KR20150134638A - plants cultivation apparatus having a seawater distillation device - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, an apparatus for cultivating IT-fusion plants by using the desalination of seawater comprises: a container having a plant cultivation space; a cultivation frame unit which is installed in the plant cultivation space of the container and stacked for the cultivation of plants, and in which cultivation racks having a culture medium installed for hydroponics are installed; a nutrient solution supply unit which is installed on one side of the container to supply a nutrient solution to the culture medium for the cultivation of plants on the cultivation racks; a fresh water storage tank installed on one side of the nutrient solution supply unit; and a seawater desalination unit which separates fresh water from seawater and supplies the fresh water to the fresh water storage tank.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus having a seawater distillation apparatus using seawater desalination,

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus for cultivating and harvesting multi-plant crops using desalination of seawater capable of cultivating plants on a deserted or uninhabited island where seawater desalination is difficult to secure desert or fresh water.

A common plant cultivation method uses a cultivation method in which a plant to be grown is planted in a soil of a non-crop and grown by photosynthesis by sunlight. However, since the rate of growth is determined by natural influences such as climate and weather, the method of cultivating the plant in such an open field has recently changed the method of cultivating the plant using artificial light instead of natural light so as to minimize the influence of nature Has been proposed.

In the plant cultivation method using artificial light, a method using an LED light source instead of solar light is widely proposed and the growth rate can be controlled without being influenced by the weather or the weather. On the other hand, an LED pulse illumination system for regulating plant growth for regulating light according to plant growth rate is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2012-0023394. However, the plant does not grow at the energy above the lightning point, and in consideration of this point, the illumination system does not consider the height change in the plant growth process, Or the complexity of light quantity control can be further increased.

Also, when cultivating the soil by using the plant cultivation apparatus as described above, the desired nutrients of the plant can not be continuously supplied, so that the growth can not be activated. In particular, when fresh water for cultivation of a plant can not be obtained, such as a desert adjacent to the sea and a region having fresh water of salinity, there is a problem that the planting apparatus is subject to a lot of restrictions.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for producing a nutrient solution using fresh water secured from seawater and cultivating the plant using the nutrient solution to smooth plants in areas where desalination, It is an object of the present invention to provide a Haitian fusion plant cultivation apparatus using seawater desalination which can be cultivated.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides an apparatus for cultivating and harvesting multi-crop plants using seawater desalination, comprising: a container having a plant-

A re-battle unit installed in a cultivation space of the container, stacked for cultivation of plants and provided with cultivation beds provided with a culture medium for hydroponic cultivation,

A nutrient solution supply unit installed on one side of the container for supplying a nutrient solution to a culture medium for plant cultivation,

A fresh water storage tank installed at one side of the nutrient solution supply unit, and fresh water and a unit for supplying fresh water from seawater to the single storage tank.

And an excellent connection pipe for collecting the rainwater that has fallen on the upper surface of the container and supplying the collected rainwater to the water tank, wherein the rainwater connection pipe is provided with a filter for filtering foreign matter from rainwater.

The plant cultivation apparatus comprises a nutrient solution tank in which a nutrient solution or a solution is stored, a mixing tank connected by the nutrient solution tanks and the first connection pipes, and a mixing tank connected to the mixing tank by a second connection pipe, And a main supply installed in the mixing tank and connected to the pump and the first valve and connected to the branch pipes by supplying a mixed liquid in which fresh water, nutrient solution or liquid mixture is mixed in the mixing tank.

According to the present invention, it is possible to desalinate seawater and utilize the desalination of seawater to reduce the restriction on the installation and to maximize the planting efficiency. In particular, it is easy to install in the desert adjacent to the coastal area of the island because the seawater can be desalinated and used as a water source for facility cultivation.

FIG. 1 is a view of a plant for cultivating a hybrid plant of Haitian using seawater desalination according to the present invention,
2 is a view showing another embodiment of the desalination unit,

The plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is installed in a book area where water is hardly secured and a desert adjacent to the coast, and plants can be cultivated. One embodiment thereof is shown in FIG. 1 or FIG.

Referring to the drawings, an apparatus 10 for cultivating plants using seawater according to the present invention comprises a container 20 having a plant cultivation space 21 and a cultivation space 21 for cultivating the cultivation space 21 A re-battle unit (30) which is installed on a side of the container (20) and on which reed beds (31) are stacked for cultivation of plants and provided with a medium (32) for hydroponic cultivation; A nutrient solution supply unit 40 for supplying a nutrient solution to a medium 33 for cultivating a plant in the fresh water storage tank 40, a fresh water storage tank 50 installed at one side of the nutrient solution supply unit 40, 50) for separating and supplying fresh water from seawater.

The following will describe in detail the components of the Haitian fusion plant growing apparatus using the desalination of seawater according to the present invention.

The container 20 of the multifunctional plant cultivating apparatus 10 using the seawater desalination according to the present invention has a structure made of a steel plate and a steel plate in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having an internal space 31 for growing plants, And can be made in various forms having a space for growing plants. For example, a dome-shaped, trapezoidal, house-like, or the like, such as a vinyl house.

1, the re-battle unit 30 is installed in the cultivation space 31 of the container 20 and cultivates the nutrient solution. The re-battle unit 30 includes a base 31a, And a rearsurface 32 that is spaced apart from the frame 31b by a predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to the frame 31b. On the upper surface of the cultivation bed (33), a culture medium (33) for growing plants is installed.

 And an illumination unit 100 for illuminating the plant for growing and managing the plant cultivated in the cultivation phase 31 is installed on the upper side frame of the cultivation image 33. The illumination unit Lamps. It is preferable that the illumination unit 100 composed of the LED lamp is capable of illuminating a color of a specific wavelength band in order to promote or activate the growth of plants. The lighting unit 100 may be provided with a solar power generation unit 120 on the upper side of the container 20 and may be turned on by the electricity generated by the solar power generation unit 120. Although not shown in the drawings, the air conditioner system for adjusting the temperature and humidity of the space inside the container may be further provided at one side of the container 20. As the air conditioning system, a device using a refrigeration cycle may be used, and a humidifier may be further provided. Further, although not shown in the figure, it is possible to further include an excellent supply pipe (not shown) for collecting the rainwater coming from the upper surface of the container 20 and supplying the collected rainwater to the storage tank. Can be installed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the nutrient solution supply unit 40 includes nutrient tanks 41, 42, and 43 in which nutrient solution is stored, and nutrient solution storage tanks 41, 42, A mixing tank 44 connected to the mixing tank 44 by first connection pipes 41a, 42a and 43a and a second connection pipe 44b connected to the mixing tank 44 by a second connection pipe 44a, And a storage tank (50). The mixing tank 44 mixes the fresh water supplied from the fresh water storage tank 50 with the nutrient solution supplied from the nutrient solution tanks 41, 42 and 43, that is, the nutrient solution, etc., When the mixed liquid for fertilizing the soil cultivation land is produced, the liquid nutrient storage tanks 41, 42 and 43 may be filled with the liquid pot. The mixing tank 44 is connected to the branch pipes 46 provided in the medium 33 by a main supply pipe 47. The main supply pipe 47 is connected to the pump 47a and the pump 47a sequentially from the mingling tank 44, A first valve 47b is provided.

Meanwhile, the mixing tank 44 may be connected to an oxygen supply unit 110 that can increase oxygen concentration by supplying oxygen to the mixed nutrient solution. The oxygen supply unit has an oxygen tank or an oxygen generator connected to the main supply pipe 47.

The desalination unit 60 can heat and evaporate the seawater and condense the evaporated water vapor to desalinate the water. The desalination unit 60 includes a boiler 62 for heating and evaporating seawater in the evaporation tank 61, And a condenser 65 connected to the evaporation tank 61 for cooling and condensing vapor to be evaporated and an auxiliary storage tank 65 for storing condensed fresh water from the condenser 65, (67). The auxiliary storage tank 67 is connected to the fresh water storage tank 50 by a supply pipe 68. The heat exchange unit 66 includes a cooling water storage tank 66a for storing cold water as seawater and a cover tank 66b for enclosing the cooling water of the cooling water storage tank 66a in the condenser 65, A circulation pipe 66c for circulating the cooling water in the cooling water storage tank 66a to the cover tank 66b in which the condenser 65 is installed is installed. A pump 66d for circulating water is installed in the circulation pipe 66c. The cooling water storage tank 66a is connected to the sea water supply pipe 66e.

2, when a plurality of evaporation tanks 61 are connected in parallel with the condenser 65 so that the salinity of the seawater in one evaporating tank 61 is higher than the set salinity, It is preferable to discharge seawater from the evaporation tank and generate steam by using the evaporation tank on the other side. And a heating unit 70 for raising the temperature of the cultivation space 21 of the container 20 using the water stored in the cooling water storage tank 66a when the container 20 is installed in a desert region The heating unit 70 includes a heat exchanger 71 installed in the cultivation space 21 and a heat exchange pipe 72 for circulating water in the cooling water storage tank 66a by connecting the heat exchanger and the circulation pipe 66c ). The heat exchange tube 72 is provided with a valve 73 for controlling the flow of the heated seawater by heat exchange with the heated seawater, that is, the condenser.

When the container of the present invention is installed in the desert adjacent to the beach, it is preferable that the container is installed in the lower part of the ground in consideration of day and night temperature differences. Although not shown in the drawing, the apparatus may further include a separate control unit for controlling the cultivation conditions of the container, the control of the desalination unit, and the control of the nutrient solution cultivation unit. The control unit further includes a server capable of on-line communication with an administrator or the Internet.

The operation of the Haitian fusion plant cultivation apparatus using the seawater desalination according to the present invention constructed as described above will be described below.

In order to cultivate the plant in a state where the plant cultivation apparatus 10 of the present invention is installed in a desert or the like which is difficult to secure fresh water, in the state where the plant to be cultivated is cultivated in the culture medium 32 of the cultivation image 32 of the container 20 The nutrient solution is supplied to the medium (33). The nutrient solution supplies water from the raw water tank 45 to the mixing tank 44 and supplies the nutrient solution to be mixed into the mixing tank 44 from the nutrient solution tanks 41-43. When the water and the nutrient solution are mixed as described above and the composition of the mixture is completed, the mixture is supplied to the culture medium by using the main supply pipe 47, the pump 47a and the branch pipe 46 installed therein.

In the process as described above, the fresh water for the production of the nutrient solution is secured using the desalination unit 60. That is, the sea water is supplied to the evaporation tank 61, and the water supplied to the evaporation tank 61 is heated by the boiler 62 and evaporated. The seawater is heated to supply vaporized vapor to the condenser 65 for condensation, and the condensed water is stored in the auxiliary tank 67. In this process, the seawater stored in the cooling water storage tank 66a is circulated through the circulation pipe 66c to the cover tank 66b surrounding the condenser 65, thereby enhancing the condensing efficiency. In this process, the temperature of the water supplied to the cooling water storage tank 66a becomes relatively high. By supplying the sea water stored in the cooling water storage tank 66a to the evaporation tank 66b, the heating efficiency of seawater can be increased.

The cooling water storage tank 66a is connected to the heating unit 70 or the heat exchanger 71 installed in the container 20 to prevent the temperature in the container from dropping due to a relatively low temperature in the desert, can do.

As described above, the plant for cultivating mixed plant using the seawater desalination according to the present invention is capable of desalinating seawater, and thus it is possible to cultivate the plant in the desert adjacent to the coast or the coast where the desalination can not be secured, It is possible to prevent the temperature inside the container from dropping abruptly.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

The present invention can be widely applied not only to the cultivation of plants, but also to the cultivation of various kinds of cultivated crops using the seawater desalination.

Claims (4)

A container having a plant growing space,
A re-battle unit installed in a cultivation space of the container and stacked for cultivation of plants and cultivation beds provided with a culture medium for hydroponic culture,
A nutrient solution supply unit installed at one side of the container for supplying the nutrient solution to a culture medium for growing the cultivated plant;
A fresh water storage tank installed at one side of the nutrient solution supply unit, and a seawater fresh water unit for separating and supplying fresh water from seawater to the single storable storage tank. The method according to claim 1,
And a filter for filtering the foreign matter from the rainwater is installed in the rainwater connection pipe, and an excellent connection pipe for collecting the rainwater falling on the upper surface of the container and supplying the collected rainwater to the fresh water storage tank. Mixed plant cultivation equipment. The method according to claim 1,
The desalination unit includes a boiler for heating and evaporating seawater, a boiler for heating and evaporating the seawater in the evaporation tank and the evaporation tank, and a condenser for cooling and condensing the vapor, which is connected to the evaporation tank, 66) and an auxiliary storage tank for storing fresh water condensed from the condenser, wherein the auxiliary storage tank is connected to the fresh water storage tank by a supply pipe,
Wherein the heat exchange unit is provided with a cooling water storage tank for storing cooling water as seawater and a circulation pipe for circulating the seawater of the cooling water storage tank to a cover tank surrounding the condenser is installed. Cultivation device. The method of claim 3,
And a heating unit for raising the temperature of the container cultivation space using water stored in the cooling water storage tank, wherein the heating unit includes a heat exchanger installed in the cultivation space, and a circulation pipe connected to the heat exchanger, And a heat exchanger pipe for circulating the water of the seawater.

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