Greenhouse design and control. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pedro Ponce, Arturo Molina, Paul Cepeda, Esther Lugo, Brian MacCleery.
• Authors: Ponce Cruz, Pedro; Molina, A (Arturo); Cepeda, Paul; Lugo, Esther; MacCleery, Brian
• Contents: List of figures; List of tables; Preface; How to read this book 1 Introduction; 1.1 Greenhouse motivation; 1.1.1 The state of North American protected agriculture 2 State of the art: greenhouse and controls 3 Greenhouse fundamentals; 3.1 Greenhouse generalities and construction; 3.1.1 Site selection; 3.1.2 Orientation; 3.1.3 Plan layout; 3.1.4 Availability of water; 3.1.5 Availability of electricity; 3.1.6 Structure design; 3.1.7 Standards for the construction; 3.1.8 Greenhouse costs 4 Greenhouse materials and structures; 4.1 Structural materials; 4.1.1 Structural conformation; 4.2 Cladding materials; 4.3 Foundations and floor materials; 4.3.1 Connections and clamps; 4.3.2 Leaks; 4.3.3 Windbreak; 4.3.4 Insect screens; 4.4 Eco-materials; 4.5 Material selection for a greenhouse; 4.6 Material properties of a tunnel type greenhouse; 4.6.1 Tunnel fixed Zenith ventilation greenhouses; 4.6.2 Simulation in the Inventor® program; 4.6.3 Characteristics of the loads that are applied to the structure; 4.6.4 CFD simulator by Inventor®; 4.7 Greenhouse construction standards; 4.7.1 Materials used in the structures; 4.7.2 Norms of materials; 4.7.3 Activities for greenhouse construction; 4.8 Structures and environmental control 5 Greenhouse automation and control; 5.1 Real time control system and greenhouses; 5.2 Advanced control systems for portable greenhouses; 5.2.1 Basic portable greenhouse description; 5.2.2 Advanced control systems; 5.3 Control implementation; 5.3.1 Portable greenhouse results; 5.4 Constituents of controlled environment for conventional greenhouses; 5.5 Sensors for greenhouse monitoring; 5.6 Automation systems; 5.7 Advanced protected systems – hydroponics; 5.7.1 Nutrient film technique; 5.8 Greenhouse modeling and control; 5.8.1 Greenhouse models; 5.9 Types of controls; 5.9.1 Control techniques theory; 5.9.2 Bang-bang or on/off control; 5.9.3 PID control; 5.9.4 Feedback/feed-forward linearization; 5.9.5 Sliding modes; 5.9.5.1 Fuzzy logic control; 5.9.6 Adaptive neural fuzzy inference system – ANFIS; 5.9.7 Green tech control and supervisor 6 Basic greenhouse control design and implementation; 6.1 Mechanical systems; 6.1.1 Structure and materials selection; 6.1.2 Ventilation systems; 6.1.3 Shading system; 6.1.4 Water fogging system; 6.1.5 Irrigation system; 6.1.6 Sensors; 6.2 Electrical and electronic system; 6.3 Control system for greenhouses; 6.3.1 Intelligent control system development; 6.3.2 LabVIEW™ controllers programming; 6.3.3 Intelligent controllers simulation; 6.3.4 Graphical user interface (GUI) and functions; 6.4 Control results; 6.4.1 Intelligent controllers simulation results; 6.4.2 PID-type controller simulation results; 6.4.3 On/off controllers experimental results; 6.4.4 Intelligent controllers experimental results; 6.4.5 Analysis of control systems 7 Automatic greenhouse operation; 7.1 Field versus greenhouse grown fruit; 7.2 Plant forms; 7.3 Photosynthetic characteristics; 7.4 Temperature requirements; 7.5 Carbon dioxide; 7.6 Light quality and intensity; 7.7 Water requirement; 7.8 Factors affecting greenhouse production; 7.9 Greenhouse structures; 7.10 Pest management; 7.11 Culture systems; 7.12 Plant nutrition; 7.13 General greenhouse reference conditions References; Subject index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 635.9823; Greenhouses -- Design and construction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315771557
• Related ISBNs: 9781138026292
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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