate value of pH 5.5 to 6.5. In addition, the nutrient solution used in the present invention means that the standard nutrient solution required for cultivating common leafy vegetables includes mineral ionized water, which is ionized water of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium or a mixture thereof.

In addition, "nutriculture" refers to soilless cultivation in which the nutrients necessary for the growth of the leafy vegetables are in an aqueous solution, and any one method of thin film nutrient film technique (NFT), nutrient film technique, spraying, and capillary hydroponics. It is applied, and may include NFT cultivation, adversity cultivation, Huntan cultivation, rock wool cultivation, and perlite cultivation.

Next, germanium, calcium, and magnesium, which are minerals contained in leafy vegetables applied to the present invention, will be described.

The germanium is one of the carbon group elements belonging to group 4B of the periodic table, and is known as oxygen, which has an element symbol Ge, an atomic number 32, and an average atomic weight of 72.63%. Organic germanium with high purity holds cancer cells, toxins, pollutants, and heavy metals in the human body within 20 to 30 hours after completing various tasks in the body after taking it and completely escapes from the body through urine without accumulating. It is known to be very safe as it does not leave any toxic residue. That is, organic germanium suppressed tumors and malignant tumors, and it was observed that life was significantly extended when administered orally, and it was shown to reduce osteoporosis as well as prevent bone fractures in osteoporosis patients.

In the present invention, the germanium concentration in the standard nutrient solution is determined and supplied so that an appropriate amount of germanium is absorbed by the plant within a range that does not inhibit the growth of leafy vegetables. Such organic germanium, for example, since germanium oxide is easily dissolved in water, when used for cultivating leafy vegetables, the leafy vegetables absorb germanium oxide and change it into organic germanium that has a useful action on the human body, so that it can be prepared to contain a large amount. The germanium oxide is dissolved in water to 1,000 to 10,000 ppm to prepare an aqueous solution of germanium, and since plant growth is inhibited when a large amount of germanium oxide is contained in a plant, the content of germanium contained in the nutrient solution is adjusted and supplied. That is, in the present invention, the germanium aqueous solution as described above may be contained in the standard nutrient solution and supplied as a nutrient solution.

Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the body, occupies 15 to 20% of the body weight, is mostly in the form of calcium phosphate, constitutes a component of bones and teeth, and controls various physiological functions of the human body. The recommended daily intake of calcium may vary depending on gender and age, but for adults, it is about 500 to 900 mg. Symptoms of calcium deficiency include rickets, osteomalacia, or osteoporosis due to changes in bone composition and deformities, and there is also a growth phenomenon in which bones are broken due to insufficient calcification of the bones, bending of the legs and protrusion of the breastbone.

In the present invention, the calcium concentration in the standard nutrient solution is determined and supplied so that an appropriate amount of calcium is absorbed by the plant within a range that does not inhibit the growth of leafy vegetables. Such calcium may be applied by extracting a functional calcium aqueous solution from any one or a mixture of oysters, shellfish, crustaceans and fish bones as a natural material, for example. That is, in the present invention, the calcium aqueous solution as described above can be contained in the standard nutrient solution and supplied as a nutrient solution.

Magnesium (Mg) is the fourth most abundant macromineral among minerals contained in our body. It is a natural sedative agent that calms mental arousal and is involved in carbohydrate metabolism and plays an important role in the energy generation process. do. For example, the amount of magnesium in the body of an adult weighing 70 kg is about 24 to 25 g, and 60% of the total magnesium is contained in the bones, and 99% of the remaining 40% is in the intracellular fluid and the extracellular fluid. About 1% is present. In addition, since there have been no reports of side effects of magnesium ingested from food, magnesium toxicity does not occur in healthy people who have a daily diet. Therefore, in the present invention, leaf vegetables containing magnesium are cultivated so that magnesium can be easily ingested from leafy vegetables. .

As a method of supplying magnesium to leafy vegetables in the present invention, for example, distilled water is supplied to bar-shaped pellets composed of magnesium as a main component, and magnesium reacts with distilled water to prepare weak alkali reduced water as shown in the following reaction formula. A functional magnesium aqueous solution can be prepared.

Mg + 2H ₂ O -> Mg(OH) ₂ + H ₂ … (reaction formula)

In addition, since the acidity (pH) can be adjusted by supplying the alkali reduced water as described above, acidification of the nutrient solution can also be prevented.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the supply amount of the standard nutrient solution and functional minerals is variably controlled according to the type and amount of leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation module and the growth process of the leafy vegetables, so it is not limited to a specific amount of supply.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the leaf vegetable cultivation apparatus applied to the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 .

1 is a perspective view of a cultivation apparatus applied to a modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view illustrating movement of a cultivation module in the cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 1 .

In the cultivation apparatus 10 according to the present invention, each of the plurality of cultivation modules 100 is shown in FIG. 2 by an automatic conveyance control means having a roller member 12, a rail, a rolling belt, a lift, etc. on the frame 11. As shown, it is movable in the front-back or up-down direction, and each cultivation module is provided to be detachable. The automatic transport control means may include, for example, a transport conveyor, which transports each cultivation module to the partitioned frame 11 in the front-rear direction by a plurality of moving rollers and one or more driving rollers. Forward rotation or reverse rotation is possible, and the conveying conveyor is provided to be forward or backward by forward rotation or reverse rotation of the driving roller. In addition, the automatic transfer control means may move the cultivation module 100 up and down by a hydraulic cylinder, an air cylinder, a lift, or the like.

Such an automatic transfer control means may be provided so that each cultivation module 100 is automatically transferred in the frame 11 as shown in FIG. 2 according to a preset condition.

In addition, each cultivation module 100 can grow leafy vegetables in an independent environment, and each cultivation module 100 can be connected to a network to automate the growth environment. Accordingly, the cultivation module 100 may be increased by expanding the cultivation apparatus 10 .

In addition, in the cultivation device as shown in FIG. 1 , the size and weight of the cultivation module are set in consideration of the physical condition of the operator, and as shown in FIG. 2 , each cultivation module 100 is installed within the cultivation device 10 . It is cycled, and the harvest of leafy vegetables can be arranged to work only at a specific location by ergonomic design. For example, the cultivation module 100 may be configured to move according to a setting by the automatic transfer control means so that leafy vegetables are harvested only in the lower left portion in the cultivation apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 1 .

Next, the cultivation of leafy vegetables containing mineral components in the cultivation module of the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8 .

3 is a block diagram of a modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cultivation module shown in FIG. 3 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention includes a plurality of cultivation modules 100 provided in a cultivation device 10 and each having a function of cultivating leafy vegetables, and the cultivation module 100. In the manager terminal 200 that manages the state, the management server 300 that manages the information on the cultivation module 100 transmitted from the manager terminal 200 through the network in real time, and the plurality of cultivation modules 100 It includes a database 400 for storing information on cultivated plants, and a sales server 500 for managing sales information on plants managed by the management server 300 through a network.

The plants are plants for which the leaves or stems of the above-ground part are edible among vegetables, and include lettuce, mugwort, endive chicory, radicchio chicory, betterhead lettuce, isatrix, caipira, romaine, arugula, kale, bok choy, oak leaf, Sorrel, basil, etc., but are not limited thereto, and may include root plants and the like.

The cultivation module 100 has a communication function for transmitting and receiving information on cultivation of leafy vegetables with the manager terminal 200, and as shown in FIG. 4, it is provided in a substantially rectangular hexahedron, and each corner is a round type of aluminum. The main body with functions to prevent jamming during transport and to prevent worker injury due to the profile, the door provided on the side of the main body, the built-in air conditioner, air supply/exhaust fan for ventilation, the image sensor such as the camera, and the control unit that controls it, leafy vegetables In a space that provides a space for growth, leafy vegetables are planted, and nutrient solution is filled inside to provide nutrients to leafy vegetables. A nutrient solution tank and a cultivation port are inserted to fill the nutrient solution. It may include a bed, and the side of the main body is made of, for example, transparent acrylic resin, so that the manager can visually recognize the state of cultivation of leafy vegetables.

The network is for establishing wireless communication between the manager terminal 200 and the management server 300 , and includes a wireless LAN (WLAN), a digital living network alliance (DLNA), a wireless broadband (Wibro), and a WiMAX. (World Interoperability for Microwave Access: Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-A (LTE-A) Advanced), a wireless mobile broadband service (WMBS), etc. may be applied. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various applications may be made according to the development of wireless communication technology.

The manager terminal 200 is equipped with a function for communication with the cultivation module 100 (Smart Phone), a portable terminal (Portable Terminal), a mobile terminal (Mobile Terminal), a personal information terminal (Personal Digital Assistant: PDA), PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) terminal, Telematics terminal, Navigation terminal, Personal Computer, Notebook computer, Slate PC, Tablet PC (Tablet PC), Ultrabook ( ultrabook), wearable devices (including, for example, watch-type terminals (Smartwatch), glass-type terminals (Smart Glass), HMD (Head Mounted Display), etc.), Wibro terminals, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) Various terminals such as terminals, smart TVs, digital broadcasting terminals, AVN (Audio Video Navigation) terminals, A/V (Audio/Video) systems, and flexible terminals can be applied.

The management server 300 is a normal server, and the information on the growth state of the leafy vegetables measured by the cultivation module 100, information on the harvest of the leafy vegetables, and the leafy vegetables containing any one mineral component of germanium, calcium, or magnesium. Information on the type is connected to the network and is provided in real time from the manager terminal 200 . The management server 300 is preferably constructed to serve as a kind of web server, web service server, mobile web server or application server. In addition, a web page for providing information on growing leafy vegetables, etc. to the manager terminal 200 and a web page for providing information on harvested leafy vegetables to the sales server 500 may be provided.

The database 400 provides information on the types of leafy vegetables and growth conditions for the leafy vegetables to be grown so that the management server 300 can automatically control the entire growth cycle of the leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation module 100 in real time from a remote location. Leaf vegetable growth information according to temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, light source, standard nutrient solution and any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium in the cultivation module 100, information on a manager cultivating leafy vegetables, information on the production location of leafy vegetables, Information on germanium, calcium, or magnesium contained in leafy vegetables is stored, and the configuration of such a database 300 is based on the database construction theory in consideration of the ease and efficiency of access and search in developing a specific device. It may be of different structures.

The sales server 500 is a server constructed to sell functional leaf vegetables grown in the cultivation module 100 according to the present invention, and manages information on leaf vegetables to be sold in conjunction with the management server 300, The sales server 500 may also be built to serve as a web server, a web service server, a mobile web server, or an application server for consumers.

Next, the structure of the cultivation module according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 .

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the cultivation module shown in FIG. 4 , FIG. 6 is an internal configuration diagram of the cultivation module shown in FIG. 5 , and FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the “A” part shown in FIG. 6 .

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cultivation module 100 shown in FIG. 4 includes a body 110 provided in a rectangular hexahedron, and the body 110 receives light in a wavelength band required for growth of leafy vegetables. The light source 120, the supply/exhaust fan 130, the nutrient solution circulation pump 140, the flow control valve 150, the nutrient solution composition regulator 160 that supplies the nutrient solution to the leafy vegetables to be grown in the cultivation module, the control unit 170 ), a nutrient solution circulation unit 180, and a state sensing unit for detecting the state of the leafy vegetables grown in the main body (110).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the lower part of the main body 110 is provided with a cultivation bed 111 having a function of a nutrient solution tank 113 that is closed and filled with nutrient solution to provide nutrients to crops, A plurality of cultivation ports 112 in which leafy vegetables are planted are separably inserted into the upper portion of the cultivation bed 111 through a port insertion hole 115 as shown in FIG. 7 for cultivating leafy vegetables. On the other hand, although the main body 110 is shown as a rectangular structure in FIG. 4 , it is not limited thereto, and may be provided in a cylindrical shape or a triangular prism shape.

In the cultivation port 112, lettuce, mugwort, endive chicory, radicchio chicory, betterhead lettuce, isatrix, kaipira, romaine, arugula, kale, bok choy, oak leaf, sorrel, for cultivation of leafy vegetables such as basil A medium is provided for maintaining the sown seeds or for maintaining the seedlings of the transplanted leafy vegetables.

The nutrient solution tank 113 contains a standard nutrient solution necessary for cultivating conventional leafy vegetables and an aqueous solution of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium or a mixed aqueous solution thereof for cultivation of functional leafy vegetables according to the present invention. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6 , a water level sensor 173 for detecting the remaining amount of the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank 113 is disposed on one side of the cultivation bed 111 .

The light source 120 provided on the upper part of the main body 110 is made of an illuminance controllable LED, for example, as shown in FIG. 6 , three light sources corresponding to the cultivation ports 112 provided in three rows. Although the provided structure is shown, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be additionally provided on the side or the like to promote the growth of functional leafy vegetables according to the present invention grown in four or more or the cultivation module 100 .

In addition, the supply/exhaust fan 130 for supplying external air in the growth space of the main body 110 exchanges the internal air in the main body 110 with external air, or controls the airflow formation control function and temperature and humidity for controlling the carbon dioxide concentration in the main body 110 . It is possible to execute the local fine control function of, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, although the structure in which two are provided on the upper part of the main body 110 is shown, it is not limited thereto, and provided on the side of the main body 110, etc. it might be Such a supply/exhaust fan 130 may control photosynthesis by adjusting the carbon dioxide concentration of leafy vegetables grown in the main body 110 . In addition, an air conditioner for controlling the temperature in the main body 110 may be provided around the supply/exhaust fan 130 .

The nutrient solution circulation pump 140 is provided at the bottom of the cultivation bed 111 for mixing the standard nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank 113 with mineral ionized water that is germanium, calcium or magnesium ion water and disinfecting the nutrient solution, and the control unit 170 The flow control valve 150 is a three-way valve to supply and discharge the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank 113, and controls the supply and discharge of the nutrient solution according to the control of the control unit 170. You can make it run automatically.

On the other hand, in the body 110, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the illuminance sensor 171, the temperature / humidity / CO ₂ sensor 172 and the state detection unit on one side of the body 110 are grown as An absorbance sensor 174 for detecting the luminosity of leafy vegetables according to the nutritional component of the leafy vegetables and an image sensor 175 for photographing the state of the cultivated leafy vegetables are provided.

The illuminance sensor 171 is provided to control the output of the light irradiated from the light source 120 according to the type of leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation module 100 in the control unit 170 . That is, in order to control the output of the light source 120 through the control unit 170 according to the type and growth process of the leafy vegetables grown in the main body 110, the intensity and wavelength of light output from the light source 120 according to the growth state of the leafy vegetables may be provided to control the

The image sensor 175 captures the state of the leafy vegetables growing in the cultivation module 100, and the growth information of the photographed leafy vegetables is transmitted to the management server 300 through the transceiver 177 and the manager terminal 200. , the management server 300 may transmit the harvest state information of the leafy vegetables to the manager according to the information on the leafy vegetables stored in the database 40 to the manager terminal 200 . The transceiver 177 may be a conventional transceiver, and may be provided integrally in the control unit 170 .

Accordingly, the manager may recognize the harvest schedule of leafy vegetables through the manager terminal 200 . Also, in the above description, it has been described that the harvest status information of leafy vegetables in the cultivation module 100 is obtained by the management server 300 , but the present invention is not limited thereto. 300 may have a structure that transmits in advance to the manager terminal 200 and obtains harvest status information from the manager terminal 200 .

The temperature/humidity/CO ₂ sensor 172 is the temperature, humidity and CO ₂ state in the body 110 according to the type of leafy vegetables grown in the body 110 of the cultivation module 100 or conditions according to the growth process. is provided in the approximately central part of the body to control the

The control unit 170 may include a microprocessor and a memory, and may include a transceiver 177 , and output the light source 120 in response to the environment in the body 110 sensed by each sensor described above. State, the rotational state of the supply/exhaust fan 130, the operating state of the nutrient solution circulation pump 140 and the flow control valve 150 according to the supply of the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank 113 by the water level sensor 173, and the nutrient solution composition regulator ( 160), the light source 120, supply/exhaust fan 130, and nutrient solution shown in FIG. 5 according to the control condition stored in the memory or the growth condition of each leafy vegetable stored in the database 400 The circulation pump 140 , the flow control valve 150 , and the nutrient solution composition regulator 160 are controlled.

In addition, the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention includes a concentration conversion unit 176 for converting the concentration of the nutrient solution supplied into the nutrient solution tank 113 of the cultivation module 100 .

The concentration conversion unit 176 is a standard nutrient solution supplied from the nutrient solution circulation unit 180 and germanium, calcium or A sensor for detecting the concentration of germanium, calcium or magnesium to supply germanium, calcium or magnesium suitable for cultivating functional leafy vegetables by detecting the concentration of magnesium, this concentration detection sensor is to be provided in the nutrient solution tank 113 can That is, the concentration conversion unit 176 detects the concentration of germanium, calcium, or magnesium ions contained in the nutrient solution tank 113 by the concentration detection sensor, and the control unit 170 according to the concentration value sensed by the concentration conversion unit 176 . ) controls the nutrient solution circulation pump 140 and the like to maintain the optimum state of germanium, calcium or magnesium to be supplied to the leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation port 112 . That is, the control unit 170 compares the concentration value detected by the concentration detection sensor with the concentration value stored in the memory, and controls the nutrient solution controller 160 and the nutrient solution circulation unit 180 if the concentration value is less than a preset concentration value to maintain the standard nutrient solution. It is controlled to increase the concentration of germanium, calcium, or magnesium ionized water in the nutrient solution tank 113 .

As shown in FIG. 7 , the absorbance sensor 174 is provided on the stem of the leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation port 112 and is absorbed from the leafy vegetables according to the growth state of the leafy vegetables according to the content of germanium, calcium, or magnesium. detect the growth status of The absorbance sensor 174 can apply, for example, a CMOS image sensor, detects the absorption state of germanium, calcium, or magnesium in the growth process of leafy vegetables, the color of the stem, and detects whether the leafy vegetables have absorbed a preset content applied to do Since the absorption state of germanium, calcium or magnesium changes the color of the stem part according to the type of leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation port 112, the control unit 170 controls the absorbance sensor 174 to detect the value and the concentration conversion unit ( 176), by controlling the nutrient solution controller 160 according to the sensed value, it is possible to adjust the supply of the aqueous solution of germanium, calcium, or magnesium.

Next, the supply of the standard nutrient solution and the supply of germanium, calcium, or magnesium for cultivation of functional leafy vegetables under the control of the controller 170 as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 8 .

8 is a view for explaining the configuration of the nutrient solution circulation unit 180 according to the present invention shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the nutrient solution circulation unit 180 is provided on the inner side of the main body 110 on the upper portion of the cultivation bed 111 , and includes a nutrient solution circulation pump 140 , a flow control valve 150 , and a nutrient solution regulator. (160).

That is, as a nutrient solution for cultivating leafy vegetables, a nutrient solution containing a standard nutrient solution and mineral ionized water may be supplied from the outside of the cultivation module 100 through the nutrient solution supply outlet 161 and the first nutrient solution pipe 162 . The nutrient solution supply outlet 161 may be provided to be opened on the lower side of the main body 110 for supply and discharge of the nutrient solution, and may be provided to be opened and closed by a lid or the like. One end of the first nutrient solution pipe 162 is connected to the nutrient solution supply outlet 161 , and the other end is connected to the flow control valve 150 . As described above, the flow control valve 150 is composed of a three-way valve to supply, discharge, and circulate the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank 113 , and supply, discharge, and cycle can be executed. To this end, as shown in FIG. 8 , a first nutrient solution pipe 162 , a second nutrient solution pipe 163 , and a nutrient solution circulation pipe 166 are coupled to the three-way valve of the flow control valve 150 .

Also, as shown in FIG. 8 , the second nutrient solution pipe 163 is coupled to the nutrient solution circulation pump 140 , and the nutrient solution suction pipe 165 is coupled to the nutrient solution circulation pump 140 . The nutrient solution suction pipe 165 is provided to suck the nutrient solution from the lower part of the nutrient solution tank 113 , and the nutrient solution circulation pipe 166 is provided between the flow control valve 150 and the nutrient solution regulator 160 .

The nutrient solution circulation pump 140 sucks the nutrient solution from the nutrient solution tank 113 through the nutrient solution suction pipe 165 in order to disinfect the nutrient solution stored in the nutrient solution tank 113 or to uniform the supply state of germanium, calcium or magnesium. 2 It is supplied to the nutrient solution regulator 160 through the nutrient solution pipe 163 , the flow control valve 150 , and the nutrient solution circulation pipe 166 . That is, the nutrient solution stored in the nutrient solution tank 113 is, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 8 , the nutrient solution suction pipe 165 , the nutrient solution circulation pump 140 , the second nutrient solution pipe 163 , the flow control valve 150 , and the nutrient solution circulation It may be circulated through the tube 166 , the nutrient solution controller 160 , and the nutrient solution discharge pipe 164 .

The supply, circulation, or discharge of the nutrient solution can manage the entire cultivation process of leafy vegetables in real time by managing the control unit 170 through the management server 300 and the manager terminal 200 .

The nutrient solution supplied to the nutrient solution tank 113 is detected by the water level sensor 173 as to whether an appropriate amount of the nutrient solution is supplied, and the sensed value of the nutrient solution supply amount sensed by the water level sensor 173 is transmitted to the control unit 170, and the control unit ( When it is determined that an appropriate amount of the nutrient solution has been supplied in step 170 , the controller 170 stops the operation of the flow control valve 150 to block the supply of the nutrient solution. The supply of such a nutrient solution includes the supply of a standard nutrient solution and the supply of an aqueous solution of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium for cultivation of functional leafy vegetables. That is, the nutrient solution according to the present invention may be supplied by separately supplying the standard nutrient solution and an aqueous solution of germanium, calcium, or magnesium, or by including an aqueous solution of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium in the standard nutrient solution. In addition, the supply of the nutrient solution as described above may be provided such that the water level sensor 173 detects that the nutrient solution is consumed according to the growth of the leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation port 112 and periodically supplies the nutrient solution.

In addition, the concentration value of germanium, calcium, or magnesium contained in the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank 112 detected by the concentration conversion unit 176 or the absorption of germanium, calcium or magnesium according to the growth of leafy vegetables detected by the absorbance sensor 174 Depending on the state, the control unit 170 may operate the flow control valve 150 to add an aqueous solution of germanium, calcium, or magnesium.

In addition, when the management server 300 or the manager terminal 200 determines that the cultivation of leafy vegetables is complete and harvests the leafy vegetables according to the growth state information of the leafy vegetables detected by the image sensor 175, the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank 113 is controlled by the control unit The nutrient solution circulation pump 140 operates under the control of 170, and the nutrient solution supply outlet ( 161) is released.

Thereafter, the cultivation module 100 in the cultivation apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 is moved to work in a specific position by an ergonomic design by an automatic transfer control means, for example, the cultivation apparatus as shown in FIG. You can move to the lower left part at (10).

As described above, in the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, leaf vegetables are grown with an aqueous solution of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium or a mixture thereof in a standard nutrient solution, so that consumers can obtain the leaf vegetables containing germanium, calcium or magnesium necessary for the human body. can be consumed

The invention made by the present inventors has been described in detail according to the above embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

That is, in the above description, the structure for cultivating leafy vegetables in each cultivation module 100 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. do.

In addition, in the above description, although the structure in which the cultivation module 100 is managed in real time by the management server 300 has been described, it is not limited thereto, and each cultivation provided in the cultivation device 10 as shown in FIG. 1 . It may be provided in a structure for managing the modules 100 at the same time.

In the above description, although an aqueous solution of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium or a mixture thereof is simultaneously supplied to the standard nutrient solution to grow leafy vegetables, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the type of leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation port 112 Alternatively, depending on the type of leafy vegetables containing any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium, a structure in which an aqueous solution of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium is supplied at regular intervals, for example, 2-3 days intervals, may be applied during the cultivation process. have.

By using the modular plant cultivation system according to the present invention, it is possible for consumers to easily ingest leafy vegetables containing minerals such as germanium, calcium, or magnesium necessary for the human body.

100: cultivation module
200: administrator terminal
300: management server
400 : database

Claims (5)

A plurality of cultivation modules each having a function of cultivating leafy vegetables;
A manager terminal that manages the state of the cultivation module,
A management server for managing information on the cultivation module transmitted from the manager terminal through a network in real time,
Each cultivation module is movable in the front-back or up-down direction by an automatic transfer control means having a roller member, a rail, a rolling belt and a lift on the frame, and each cultivation module is provided detachably,
The cultivation module includes a concentration conversion unit for converting the concentration of the nutrient solution supplied into the nutrient solution tank, a status detection unit for detecting the state of leafy vegetables grown in the cultivation module, and a nutrient solution provided above the cultivation bed at one side inside the main body of the cultivation module. circulatory,
The nutrient solution circulation unit includes a nutrient solution suction pipe provided at the bottom of the nutrient solution tank, a standard nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank and mineral ionized water that is germanium, calcium or magnesium ion water, and a predetermined amount of a nutrient solution suction pipe from the nutrient solution suction pipe for mixing and disinfecting the nutrient solution. A nutrient solution circulation pump for sucking the nutrient solution, a second nutrient solution pipe connected to the nutrient solution circulation pump, and a three-way valve connected to the second nutrient solution pipe and supplying, circulating and discharging the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank and supplying the nutrient solution , a flow control valve for automatically executing circulation and discharge, a nutrient solution composition regulator connected to a nutrient solution circulation pipe and a nutrient solution discharge pipe and supplying a nutrient solution to leafy vegetables to be grown in the cultivation module;
The nutrient solution composition controller controls the composition of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium ionized water,
The circulation of the nutrient solution is performed by sucking a certain amount of nutrient solution from the nutrient solution suction pipe by a nutrient solution circulation pump provided inside the body, supplying it to the nutrient solution controller through the second nutrient solution pipe and the flow control valve, and discharging it through the nutrient solution discharge pipe A modular plant cultivation system, characterized in that it is implemented. In claim 1,
The state detection unit
An image sensor that captures the state of cultivated leafy vegetables and
A modular plant cultivation system, comprising: an absorbance sensor that detects luminosity of leafy vegetables according to nutritional components of the cultivated leafy vegetables. In claim 2,
The nutrient solution composition regulator supplies, as a nutrient solution for leafy vegetables to be grown in the cultivation module, a standard nutrient solution for the growth of leafy vegetables and germanium, calcium or magnesium ionized water for cultivation of functional leafy vegetables in the nutrient solution tank at a predetermined time interval, Adjusting the composition of the nutrient solution according to the value detected by the concentration conversion unit or the absorbance sensor,
The concentration conversion unit is provided in the nutrient solution tank of the cultivation module to convert the concentration of any one of germanium, calcium, or magnesium ion water in the nutrient solution tank of the cultivation bed,
The absorbance sensor is a modular plant cultivation system, characterized in that provided in the stem portion of the leafy vegetables cultivated in the cultivation port. In claim 1,
a database for storing information about plants grown in the plurality of cultivation modules; and
Further comprising a sales server that manages sales information on plants managed by the management server through a network,
The database includes information on types of leafy vegetables and growth conditions for leafy vegetables to be grown so that the management server can automatically control the entire growth cycle of leafy vegetables grown in each cultivation module in real time from a remote location, temperature and humidity in the cultivation module. , carbon dioxide concentration, light source, standard nutrient solution and leafy vegetables growth information according to either nutrient solution of germanium, calcium or magnesium ionized water, information on managers who grow leafy vegetables, information on the production area of leafy vegetables, germanium, calcium or A modular plant cultivation system, characterized in that it stores information about magnesium. In claim 1,
The leafy vegetables are lettuce, sagebrush, endive chicory, radicchio chicory, betterhead lettuce, isatrix, kaipira, romaine, arugula, kale, bok choy, oak leaf, sorrel, and basil. Modular plant, characterized in that it is any one cultivation system.

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