METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CULTIVATION OF PLANTS IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A01G31/02 A01G9/24 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to methods and devices for controlling the cultivation of plants in a controlled environment. The method involves collecting, processing and fixing the indicators taken by the sensors about the current state of the controlled indicators of the environment, comparing the controlled indicators with the nominal ones, determining the necessary adjustments based on the data obtained and transferring them to the actuating devices. Plant growing is controlled in two complementary or replacement modes: cloud and local, for which it is carried out: collection, accumulation, fixation and transmission by the control and data acquisition device PC1 with a set frequency of the current indicators received from sensors D in the cloud mode to the control and information storage device PC2 and in local mode - to a PC3 remote control device connected to or including a user terminal; accumulation of received information by the PC2 device; comparison of the current indicators of sensors D in the PC1 device with the set nominal values contained in the non-volatile memory of the PC1 device; display of current indicators from sensors D on the PC3 device. If the current indicators go beyond the established allowable limits within the established limits, the PC1 device determines the required adjustments and sends the appropriate command to the actuators A. The PC1 device saves the nominal values received from the PC2 device in non-volatile memory for subsequent comparison with the readings of sensors S. In case if the current indicators from sensors S for a certain period of time critically exceed the established allowable limits, for user information, PC1 sends a notification to the PC2 device in cloud mode or PC3 in local mode, PC2 sends a notification to the PC3 device and/or e-mail, PC3 sends a sound or light signal to the user. If there is no, or interruption, or failure of communication between the PC1 device with the PC2 device in cloud mode or with the PC3 device in local mode, the system operation continues based on the nominal indicators contained in the non-volatile memory of PC1. In this case, the nominal indicators can be adjusted using the PC3 device in the local mode, based on the current indicators of sensors S received from the PC1 device. The system contains a control and data acquisition device connected to a remote control and information storage device, sensors for monitoring system operating parameters, system actuators, and additionally a remote control device connected to or including a user terminal.

EFFECT: improving the quality of growth process control, taking into account historical information and information from databases about current or established plant growing conditions.

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