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T1 Light energy efficiency in lettuce crop: Structural indoor designs simulation
A1 Lozano Castellanos, Luisa Fernanda
A1 Navas Gracia, Luis Manuel
A1 Correa Guimaraes, Adriana
K1 Electric power consumption - Measurement
K1 Electricidad - Medición
K1 Energy efficiency
K1 Economía energética
K1 Agricultural innovations
K1 Agriculture
K1 Sustainable development
K1 Desarrollo económico
K1 Ecology
K1 Agricultural Engineering
K1 Agricultura - Innovaciones tecnológicas
K1 Electric lighting - Energy consumption
K1 Energy consumption
K1 Plant Science
K1 Lettuce
K1 Lechugas - Cultivo
K1 3102 Ingeniería Agrícola
K1 2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
K1 2202.03 Electricidad
AB Indoor agricultural offers efficient alternatives for intensive food production through automation technologies and controlled environments. Light plays a crucial role in plant development; however, photons captured by the crop are often wasted in empty spaces, resulting in low light efficiency and high energy costs. This research aims to simulate eight structural designs for an indoor lettuce crop, exploring different planting systems and light and culture bed combinations (static and mobile) to identify the most effective mechanism for light efficiency during crop growth. The simulations were carried out with spreadsheets based on applying formulas of yield in dry biomass per photosynthetic photons, lighting costs, harvest, and production. The results indicate that Circular Moving Light and Mobile Culture Bed with Quincunx Planting (CML-QM) and Circular Moving Light and Mobile Culture Bed with Linear Planting (CML-LPM) exhibit higher photon capture percentages (85% and 80%, respectively) and lower electricity consumption compared to static designs. The simulation results demonstrate the potential for significant improvements in photon capture and cost savings through optimized system designs. This investigation provides valuable insights for designing more efficient systems and reducing electricity consumption to enhance the capture of photosynthetic photons in indoor lettuce cultivation.
PB MDPI
SN 2223-7747
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66945
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66945
LA eng
NO Plants, 2023, Vol. 12, Nº. 19, 3456
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 25-dic-2024