KR20240087124A - bumblebee smart bee colony system for crop pollination - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart beehive system for pollinating pollinators to effectively manage pollinating bees through smart beehives using various digital sensing, thereby increasing the lifespan of pollinating bees and improving the productivity of crops through artificial pollination.
In order to solve this purpose, the present invention; A beehive body 100; an environment management unit 200 that controls the internal environment of the beehive main body 100; A digital sensing unit 300 that monitors the internal environment of the beehive main body 100, the activity level of bees, and provides data obtained by estimating the number of bees in real time; It is configured to include a control unit 400 that automatically manages the internal environment of the beehive using data from the digital sensing unit 300 and provides status information to the manager when conditions are met.

Description

{bumblebee smart bee colony system for crop pollination}

The present invention relates to a smart beehive system for pollinating pollinators to effectively manage pollinating bees through smart beehives using various digital sensing, thereby increasing the lifespan of pollinating bees and improving the productivity of crops through artificial pollination.

In general, pollination for fruit set is essential for farms growing fruit and vegetables in facilities, such as strawberries, and for pollination, there are methods of using pollinating insects or artificially pollinating the pollen of fruits and vegetables in facilities by manpower.

Among these pollination methods, the human method requires a lot of manpower depending on the scale, causing an increase in labor costs. Recently, there have been realistic problems of finding manpower in rural areas and low productivity of crops, so pollinating insects have recently been used. Pollination methods are widely used.

Meanwhile, the representative pollinating insects used to pollinate fruits and vegetables in facilities are bees such as duyeongbees, and pollination work using bees has the advantage of efficiently reducing labor and work time compared to manual methods, so most facility fruit and vegetable growers use them. Pollination work is being carried out using backwater bees.

Recently, the activity of bees has decreased due to heat waves and cold waves caused by climate change, and the productivity of crops that require pollination from bees has also decreased. In particular, in the case of house crops that require moisture in July and August, the activity and lifespan of bees is reduced due to high temperatures, which reduces the lifespan of bees to 2 to 3 weeks, even though the original lifespan of bees is about 1.5 months, reducing crop productivity. There were problems.

In addition, in the case of strawberries, a representative winter crop, the use of young bees as pollinating insects has recently been increasing, but when there are not enough flowers compared to the pollination ability of bees, they damage flowers and cause deformed fruits. To solve this problem, it was necessary to periodically open and close the hive door to control the activity density, but this was inconvenient.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2095860 (registered on March 26, 2020)

The present invention is intended to solve the conventional problems, and enables automatic management of the internal environment of the beehive based on real-time detection of the activity level of bees, estimation of the number of beehives, and information on the internal environment of the hive. The purpose is to provide a smart beehive system that enables decision-making.

Additionally, the purpose of the present invention is to enable control of the number of beehives per unit area of the greenhouse at a specific time.

In order to solve this purpose, the present invention;

A beehive body;

an environmental management unit that controls the internal environment of the beehive body;

a digital sensing unit that monitors the internal environment of the beehive main body, the activity level of rear bees, and provides data obtained by estimating the number of bees in real time;

A smart beehive system for pollinating beehives is provided, which includes a control unit that automatically manages the internal environment of the beehive using data from the digital sensing unit and provides status information to the manager when conditions are met.

According to this invention, users with a low level of understanding of bees can easily use it in facility fruit and vegetable farms, the internal environment of the beehive can be automatically managed, and decision-making messages are continuously provided to the user while allowing the user to acquire information naturally, thus improving the bees' ability. There are effects that can increase understanding of bees and control the number of bees per unit area of a greenhouse at a specific time.

Figure 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a smart beehive system for pollinating Duyoungbeol according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of a warming unit in the smart beehive system of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of the blowing unit in the smart beehive system of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a control block diagram of Figure 1.
Figure 5 is an example of a regression equation for estimating the number of bees inside a beehive through sound.
Figure 6 is an overall configuration diagram of a smart beehive system for pollinating Duyoungbeol according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is an exemplary diagram of a regression equation related to the control of the density of rear young beol.

The features of the smart beehive system for pollinating bee pollinators according to the present invention can be understood through the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Meanwhile, embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in various embodiments within the scope of the technical field to which the invention pertains, and are not particularly limited to the embodiments described herein.

In addition, in order to clearly explain the present invention in relation to the drawings, parts not related to the description are omitted from the drawings, and the same or similar reference numerals are used for the same or similar components throughout the specification. When describing common components, reference numerals for them are omitted.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings.

1 to 5 are diagrams for explaining a smart beehive system for pollinating Duyoungbeol according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The smart beehive system 1 according to this includes a beehive body 100; an environment management unit 200 that controls the internal environment of the beehive main body 100; a digital sensing unit 300 that monitors the internal environment of the beehive main body 100, the activity level of bees, and provides data obtained by estimating the number of beehives in real time; It consists of a control unit 400 that automatically manages the internal environment of the beehive using data from the digital sensing unit 300 and provides status information to the manager when conditions are met.

First, the beehive body 100 is made in the form of a box that can accommodate the beehive 120 therein, as shown in FIG. 1, and one or more entrances through which bees enter and exit are formed in the beehive body 100. You can.

Meanwhile, the beehive body 100 includes a casing 110 having an upward opening; A lid 111 covering the casing 110; It consists of a beehive 120 that is detachable from the inside of the casing 110.

The casing 110 has a space inside where the beehive 120 is inserted and an entrance to the rear bee, and allows the beehive 120 to be replaced using the casing 110.

The lid 111 is provided to cover the opening of the casing 110, and can be detached from the casing 110 when the beehive 120 is replaced.

At this time, the material of the casing 110 and the lid 111 can be made of Styrofoam in the winter, and can be made of foamex or polypropylene in the summer or spring.

The beehive 120 is an existing standardized normal beehive, and can be used as a smart hive by inserting an existing beehive into the inside of the casing 110. A smart beehive can be created semi-permanently by replacing only the beehive 120. Make it available for use.

At this time, the temperature and humidity sensor 310 and the CO₂ sensor 320 may be inserted into the beehive 120, and ventilation holes may be formed to allow entry and exit of rear bees and ventilation.

And the environment management unit 200 is provided on the beehive main body 100 to control the temperature, humidity, and internal air of the beehive 120, and the environment management unit 200 can be controlled through the control unit 400.

Meanwhile, the environmental management unit 200 further includes a heating unit 210 that adjusts the internal temperature of the beehive main body 100.

The warming unit 210 is preferably located at the innermost edge of the beehive body 100, as shown in FIG. 2.

Here, the heating unit 210 is composed of a heating pad 211 with a heating function and a foam insulation material 212 in which the heating pad 211 is accommodated inside.

The heating pad 211 is made of carbon fiber, and can generate heat when external power is supplied. It generates heat at a maximum temperature of 50°C, and is preferably maintained at 29°C when there are no bees inside the hive 120.

At this time, the warming pad 211 may be provided with various connectors such as a USB connector and a C type connector for external power supply.

The foam insulation material 212 has a space where the heating pad 211 is accommodated inside to prevent fire, and is made of a material that has strong heat resistance and can efficiently transfer heat.

Additionally, the environmental management unit 200 further includes a blowing unit 220 for blowing air inside the beehive main body 100.

Here, the blower 220 is a first fan 221 that introduces air into the inside of the beehive body 100, as shown in FIG. 3, and a second fan that discharges the air introduced into the beehive body 100 to the outside. It consists of 2 fans (222).

The first fan 221 is provided in the front of the beehive main body 100, and the second fan 222 is provided in the rear of the beehive main body 100 and directs external air sucked through the first fan 221 into the second fan 221. It can be discharged to the outside through the fan 222, and in this process, the inside of the beehive 120 can be ventilated.

And, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the digital sensing unit 300 is equipped with various sensors inside and outside the beehive 120 and detects the temperature, humidity, CO₂ concentration of the beehive main body 100, and the activity level of the hive bees. This is to provide the obtained data and the data obtained by performing real-time estimation of the number of beehives to the control unit 400.

Meanwhile, the digital sensing unit 300 further includes a temperature and humidity sensor 310 that measures temperature and humidity.

The temperature and humidity sensor 310 measures the temperature and humidity inside the beehive 120 in real time and transmits the generated data signal to the control unit 400.

At this time, the temperature and humidity sensor 310 may be provided with a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, respectively.

In addition, the digital sensing unit 300 further includes a CO₂ sensor 320 that measures CO₂ concentration.

The CO₂ sensor 320 is installed inside the beehive 120 adjacent to the temperature and humidity sensor 310, and transmits the data signal generated by measuring the CO₂ concentration inside the beehive 120 in real time to the control unit 400.

Here, the temperature and humidity sensor 310 and the CO₂ sensor 320 may be installed 15 cm above the bottom of the beehive main body 100.

In this case, the installation location of the temperature and humidity sensor 310 and the CO₂ sensor is installed 15 cm above the bottom of the beehive main body 100, making it possible to more accurately measure the temperature, humidity and CO₂ concentration inside the beehive 120.

In addition, the digital sensing unit 300 further includes a sound measuring unit 330 that measures the sound of bees inside the hive main body 100 to estimate the number of bees.

Here, the sound measuring unit 330 includes a sound sensor 331 that measures the sound of the beehive body 100; It consists of a striking module 332 that strikes the beehive main body 100 to generate an impact.

The sound sensor 331 provides a data signal obtained by measuring sound (db) to the control unit 400.

The striking module 332 generates an impact by manually hitting a heavy body on the side wall of the beehive body 100 or automatically hitting a heavy body moving with a power source such as a motor or cylinder on the side wall of the beehive body 100. You can do it.

Meanwhile, the sound measurement unit 330 detects the bee hive (120) three times a day, approximately 19:00, 19:30, and 20:00, 15 days after installing the smart hive system (1) in the evening. ) It is desirable to measure the sound when it has almost entered, and the measured sound (db) value is provided to the control unit 400 to estimate the number of rear young bees based on the sound measurement value.

At this time, before measuring the sound using the sound sensor 331, the outer wall of the beehive body 100 is lightly struck using the striking module 332 to induce the movement of the bee hive, and then the sound is measured to provide a measured value. The number of young bees based on sound measurements can be estimated according to the regression equation shown in Figure 5.

In addition, the digital sensing unit 300 further includes an activity meter 340 that monitors Duyoungbeol's activity amount.

The activity meter 340 is a sensing device that senses the movement of the bees inside the entrance through a plurality of sensing modules 341a installed in the direction of movement of the bees at the entrance of the hive main body 100 and transmits the generated data to the control unit 400. Boo (341) and,

It consists of a photographing unit 342 that is installed so that the entrance of the beehive main body 100 is at the center of the screen within one screen and transmits the data generated by capturing the image to the control unit 400,

The control unit 400 combines the data provided through the detection unit 341 and the photographing unit 342 to detect the bees leaving the beehive main body 100 and the bees entering the beehive main body 100, and based on the detected results. This allows you to measure the activity of the back bees.

In addition, the control unit 400 may use a control method such as a microcontroller, and may be provided with a communication means for providing status information to a terminal such as a user's smartphone, and the communication means may use a wireless communication network. To use a wireless communication network, you can use a wireless communication device such as an AP.

At this time, the control unit 400 enables automatic management of the internal environment of the beehive using data signals provided through the digital sensing unit 300, and provides status information to the manager's smartphone to support decision-making when certain conditions are met. In addition, a separately developed application can be installed on the administrator's smartphone to utilize status information.

Meanwhile, the control unit 400 operates the warming unit 210 when the internal temperature of the beehive main body 100 is 20°C or lower, and operates an environmental management algorithm for warming conditions that stops the operation of the warming unit 210 when the internal temperature of the beehive body 100 is 33°C or higher. have

The environmental management algorithm for heating conditions controls the operation of the heating unit 210 based on the data signal provided through the temperature and humidity sensor 310 to maintain the internal temperature of the beehive body 100 between 20°C and 33°C. , Preferably, the internal temperature of the beehive body 100 is maintained at about 28°C to 30°C so that the temperature is automatically adjusted to a temperature suitable for the activity of bees.

In addition, the control unit 400 operates the blower 220 when the external temperature of the beehive main body 100 is 35°C or higher, the internal temperature of the beehive main body 100 is 35°C or higher, or the CO₂ concentration inside the beehive main body 100 is 550ppm or higher. It operates and has an environmental management algorithm for ventilation conditions that stops the operation of the blower 220 when the CO₂ concentration inside the beehive body 100 is 300ppm or less.

The environmental management algorithm for ventilation conditions controls the operation of the blower 220 based on the data signal provided through the temperature and humidity sensor 310 to prevent the internal temperature of the beehive body 100 from rising above 35°C. The operation of the blower 220 is controlled based on the data signal provided through the CO₂ sensor 320 to maintain the CO₂ concentration inside the beehive body 100 between 300 ppm and 550 ppm.

In addition, the control unit 400 operates under the conditions that the daily average activity of bees is 5 or less, the difference between the internal temperature of the beehive body 100 and the external temperature is 2° C. or less, or the number of bee hives 100 is 20 or less. It has a decision-making algorithm that provides status information.

The decision-making algorithm is determined by the control unit 400 based on the data signal provided through the activity meter 340, the data signal provided through the sound measurement unit 330, and the data signal provided through the temperature and humidity sensor 310. If the number of active bees is 5 or less, the internal temperature of the beehive body 100 is less than 2°C compared to the external temperature, or the number of bees in the hive body 100 is 20 or less, status information is sent to the administrator's terminal. It is provided through wireless communication.

At this time, the status information provided to the manager's terminal includes messages such as "The number of bees in the hive is low. Please replace the hive or add more bees," and status information about the activity level of bees, number of bees, and temperature difference, etc. It is displayed through installed applications.

In this case, the present invention can automatically manage the internal environment of the beehive based on information detected in real time, such as the activity level of bees, estimation of the number of beehives, and information on the internal environment of the hive, and also allows the user to make decisions. By providing information, users with low understanding of bees in facility fruit and vegetable farms can easily use it, convenience is improved by automatically managing the environment inside the beehive, and information such as decision-making messages is continuously provided to users to provide information on bees. By acquiring information naturally, you can increase your understanding of bees.

Figures 6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining a smart beehive system for pollinating Duyoungbeol according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

According to this, the beehive body 100 is provided at the entrance through which bees enter and exit, and further includes a door 130 that arbitrarily adjusts the opening and closing time of the entrance.

As shown in FIG. 6, the door 130 slides in the direction of the entrance 11 and the exit 12 through which Duyeongbeol enters and exits to open and close the doorway, and the opening and closing time of the doorway is increased by the opening and closing operation of the doorway 130. It can be adjusted.

In addition, the beehive body 100 further includes a driving unit 140 for automatically opening and closing the door 130.

The driving unit 140 provides power for the opening and closing operation of the small door 130. The driving unit 140 may have a belt structure for linear reciprocating movement, or a rack and pinion structure may be applied, and the linear power of the driving unit 140 The rumor 130 is connected to the transmitted side, so the rumor 130 can be automatically opened and closed by the power of the driving unit 140.

Meanwhile, the driving unit 140 can automatically adjust the opening and closing time of the small door 130 based on the control of the control unit 400.

For example, the control unit 400 adjusts the opening and closing time of the rumor 130 so that 0.8 to 2 bees per hour pass through the entrance based on an area of 110 m², or 4 to 6 bees per hour based on an area of 660 m² of the greenhouse. The opening and closing time of the rumor 130 can be adjusted so that the back of the door passes through the doorway.

At this time, when the control unit 400 is provided with measurement data on the back young beol entering and exiting the entrance through the activity meter 340, if the back young bee is active in more than the allowable number within the reference area according to the regression equation shown in FIG. 7, the driving unit automatically (140) is controlled to close the small door (130), and when the number of rear beetles is less than the allowable number within the reference area, the drive unit (140) is automatically controlled to open the small door (130).

In this case, the present invention makes it possible to control the number of bees per unit area at a specific time, thereby preventing damage to flowers by a large number of bees, thereby efficiently reducing deformed fruits.

As described above, the present invention has been expressed through descriptions and drawings illustrating specific preferred embodiments, but the terms used herein are intended to easily describe the present invention and are not limited to the meaning of these terms.

In addition, anyone can easily understand that the present invention can be utilized in various ways at the level of ordinary skill in order to easily implement the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention indicated by the claims according to the above-described embodiments. will be.

One; smart beehive system 100; beehive body
110; casing 120; wooden beehive
200; Department of Environmental Management 210; Gaonbu
220; blowing unit 300; Digital sensing unit
310; Temperature and humidity sensor 320; CO₂Sensor
330; Sound measurement unit 340; activity meter
400; control unit

Claims (9)

A beehive body 100;
an environment management unit 200 that controls the internal environment of the beehive main body 100;
A digital sensing unit 300 that monitors the internal environment of the beehive main body 100, the activity level of bees, and provides data obtained by estimating the number of bees in real time;
A smart beehive system for rear young bee pollination, characterized in that it includes a control unit 400 that automatically manages the internal environment of the beehive using data from the digital sensing unit 300 and provides status information to the manager when conditions are met. According to paragraph 1,
The environmental management unit 200 includes a heating unit 210 that adjusts the internal temperature of the beehive main body 100; and,
A smart beehive system for pollinating the beehive further including a blowing unit 220 for blowing the inside of the hive main body 100. According to paragraph 1,
The digital sensing unit 300 includes a temperature and humidity sensor 310 that measures temperature and humidity;
CO₂ sensor (320) that measures CO₂ concentration;
A sound measuring unit 330 that measures the sound of bees inside the hive body 100 to estimate the number of bees; and,
A smart beehive system for pollinating the bees further including an activity meter 340 that monitors the activity of the bees. According to paragraph 3,
The temperature and humidity sensor 310 and the CO₂ sensor 320 are a smart beehive system for rear young bee pollination, further including being installed 15 cm above the bottom of the beehive main body 100. According to paragraph 1,
The control unit 400 operates the heating unit 210 when the internal temperature of the beehive main body 100 is 20°C or lower, and further includes an environment management algorithm that stops the operation of the heating unit 210 when the internal temperature of the beehive body 100 is 33°C or higher. A smart beehive system for pollinating bees. According to paragraph 1,
The control unit 400 operates the blower 220 when the external temperature of the beehive main body 100 is 35°C or higher, the internal temperature of the beehive main body 100 is 35°C or higher, or the CO₂ concentration inside the beehive main body 100 is 550ppm or higher. A smart beehive system for pollinating beehives further comprising an environmental management algorithm that operates and stops the operation of the blower 220 when the CO₂ concentration inside the hive main body 100 is 300 ppm or less. According to paragraph 1,
The control unit 400 operates under the conditions that the daily average activity of bees is 5 or less, the difference between the internal temperature of the beehive body 100 and the external temperature is 2° C. or less, or the number of bee hives 100 is 20 or less. A smart bee hive system for pollinating bees, further comprising having an informative decision-making algorithm. According to paragraph 1,
The beehive body 100 is provided at the entrance through which the bees enter and exit, and further includes a door 130 that arbitrarily adjusts the opening and closing time of the entrance. A smart beehive system for pollinating the bees. According to clause 8,
The beehive body 100 further includes a driving unit 140 for automatically opening and closing the door 130,
The driving unit 140 is a smart beehive system for pollinating Duyeongbeol, which further includes automatically adjusting the opening and closing time of the rumor 130 based on the control of the control unit 400.