Automated Greenhouse
Disclosed is a fully-automated greenhouse that utilizes hydroponic growing techniques in order to maximize the amount of crop production possible in a given footprint, and eliminates the need for soil, fossil fuels, pesticides and toxic chemicals. The greenhouse produces its own pure, clean water supply with proprietary, on-board atmospheric water generators incorporating water treatment technology, namely ozone, hydrodynamic cavitation, acoustical cavitation, and electrochemical oxidation to oxidize and destroy contaminants to maintain purity.
1 . A water process for a greenhouse system comprising the steps of:
fluidly coupling an atmospheric water generator, injecting ozone into water collected from said generator,
filtering the ozonated water,
directing the ozonated water through a static mixer at a rate to induce hydrodynamic cavitation,
receiving the ozonated water with induced cavitation into a reactor tank having at least one anode rod to induce electrolysis,
passing the ozonated water with induced cavitation subjected to electrolysis past an ultrasonic transducer to induce acoustic cavitation to form a treated fluid;
introducing the treated fluid into a greenhouse;
collecting leachate fluid from the greenhouse,
directing a blend of leachate fluid with the ozonated water through the static mixer at a rate to induce hydrodynamic cavitation,
receiving the blend of leachate fluid and ozonated water with induced cavitation into a reactor tank having at least one anode rod to induce electrolysis;
passing the blend of leachate fluid and ozonated water with induced cavitation subjected to electrolysis past an ultrasonic transducer to induce acoustic cavitation to form a treated fluid; introducing the treated fluid into the greenhouse.
2 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 1 including the steps of adjusting the pH of the treated fluid and adding nutrients to the treated fluid to form a nutrient feed water; wherein said nutrient feed water delivered to plants in the greenhouse.
3 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 2 including a nutrient tank for storing said nutrient fluid.
4 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 3 including the step of recirculating said nutrient fluid stored in said nutrient tank and monitoring for temperature and pH.
5 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 2 including the step of adjusting the temperature of said nutrient fluid.
6 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 1 wherein said reactor tank is sealed to receive pressurized water.
7 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 1 wherein said reactor tank is constructed and arranged to provide a tangential hydro cyclone circulation from a top of the tank to a bottom of the tank passing within 1 inch of a 20 KHz ultrasonic transducer.
8 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 1 including the steps of creating a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure within said reactor tank.
9 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 1 wherein the atmospheric water generator and equipment for ozonating, static mixer, reactor tank with anode rod and ultrasonic transducer is installed within a container that can houses a growing area forming a unit that can be shipped one well site to another by truck, rail or ship.
10 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 1 including sectioning said greenhouse into at least two compartments wherein at least one compartment is constructed and arranged for growing plants.
11 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 1 including connecting an HVAC system constructed and arranged to control the climate.
12 . The water process for a greenhouse system according to claim 11 wherein said HVAC system supplies positive pressure to said compartment used for growing plants constructed and arranged to prevent bacteria and other diseases from entering said compartment.