公开(公告)号：WO2018013163A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：PCT/US2016/054246

申请日：2016-09-28

申请人： MJNN LLC

发明人： CREECHLEY, Jaremy ,  OSLAN, Jack ,  MAZONSON, Nate ,  STOREY, Nathaniel R. ,  COOK, Daniel ,  BEATTY, Philip E. ,  WHITCHER, John L. ,  CONWAY, Christopher K. ,  LEARN, Ernest ,  DUFFY, Michael ,  VARONE, Russell ,  FIELD, Russell ,  GEORGE, William R. ,  JENSEN, Rob ,  CLARK, Benjamin J. ,  BARNARD, Matthew ,  MELANI, Matteo

IPC分类号： A01G31/00

CPC分类号： A01G31/06 ,  A01G2/20 ,  A01G7/02 ,  A01G7/045 ,  A01G9/023 ,  A01G9/029 ,  A01G9/246 ,  A01G9/247 ,  A01G9/26 ,  A01G27/00 ,  A01G31/02 ,  A01G31/04 ,  A01G31/045 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H05B33/0854 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  Y02P60/216

摘要： A computer implemented system for a vertical farming system comprising at least a first crop growth module and operating in an environmentally-controlled growing chamber, the control system comprising sensors for measuring environmental growing conditions in the environmentally-controlled growing chamber over time to generate environmental condition data, a device configured for measuring a crop characteristic of a crop grown in the crop growth module of the environmentally-controlled growing chamber to generate crop growth data and a processing device comprising software modules for receiving the environmental condition data and the crop growth data; applying an algorithm to the environmental condition data and the crop growth data to generate an improved environmental growing condition and generating instructions for adjustment of the environmental growing conditions in or around the growth module in the environmentally-controlled growing chamber to the improved environmental growing condition.

摘要翻译： 一种用于垂直耕作系统的计算机实现的系统，所述垂直耕作系统包括至少第一作物生长模块并且在环境控制的生长室中操作，所述控制系统包括用于测量环境受控的环境生长条件的传感器 随时间推移生长室以产生环境条件数据;被配置用于测量在环境可控生长室的作物生长模块中生长的作物的作物特征以产生作物生长数据的装置;以及处理装置，其包括用于接收环境 条件数据和作物生长数据; 将算法应用于环境条件数据和作物生长数据以生成改善的环境生长条件并生成用于调整环境可控生长室中的生长模块内或其周围的环境生长条件以改善环境生长条件的指令。

公开(公告)号：WO2018013162A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：PCT/US2016/054245

申请日：2016-09-28

申请人： MJNN LLC

发明人： JENSEN, Rob ,  OSLAN, Jack ,  MAZONSON, Nate ,  STOREY, Nathaniel R. ,  COOK, Daniel ,  BEATTY, Philip E. ,  WHITCHER, John L. ,  CONWAY, Christopher K. ,  LEARN, Ernest ,  DUFFY, Michael ,  VARONE, Russell ,  FIELD, Russell ,  GEORGE, William R. ,  BARNARD, Matthew ,  CLARK, Benjamin J. ,  CREECHLEY, Jaremy

IPC分类号： A01G31/06

CPC分类号： A01G31/06 ,  A01G2/20 ,  A01G7/02 ,  A01G7/045 ,  A01G9/023 ,  A01G9/029 ,  A01G9/246 ,  A01G9/247 ,  A01G9/26 ,  A01G27/00 ,  A01G31/02 ,  A01G31/04 ,  A01G31/045 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H05B33/0854 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  Y02P60/216

摘要： A multi-stage, plant growing system is configured for high density growth and crop yields and includes among other things, towers or vertical growth columns, an enclosed controlled environmental growth chamber, interchangeable growth modules, and control systems capable of machine learning wherein the crops are optimally spaced and continually staged in their planting cycles utilizing special growth modules to provide an accelerated and continuous annual production yield. A vertical growth tower for vertical farming comprising a plurality of growth modules, each growth module comprising an enclosure configured to securely hold at least one plant; a drain aperture in the enclosure; and at least one lateral growth opening in the enclosure configured to permit and to encourage lateral growth of the at least one plant away from the enclosure; wherein one or more of the growth modules is configured to stackably support one or more of the other growth modules above and/or below itself within the vertical growth tower.

摘要翻译： 多级植物生长系统被配置用于高密度生长和作物产量，其中包括塔或垂直生长柱，封闭的受控环境生长室，可互换的生长模块和对照 能够机器学习的系统，其中农作物在其种植周期中利用特殊的生长模块以最佳间隔和连续分阶段进行，以提供加速且连续的年生产量。 一种用于垂直耕作的垂直生长塔，其包括多个生长模块，每个生长模块包括被构造成牢固地保持至少一个植物的外壳; 外壳中的排水孔; 并且所述外壳中的至少一个侧向生长开口被配置为允许并促进所述至少一个植物远离所述外壳的横向生长; 其中所述生长模块中的一个或多个被配置成可堆叠地支撑所述垂直生长塔内的其上方和/或下方的一个或多个其他生长模块。

公开(公告)号：WO2018013161A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：PCT/US2016/054244

申请日：2016-09-28

申请人： MJNN LLC

发明人： WHITCHER, John L. ,  OSLAN, Jack ,  MAZONSON, Nate ,  STOREY, Nathaniel R. ,  COOK, Daniel ,  BEATTY, Philip E. ,  BARNARD, Matthew ,  CONWAY, Christopher K. ,  LEARN, Ernest ,  DUFFY, Michael ,  VARONE, Russell ,  FIELD, Russell ,  GEORGE, William R. ,  JENSEN, Rob ,  CLARK, Benjamin J. ,  CREECHLEY, Jaremy ,  MELANI, Matteo

IPC分类号： A01G31/00

CPC分类号： A01G31/06 ,  A01G2/20 ,  A01G7/02 ,  A01G7/045 ,  A01G9/023 ,  A01G9/029 ,  A01G9/246 ,  A01G9/247 ,  A01G9/26 ,  A01G27/00 ,  A01G31/02 ,  A01G31/04 ,  A01G31/045 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H05B33/0854 ,  H05B37/0227 ,  Y02P60/216

摘要： A plant growing system configured for high density crop growth and yield, including an environmentally-controlled growing chamber and a vertical growth column within, the column configured to support a hydroponic plant growth module which is configured for containing and supporting plant growth media for containing and supporting a root structure of at least one gravitropic crop plant growing therein and for detachably mounting to the vertical growth column, the hydroponic plant growth module including a lateral growth opening to allow the plant to grow laterally through toward a light emitting source, a nutrient supply system to direct aqueous crop nutrient solution through an upper opening of the hydroponic plant growth module, an airflow source to direct airflow away from the growth opening and through an under-canopy of the plant, so as to disturb the boundary layer, and a control system for regulating, at least one growing condition in an area in or adjacent to the under-canopy.

摘要翻译： 配置用于高密度作物生长和产量的植物生长系统，包括在所述柱内的环境受控的生长室和垂直生长柱，所述植物生长系统被配置为支持水培植物生长模块，所述水培植物生长模块被配置用于容纳 并且支持植物生长介质以用于容纳和支持在其中生长的至少一种向地性作物植物的根部结构，并且用于可拆卸地安装到垂直生长柱，所述水耕植物生长模块包括侧向生长开口以允许植物横向生长 发光源，通过水培植物生长模块的上部开口引导含水农作物营养液的营养供应系统，引导气流远离生长开口并通过植物的顶盖下的气流源，以便 扰动边界层，以及控制系统，用于调节u中或与之相邻的区域中的至少一种生长条件 的nDer-篷。