Classifications

• • 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
  • A01G9/24—Devices or systems for heating, ventilating, regulating temperature, illuminating, or watering, in greenhouses, forcing-frames, or the like
  • A01G9/243—Collecting solar energy
• • 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
  • A01G31/02—Special apparatus therefor
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • 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
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
  • Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
  • Y02P60/12—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries using renewable energies, e.g. solar water pumping
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
  • Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
  • Y02P60/20—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
  • Y02P60/21—Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures

Definitions

• the invention refers to an agricultural device for self-sufficient cultivation.
• the object of the invention is centered on an agricultural device that is configured as a self-sufficient system from the point of view of energy and hydraulic resources, for the cultivation of plants, particularly fruit and vegetable or ornamentation plants of small size, and Thanks to its innovative configuration and organization, it is possible to achieve an increase in agricultural production per area, reducing costs and being applicable in any type of land, as it does not depend on the availability of arable agricultural land for its application.
• This system is based primarily on the use of water condensation produced by a dehumidifier for irrigation of the plantation that rests on a structure protected by a small greenhouse that completely isolates the whole, so that the dehumidifier is the only one air inlet to the system, so that this, in addition to condensing water that is used for irrigation, acts as a filter for the incoming air, retaining dust, particles, mites, etc., and, on the other hand, the electrical supply to feed Its operation is provided by a solar panel.
• the scope of the present invention is framed within the agricultural sector, focusing on the field of devices for plant cultivation
• the agricultural device of the invention is designed to achieve energy resources by means of a solar panel; hydraulic resources, by taking advantage of the condensation of water produced by a dehumidifier; to take advantage of the space and not depend on the existence of arable agricultural land, the plantation that rests on a structure protected by a cover that converts it into a small greenhouse, and completely isolates it, with which, the dehumidifier also acts as a filter , since it constitutes the only entrance to the interior of the roof.
• the device is composed of the following essential parts: A tubular metal structure, formed by two parallel triangular sections that are joined together, by means of a crossbar at its top and a lower rectangle, so that they form the edges of a prism triangular.
• the assembly is preferably made with bolted pipes and joints, so that it can be assembled and disassembled on site.
• this structure which can be made of steel, plastic material, Carbon, fiberglass or other properly resistant materials, rests on the floor on adjustable legs that provide horizontal contact points for leveling.
• a plurality of pipes that are arranged horizontally on the two inclined sides thereof are coupled on this structure, the existence of a gear system, manually operated or motorized, which may be comprised of cogwheels, sprockets and chains having been provided, or by oval links or straps with pinions or other elements, in any case designed to ensure the lifting and lowering of each of said pipes when assembling the crop, which facilitates planting and harvesting operations manually, without great efforts or need some machinery.
• the pipes can be pipes or trays, preferably made of plastic material (PVC, PE, GRP) and along them are pots with substrate where the plants are incorporated.
• plastic material PVC, PE, GRP
• the pots which are preferably half a liter in volume and filled with a mixture of picon and manure, have a wick of cotton or other absorbent material that is disposed in contact with said substrate and protruding from it at the bottom, through a perforation that is carried out for this purpose.
• the pots are placed in perforations made in the pipe, so that they are embedded in it, with the lower part raised a few centimeters above the bottom of said pipe, so that it does not have direct contact with the irrigation water that passes through the pipe, but the plant feeds on the water that moistens the mixture of picon and manure, being transmitted by capillarity by means of the cotton wick that does have direct contact with the water and thus humidifies the flower pot.
• the device For irrigation, the device includes a closed circuit water recirculation system.
• the water part driven by a small pressure pump, from an irrigation tank located on the floor and, through two irrigation pipes, one for each side of the structure, ascends to the highest part of the same.
• Each irrigation pipe is connected to the potting pipe located at the highest part of each side of the structure, through a T-piece that is incorporated at the ends for this purpose.
• the water flows along the piping pipe feeding all the plants that it supports and goes down to the piping pipe immediately below with the one connected by means of downspouts provided at the ends and also connected by T-pieces.
• the restitution of the water is resolved by taking advantage of the condensation of the atmospheric water produced by a dehumidifier provided in the device, which does not require input water for irrigation of the plantation.
• the system feeds itself.
• the water recovered in the dehumidifier is stored in a collection tank which, by gravity, restores water from the irrigation tank through a connection pipe.
• the device has an artificial light installation as well as a computerized control system that regulates hot or cold air through the dehumidifier and in turn regulates the irrigation system and artificial light in the greenhouse.
• the electrical supply that feeds said light installation, the irrigation pump and the operation of the dehumidifier is obtained through a photovoltaic solar panel that is installed at the top on the cover conveniently connected to said elements.
• the system is mechanized, which implies an improvement in the conditions and safety of the workforce.
• the described agricultural device for self-sufficient cultivation represents an innovative structure of structural and constitutive characteristics unknown until now for the purpose to which it is intended, reasons that, together with its practical utility, provide it with sufficient grounds to obtain the exclusivity privilege requested.
• Figure number 1- Shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment example of the agricultural device for self-sufficient cultivation object of the invention, showing in it the main parts and elements that it comprises as well as its general configuration.
• Figure number 2. Shows a schematic elevation view of the device, in which the arrangement of the irrigation pipes on one of the sides of the structure is appreciated.
• Figure number 3. Shows a schematic elevation view similar to the previous one, in this case without the irrigation pipes, the support structure and the mechanized system of raising and lowering the irrigation pipes as well as the closed circuit of Water, tanks and humidifier.
• Figure number 4.- shows a perspective view of the structure and the system of raising and lowering the pipes.
• Figure number 5. Shows a perspective view of the detail of one of the irrigation pipes with the built-in pots, which has been shown partially sectioned, showing the wick that remains in contact with the irrigation water that flows through the interior of the pipe.
• Figure number 6. Shows a perspective view of the detail of the connection of the water circulation conduits at the point where they penetrate the pipes of the upper parts of the structure.
• Figure number 7. Shows a perspective view of the detail of the connection of the irrigation tank and the water circulation lines to the pump.
• the device (1) in question is configured essentially from a removable structure (2) of bolted pipes and joints, formed by two lateral triangles (3) joined by an upper stringer (4) and a lower rectangle (5), being equipped with four adjustable legs (6) that facilitate leveling.
• a plurality of pipes (7) or irrigation trays are arranged horizontally arranged on the two inclined sides thereof, there being linked to them a system of gears and chains, preferably manually operated for hoisting and lowering. of each of said pipes (7).
• said gear system comprises sprockets (8) of pinions and roller chains (9) to which the pipes (7) are fixed, and which are related to each other by a common axis (10) which, in turn, are linked to a multiplier group (11) located on each side of the structure (2) and to which a crank can be attached to achieve manual operation of the system, without discarding its coupling To a small electric motor. With this movement it is possible to move the pipe that is fixed to said chains (9) according to interest.
• the pipes (7) which are preferably plastic material (PVC, PE, GRP) have a series of holes (12) in which the pots (13) are incorporated in which the corresponding crop is planted, for which, preferably, are filled as a substrate with a mixture of picon and manure, a wick (14) of absorbent material in contact with said substrate being provided therein and protruding from the bottom thereof, through a perforation that is carried out to such end
• the pots (13) are embedded in the pipe (7) with the bottom raised on the bottom of it, so that it has no direct contact with the water (15) that passes through the pipe.
• the irrigation system through a closed circuit, which, linked to the irrigation pipes (7), comprises a set of water pipes (16a, 16b, 16c), a irrigation tank (17), a pump (18), a humidifier (19) and a collection tank (20).
• the water starts, driven by the pump (18), from the irrigation tank (17) located on the floor, through two upstream pipes (16a), which connect, on each side of the structure ( 2), with the pipe (7) located in the highest part of the same, through a piece in T (21) that is incorporated in the ends of the same.
• the water flows along the pipe (7) and goes down to the pipe (7) immediately below with the one connected by means of downpipes (22) provided at the ends and also connected by T-pieces (21).
• the device has a humidifier (19) that recovers the water from the device, when the assembly incorporated into a greenhouse cover (23) is found, so that the water recovered in the dehumidifier (19) is stored in a tank collection (20) which, in turn, by gravity is restoring the water from the irrigation tank (17) through an inter-reservoir conduit (16c) with which they are connected.
• the whole structure with the irrigation pipes (7) and the irrigation and dehumidifier elements are housed inside a transparent or translucent cover (23), the dehumidifier (19) being arranged so that it constitutes the only air inlet inside said cover (23).
• the device has an artificial light installation (not shown) and has a computerized control system that regulates cold air or heat through the dehumidifier (19), regulate the irrigation system and regulate artificial light.
• the device incorporates at least one photovoltaic solar panel (24) that, installed in its upper part and conveniently connected, provides electrical supply to power the pump (18) and the dehumidifier (19).

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