Articles
An integrated simulation and decision support system for greenhouse climate control (InfoGrow 2.0) based on an open source greenhouse modelling platform
Article number
1271_7
Pages
47 – 54
Language
English
Abstract
InfoGrow 2.0 is a model-based multi-source decision support system for energy and production management, which can help greenhouse nurseries continue to increase the energy efficiency achieved over the past years.
So far, energy savings are the result of investments in energy saving measures, production of less heat consuming cultivars and, to some extent, the use of energy saving climate control regimes and simple or model-based decision support systems.
Building upon the latter, the next step is optimizing model-based decision support through new compilation of models and introduction of data from new data sources (e.g. production planning and weather data). This system integrates existing tools for online monitoring of resource use and plant growth (InfoGrow) with a greenhouse simulator (Virtual Greenhouse), which simulates the effects of physical changes in the greenhouse and changes in climate control.
In this paper, we present the overall concept of the integrated simulation and decision support system, showing the workflow of the different components in the system and presenting a design example of the user interface.
So far, energy savings are the result of investments in energy saving measures, production of less heat consuming cultivars and, to some extent, the use of energy saving climate control regimes and simple or model-based decision support systems.
Building upon the latter, the next step is optimizing model-based decision support through new compilation of models and introduction of data from new data sources (e.g. production planning and weather data). This system integrates existing tools for online monitoring of resource use and plant growth (InfoGrow) with a greenhouse simulator (Virtual Greenhouse), which simulates the effects of physical changes in the greenhouse and changes in climate control.
In this paper, we present the overall concept of the integrated simulation and decision support system, showing the workflow of the different components in the system and presenting a design example of the user interface.
Authors
K.H. Kjaer, O. Körner, J.-M. Huet, N. Holst, J.S. Pedersen, J.M. Aaslyng
Keywords
DSS, software, universal simulator, virtual greenhouse model, InfoGrow, protected cultivation
Groups involved
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Working Group Nettings in Horticulture (subgroup of Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates)
- Working Group Light in Horticulture
- Working Group Organic Greenhouse Horticulture
- Working Group Modelling Plant Growth, Environmental Control, Greenhouse Environment
- Working Group Protected Cultivation, Nettings and Screens for Mild Climates
- Working Group Vegetable Grafting
- Working Group Computational Fluid Dynamics in Agriculture
- Working Group Design and Automation in Integrated Indoor Production Systems
- Working Group Mechanization, Digitization, Sensing and Robotics
- Working Group Greenhouse Environment and Climate Control
- Commission Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems
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