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| Author(s): |
Zorzeto Cesar, Thais Queiroz
[1]
;
Martins Leal, Paulo Ademar
[1]
;
Branquinho, Omar Carvalho
[1]
;
Moura Miranda, Felipe Antonio
[1]
Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Sch Agr Engn FEAGRI, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; v. 52, n. 1 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Spatial and temporal monitoring of temperature and relative humidity is essential for greenhouse management, therefore, wireless sensor networks (WSN) can offer crucial advantages. The objective of this work was to use a WSN to characterize and map the horizontal and vertical variability of air temperature and relative humidity inside a greenhouse using five different configurations. The configurations were based on combinations between the following actuating mechanisms: i) mechanical ventilation (by two exhaust fans); ii) natural ventilation (through the roof vent openings); iii) shading through the use of thermo-reflective screen. The WSN was designed with 45 spatially distributed measuring points, and the air temperature and relative humidity were recorded automatically every 30 seconds, for ten consecutive days, for each configuration. Our results show that the horizontal and vertical homogeneity of the meteorological elements depends on the actuating mechanism used in the greenhouse. Mechanical ventilation approximated the temperature and relative humidity of the indoor and outdoor air, with a homogeneous horizontal distribution throughout the environment. Opening the roof vent reduced vertical gradients of temperature and relative humidity. Our observations also showed that the combination of the use of roof vent openings with mechanical ventilation is an effective way to achieve horizontal homogeneity of meteorological elements. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/11953-9 - Meteorological mapping in a greenhouse with different structures and systems |
| Grantee: | Paulo Ademar Martins Leal |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |