System for the cultivation of photosynthetic organisms, such as plants or the like
System for the cultivation of photosynthetic living organisms, such as plants ( 5 ), comprising a support structure for a plurality of shelves ( 1, 2 ) on which to cultivate said plants ( 5 ), said shelves ( 1, 2 ) being positioned one above the other, along a vertical axis, so as to identify a space ( 100, 110 ) interposed between the upper face of a shelf and the lower face of the overlying shelf, which space ( 100, 110 ) is adapted to cultivate the plants. A light (A, B, C) capture device ( 3 ) of a light source is provided, which capture device ( 3 ) is positioned above the highest shelf ( 1 ), there being transmission means of the light (A, B, C) connected to said capture device ( 3 ), which transmission means are configured for the transmission of the light (A, B, C) from the highest shelf ( 1 ) to the lower shelves, said activation/inactivation means of said capture device ( 3 ) and of said transmission means being provided.
1 . A system for a cultivation of photosynthetic living organisms, the system comprising:
a support structure of a plurality of shelves on which plants are to be cultivated, wherein the plurality of shelves are being positioned one above another, along a vertical axis, so as to identify a space interposed between an upper face of a shelf and a lower face of an overlying shelf, which space is adapted to cultivate the photosynthetic living organisms;
a light source capture device positioned above a highest shelf, wherein the light source capture device comprises a first parabolic section element arranged with a concavity facing a top of the shelf and a second parabolic section element, of smaller dimensions than the first parabolic section element, placed above the first parabolic section element and with the concavity facing in a direction of the first parabolic section element;
a light source transmission means connected to the light source capture device configured for a transmission of a light source from the highest shelf to lower shelves, wherein the light source transmission means comprise a transmission channel configured to transmit a light radiation from one shelf to the another and a plurality of diffuser elements connected to the transmission channel, wherein one end of the transmission channel is placed in an identified space between the first and the second parabolic section elements, wherein the first and the second parabolic section elements are passing from a transparent condition, corresponding to an inactive condition of the light source capture device, to a reflective condition, corresponding to an active condition of the light source capture device; and
a control unit for activating and deactivating the light source capture device and the light source transmission means.
2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the light source capture device and the plurality of diffuser elements pass from the active condition, in which they transmit the light source to the lower shelves, to an inactive condition, in which they do not transmit the light source to the lower shelves.
3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the end of the transmission channel is positioned at a focus of the second parabolic section element.
4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of diffuser elements comprises a third parabolic section element arranged with the concavity facing the top of the shelf and a fourth parabolic section element, of greater dimensions than the third parabolic section element, placed above the third parabolic section element and with the concavity facing in the direction of the third parabolic section element, passing the transmission channel through the third parabolic section element, the third and the fourth parabolic section elements passing from a transparent condition, corresponding to the active condition of the plurality of diffuser elements, to a reflective condition, corresponding to the inactive condition of the plurality of diffuser elements.
5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to control independently each of the plurality of diffuser elements and the light source capture device.
6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is connected to the plurality of diffuser elements and to the light source capture device through electrical connection cables, wherein the control unit configured to set an electrical current to be sent to the plurality of diffuser elements and to the light source capture device.
7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to set the plurality of diffuser elements and the light source capture device in the active condition according to predetermined time intervals.
8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit comprise a light energy quantity detection device for each shelf.
9 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the light source capture device and the plurality of diffuser elements pass from an active condition, in which they transmit the light source to the lower shelves, to an inactive condition, in which they do not transmit the light source to the lower shelves.