WO2013066254A1 - Method and arrangement for growing plants - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G31/00—Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics
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- A01G31/04—Hydroponic culture on conveyors
- A01G31/042—Hydroponic culture on conveyors with containers travelling on a belt or the like, or conveyed by chains
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
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- A01G9/143—Equipment for handling produce in greenhouses
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
- Y02A40/10—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in agriculture
- Y02A40/25—Greenhouse technology, e.g. cooling systems therefor
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- the present invention relates to a method and arrangement for growing plants in a vertical greenhouse. More
- the present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for growing plants in an industrial manner in a vertical greenhouse.
- a problem in urbanized areas is that food, once grown and harvested in farms in other regions and countries must travel long distances to reach the consumers in the cities. Such food transports consume energy and adds to the traffic congestion in the cities.
- a further problem is that
- greenhouses are often situated far outside urban areas and urban customer's food budget therefore goes to pay for transportation as well as storage.
- greenhouses would be space-efficient and would be adapted for expanding cities where there is a shortage of space. Additionally, vertical greenhouses would be built close to the customers; consequently, the produce would be delivered fresh and at a lower price.
- the US3432965 patent document discloses a hydroponics apparatus for automatic germination of seed, growth of produce therefrom and harvesting of produce. A major
- hydroponics apparatus is not modifiable to be integrated with space- efficient vertical greenhouses since the hydroponics
- apparatus employs a horizontal means of conveying
- the patent application WO2010/138027 describes a conveying system and a method for conveying containers.
- the system and method is primarily intended for moving containers with plants in greenhouses for cultivating plants.
- this document does not (i) disclose any specific methods and arrangements for cultivating plants, (ii) indicate a
- the greenhouse described in WO2010/138027 does not comprise a sowing device, a germination device, a device for movement of pots into and/or out of trays, an elevator which moves trays with pots with germinated seeds to the starting position of the top of the track, a sterilisation device, and an optional biogas production facility. More importantly, the transport of trays is inflexible since it is dependent on the conveying device, and any other means of transporting the trays along and/or between the tracks has not been disclosed.
- the patent application US 2009/0307973 Al describes a vertically-integrated greenhouse which provides a system of food production in buildings and which can be installed in a double-skin fagade.
- the trays with plants are arranged and affixed to a tray suspension system to which the trays are adjustably affixed one above another in parallel vertical rows and can be vertically raised or lowered.
- a major disadvantage with this system is that the distance between the trays has to be increased as the plants grow which limits the number of trays in circulation. Hence, this system is not adapted for industrial growth of plants and crops .
- An important objective of the present invention is to provide a flexible and automated method and arrangement for cultivating all sizes of plants, as well as to provide a higher surface area for the crops to grow in, and thereby provide means for industrial scale production of crops.
- An objective of the present invention is to provide a method and an arrangement for an energy efficient method of growing plants .
- a further objective of the present invention is to provide a method and an arrangement for industrial growth of plants which requires a minimum of space and energy.
- a method according to the invention for cultivating plants comprises the steps of sowing seeds in the growing medium in sterilised pots using a sowing device and allowing the seeds to germinate in a germination device.
- the pots are
- sterilisation device in order to provide sterilised pots with a growing medium.
- the method provides for efficient growth of plants and may be performed with a minimum of human intervention. By not exchanging the growing medium, but instead sterilising the pot with the growing medium the waste from the method is drastically decreased in comparison with traditional methods.
- the growing medium may be any growing medium that is
- the growing medium is preferable pumice, which surprisingly has shown to be very suitable to use in a method according to the invention.
- the size of the pumice effects its suitability for growth of plants.
- a suitable particle size of the pumice for growing vegetables such as Brassica rapa var. chinensis, Brassica rapa spp . Nipposinica, Chrysanthemum coronarium and many other vegetables is 0,5-3 mm.
- Such pumice is sold as Hekla green.
- a major part of the pumice preferably has a particle size of 0, 5-3 mm.
- the pots may have an essentially quadratic shape viewed from above. This is an advantageous shape to handle for automatic devices that are to handle the pots.
- the height, width and length of the pots may be in the interval 0,03-0,3 metres, preferably 0,05-0,2 metres and most preferred in the interval 0,07-0,12 metres. With such dimensions a sufficient amount of growing medium may be contained in the pot for the above mentioned plants to grow. It is favourable not to exceed the mentioned dimensions as this will add to the mass that has to be transported in the system and will thus add to the energy consumption of the method. Furthermore, it is advantageous not to increase the height of the pots also for the reason that the watering of the plants may be more difficult if the pots are made too high. If the pots are made too high it is not possible to let them absorb water from below.
- the pots may have at least two opposite walls that are slightly inclining so that the cross-sectional area of the pots decreases towards the bottom of the pots. This will make it easier to remove the pots from a support.
- the pots with germinated seeds are preferably placed in trays. In this way a large number of pots may be controlled in a more simple way. With the pots being placed in trays it is preferable to have the above mentioned inclining walls as this facilitates the removal of the pots from the trays.
- the pots may be removed from the trays before germination but after sterilisation so that the trays are sterilised at the same time as the pots. By removing the pots from the trays the pots may be placed in contact with each other during sowing and germination. This saves space and thus decreases the size and cost of the devices for handling the pots during sowing and germination.
- sowing and germination the plants do not extend outside the pot. During growth the plants may grow to extend outside the pot making it necessary to arrange the pots at a distance from each other .
- the trays may have a decreasing width towards the bottom, which corresponds to the width of the pots.
- the pots may be well supported in the trays.
- the trays may be elongated with a length axis to allow a single row of pots to be placed in the tray along the length axis.
- the distance between the pots may be varied in one dimension during growth of the plants. This makes it
- the method may also comprise the step of, before placing the pots in the trays, controlling that the seeds in the pots have germinated so that only pots in which the seeds have germinated are placed in the trays. This is important in order to optimize the output of the method. In this way no pots without plants will be transported through the
- the method may comprise the step of using a greenhouse with a track comprising at least two essentially parallel beams for supporting the trays, which track has a form resembling a helix, on which track the trays are arranged to be moved so that they are exposed to sunlight.
- the method may comprise the use of a greenhouse in which the trays on the tracks are to be arranged with their length axes perpendicular to the beams of the tracks. This is advantageous in that the distance between the pots in one direction may easily be adapted to the size of the plants.
- the method may also include the step of intermittently watering the plants by intermittently providing water to the trays, wherein the pots and the trays are arranged for the growing medium in the pots to absorb water in the trays.
- the method may comprise the step of providing the trays with a bottom that is inclined at an angle of 0,5-2 degrees to the horizontal direction.
- the sterilisation may be performed by heating of the pots with the growing medium. By performing the sterilisation by heating the use of chemicals is avoided which may be
- the heating may be performed using steam.
- the use of steam is an uncomplicated way of sterilising the growing media, the pot and the tray.
- the heating may be performed using microwave radiation to heat the residual water in the pots, to thereby heat the growing medium and the pots. This is a fast and efficient way of heating the growing medium.
- the time period during which the pots are heated may be chosen so that the majority of the bacteria is killed.
- an arrangement for cultivating plants comprises a sowing device for sowing seeds in a growing medium arranged in pots, a germination device for allowing the seeds to
- a greenhouse for allowing the germinated seeds to grow to plants
- means for moving the pots through the greenhouse means for moving the pots through the greenhouse
- a harvester for harvesting the grown plants
- a sterilisation device for sterilising the pots with the growing medium after harvest in order to provide
- the arrangement according to the second aspect of the invention provides for efficient growth of plants and may be performed with a minimum of human intervention. By not exchanging the growing medium, but instead sterilising the pot with the growing medium the waste from the method is drastically decreased in comparison with traditional
- the arrangement may comprising an arrangement device (i.e. a device for movement of pots) for arrangement of the pots in trays with a length axis.
- an arrangement device i.e. a device for movement of pots
- By arranging the pots in trays it is possible to minimize the size of the pots, and thus also the weight of the growing medium, while maintaining a stable arrangement of the pots during growth.
- the trays may have a decreasing width towards the bottom, which corresponds to the width of the pots.
- the trays may be elongated to allow a single row of pots to be placed in the tray along the length axis. With such trays the distance between the trays and thus also the pots may be varied .
- the means for moving may comprise a track comprising at least two essentially parallel beams for supporting the trays, which track may have a form resembling a helix, and at least one conveying device which is arranged to travel along the track and which comprises a tray moving unit, which after passing plant tray is arranged to move at least one tray one step along the track, the conveying device thus moving containers stepwise along the track during the travel along the track.
- Such means for moving requires a limited power as only a small number of trays are moved simul ⁇ taneously.
- the means for moving may comprise standard conveyor belts which are arranged to move the trays .
- the track may be divided in a number of track portions connected by track connection means, such as, e.g., an elevator.
- the track portions may be horizontal.
- the tracks may be arranged for arrangement of the trays on the tracks with their length axes perpendicular to the beams of the tracks. By arrangement of the trays in this way the distance between the pots may be easily variable in one direction .
- the track may be arranged inclined at an angle of 0,5-2 degrees to the horizontal direction, which hinders water from remaining on the bottom of the trays.
- the pots may be provided with water by providing the trays with water at the high end. The water will then flow down the tray and pass the pots. The growing medium in the pots will absorb water, and the remaining water may flow out of the tray through an opening provided at the lower end of the tray.
- the arrangement may comprise watering means arranged for intermittently providing water to the trays at the highest side of the trays. By intermittently providing water to the trays the watering may be performed more economically.
- the watering means may comprise pipes situated at distances corresponding to the length of the steps of the stepwise movement of the trays. Thus, the trays are moved to
- the arrangement may further comprise a system for
- the excess water may pass through a mechanical filter for separating plant parts and pumice from the water.
- a biological filter comprising zeolite and pumice may be used to purify the water from pathogens and
- a second mechanical filter may be used to separate zeolite and pumice particles from the water
- a UV filter may also be employed if necessary.
- the excess water which has passed through the various filters can be collected in buffer tanks.
- the recycled excess water may be mixed with nutrient, fertilizer and fresh water, and then pumped back to the relevant parts of the arrangement.
- the arrangement may be integrated or connected with a biogas production plant, so that organic waste from the harvest is transported to the biogas production plant and bionutrients from the biogas production is transported to the means for sowing seeds in pots.
- a biogas production plant gives mutual advantages by providing a way of dispensing the waste products from one process to the benefit of the other process.
- the arrangement may also comprise means for inspection that the seeds in the pots have germinated.
- Such means may be comprised of a camera connected to a computer. By providing such means pots in which the seeds have not germinated may be returned to the sowing device. In this way the efficiency of the arrangement may be optimised.
- the trays may comprise a unique identification tag such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag or barcode, and scanning devices can be placed in various parts of the arrangement.
- RFID Radio Frequency Identification
- scanning devices can be placed in various parts of the arrangement.
- Fig 1 shows schematically, partly in cross-section, a building for industrial growth of plants.
- Fig 2 shows in cross section the bottom of the building shown in Fig 1.
- Fig 3 shows partly in cross section a building for
- FIG 4 shows schematically an arrangement for cultivating plants according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig 5 is a flow diagram of a process for growing plants according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig 6 shows a tray and a robot for arranging and/or removing pots from the tray.
- Fig 7 shows schematically a germination device for
- FIG 8 shows in cross section a tray with pots that is used in a process for industrial growth of plants according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig 9 is an exploded view of the tray and pots shown in Fig 8.
- Fig 10 shows schematically a harvester used in the method and arrangement of the invention.
- Fig 11 shows in cross section the track for the arrangement of trays with pots and plants according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig 12 shows the track for the arrangement of trays with pots and plants according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig 1 shows, partly in cross-section, an arrangement
- a building 1 for industrial growth of plants.
- the main part of the building is a greenhouse 2 in which two parallel tracks 3, 3 ' , are arranged for supporting trays (Fig 3) .
- the tracks 3, 3 ' have a form resembling a twinning helix, on which tracks 3, 3 ' , the trays (Fig 3) are arranged to be moved from the top of the building to the bottom of the building so that the plants are exposed to sunlight.
- the tracks 3, 3 ' can each comprise up to 4 parallel track portions (14) .
- a sowing device, a germination device, a harvester and a sterilisation device (Fig 2) are arranged in the bottom of the building 1.
- the building 1 also comprises an elevator 4 for moving trays from the bottom of the building to the start of the track at the top of the building 1.
- Fig 2 shows in cross section the bottom of the building shown in Fig 1.
- Fig 2 it is shown how the tracks enters the bottom floor of the building 1.
- the trays are then passed through the harvester 5, and the sterilisation device 6.
- the pots are then removed from the trays and passes the sowing device 7, and the germination device 8 before the pots are arranged in the trays and lifted up to the top of the building by means of the elevator 4.
- Fig 3 shows partly in cross section a building 1 for
- the greenhouse comprises a track 3 with a number of track portions 14 with a length axis 15 for the arrangement of trays 9.
- the track portions are connected with track connecting means 18, which each have a length axis 19 and which connect the track portions 14.
- the trays 9 are
- the track connecting means comprises inclining straight paths 18 with length axes 19, wherein the paths 18 are arranged for transportation of trays 9 with their length axes 16 parallel to their direction of transportation.
- the straight paths 18 are arranged for the trays to slide down (diagonally) from one track portion 14 to another track portion 14 below.
- this embodiment also provides flexible means for trays to bypass a hindrance or a stop in the transportation route, e.g. caused by malfunction in the vertical transportation route of the elevator, by providing diagonal means of transport of trays in the greenhouse.
- Watering means in the form of water outlets 10, of which only three are shown, are provided to intermittently provide water to the trays 9 on the track portions 14.
- the water outlets 10 are arranged at a distance corresponding to the intended pitch 12 between the trays 9. In this way each one of the trays 9 may be provided with water at each time.
- the time interval between the points of time when the trays 9 are provided with water is adapted to the vegetable in the pots 17 of the tray 9.
- the description of the placement of trays on the track is valid also for the embodiment of Fig 1.
- the greenhouses described above are preferred embodiments of the greenhouse according to the invention. However,
- Fig 4 shows schematically an arrangement 1 for cultivating plants according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig 5 is a flow diagram of a process for growing plants according to an embodiment of the present invention. The arrangement and the method will be described in the following .
- the growing medium in the pots 17 may be any growing medium, which is suitable for repeated cultivation of plants, so that new seeds may be sowed in the pots after harvest without having to exchange the growing medium.
- a suitable growing medium is pumice. Pumice is available from many different sources and may have different properties.
- a suitable particle size of the pumice for growing vegetables such as Brassica rapa var. chinensis, Brassica rapa spp . Nipposinica, Chrysanthemum coronarium and many other
- the vegetables is 0,5-3 mm. Such pumice is sold as Hekla green.
- the volume of the growing medium is suitably about 0,5-1 litres. Pots and trays are described in more detail below with reference to Fig 8 and 9.
- the pots with the growing medium are provided to the sowing device 7, in which seeds are sowed in the growing medium in the pots. This corresponds to step 32 in Fig 3.
- the sowing device 7 may comprise a machine such as a robot that puts the seeds into the growing medium and provides a suitable amount of water to the growing medium.
- the growing medium in the pots may also be provided with nutrients and fertilizers to enhance the growing of the plants .
- sowing device is only partially automated.
- the sowing of the seeds may be performed manually by a person operating the sowing device.
- the sowing device may then perform only parts of the sowing operation.
- the pots 17 are moved by a machine or manually to a germination device 8, in which the sowed seeds are allowed to germinate.
- a germination device 8 the temperature and humidity are optimised to enhance germination and the pots 17 may also be provided with water at suitable intervals.
- the temperature and humidity in the germination device 8 are kept suitable for the specific seeds to germinate.
- the pots 17 are kept in the germination device 8 for a predetermined time after which they are transported manually or
- the pots are inspected manually or by an automated system utilising a digital camera 23, to determine whether the seeds have germinated or not.
- the pots 17 in which the seeds have not germinated are sent back to the filling station 21 while the pots 17 in which the seeds have germinated are sent to the arrangement device 25 (i.e. the device for movement of pots) .
- the pots are placed in a single row in elongated trays 9.
- the pots 17 are placed in the trays 9 manually or automatically.
- the trays 9 are then moved to the greenhouse 2.
- the trays are moved automatically along the track 3, 3 ' , in the greenhouse 2, as has been described above, to allow the germinated seeds to grow into plants. This corresponds to step 34 in Fig 3.
- the track in the greenhouse extends from a starting position, which
- the pumice in the pots is provided with water by intermittently providing water to the trays 9 in which the pots 17 are arranged.
- the pots 17 are arranged to allow the pumice in the pots 17 to absorb water from the trays 9.
- the plants After having passed the greenhouse the plants are ready for harvest and are sent to a harvester 5 in which the grown plants are harvested. This corresponds to step 35 in Fig 5.
- the plants are inspected preferably before harvesting to determine that the grown plants fulfil predetermined
- the inspection may be fully automated using a camera connected to a computer, which may determine the size and the colour of the plants from the image taken with the camera. Plants that do not fulfil the predetermined requirements are preferably sent to a biogas production plant 28, which preferably is integrated with or directly connected to the arrangement 1.
- harvested plants may be packed and sold in a facility integrated with the arrangement 1. Alternatively the plants are packaged and transported to a sales facility, such as a supermarket .
- the pots 17 and the growing medium in the pots 17 are sterilised by moving the trays and the pots containing the growing medium, into a sterilisation device 6 in which the trays and pots are subjected to steam.
- the trays 9 are moved through a cooling device 30 in which the trays 9, the pots 17 and the growing medium are allowed to cool off.
- the trays 9 have cooled off the trays 9 are transported to the
- Fig 6 shows the separating device 40 or alternatively the arrangement device 25 (i.e. device for movement of pots) for movement of pots 17 into or out from a tray 9.
- the device 25, 40 comprises a robot 42.
- the robot 42 removes the sterilised pots 17 from the trays 9 and arranges them on a pallet 41.
- the arrangement device i.e. device for movement of pots
- the robot 42 moves pots 17 with germinated seeds from the pallet 41 to the tray 17.
- Fig 7 shows the germination device 8 into which pallets 41 with trays 9 are moved for germination.
- Fig 8 shows a cross section of a tray 9 with pots 17 with plants 32.
- Fig 9 is an exploded view of a tray 9 with pots 17 and plants 32. As is shown in Fig 7 the tray consists of a bottom 44 and a lid 45. Holes 34 are formed in the lid in order to receive the pots 17. Water containers 56 are formed at both ends of the tray 8.
- Fig 10 shows a specific embodiment of harvester 5, referred to as harvesting unit 46, for harvesting the grown plants 43.
- Three parallel conveyor belts 47 move trays 9 with plants 43 into the harvesting unit 46.
- the empty trays are moved out of the harvester on second conveyor belts 48.
- the harvested plants are transported on third conveyor belts 49.
- a camera 50 is provided to inspect the harvested plants.
- a camera may be arranged to inspect the plants in the trays before harvest.
- the sterilisation device 6 may be integrated in the harvesting unit 46.
- Fig 11 shows a cross section of the track 14 in more detail according to an embodiment of the invention.
- the track 14 comprises a first beam 51 and a second beam 52.
- a tray 9 with a number of pots 17 is supported by the first beam 51 in one end of the tray 9 and by the second beam 52 in the other end of the tray 9.
- a conveying device 53 is arranged to travel along the first beam 51 and comprises a tray moving unit 55 which after passing a tray 9 is arranged to move the tray 9 one step along the track portion 14.
- Water outlets 10 are arranged at the first beam 51. Pots 17, in which plants 43 grow, are arranged in the trays 9.
- Fig 12 shows a cross section of the track portion 14 in more detail according to an alternative embodiment of the
- the track portion 14 comprises a third beam 54 on which the conveying device 53 is arranged. Furthermore, the second beam 52 is arranged supporting the tray 9 at a position between the ends of the tray 9.
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