• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.277-284
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• 2018

For the main variables to be selected by the designer for the heating and cooling load calculation in greenhouses, in order to evaluate the effect of these design values on the heating and cooling load, the simulations were carried out by varying the respective design values. Based on these results, we proposed the design values which should pay special attention to selection. The design values which have the greatest effect on the heating load were the overall heat transfer coefficient of the covering material and the design outdoor temperature was next. The effect of the design values according to the number of spans showed little difference. In the case of the single-span greenhouse, the effect of the design values related to the underground heat transfer can not be ignored. However, in the case of the multi-span greenhouse, the effect of the design values related to the underground heat transfer and the infiltration rate were insignificant. The design values which have the greatest effect on the cooling load were the solar radiation into the greenhouse and the evapotranspiration coefficient, followed by the indoor and outdoor temperature difference and the ventilation rate. The effect of the design values showed a great difference between the single-span greenhouse and the multi-span greenhouse, but there was almost no difference according to the number of spans. The effect of the overall heat transfer coefficient of the covering material was negligible in both the single-span greenhouse and the multi-span greenhouse. However, the effect of the indoor and outdoor temperature difference and the ventilation rate on the cooling load was not negligible. Especially, it is considered that the effect is larger in multi-span greenhouse.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.138-145
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• 2013

In order to develop the efficient control algorithm of the two-fluid fogging system, cooling experiments for the many different types of fogging cycles were conducted in tomato greenhouses. It showed that the cooling effect was 1.2 to $4.0^{\circ}C$ and the cooling efficiency was 8.2 to 32.9% on average. The cooling efficiency with fogging interval was highest in the case of the fogging cycle of 90 seconds. The cooling efficiency showed a tendency to increase as the fogging time increased and the stopping time decreased. As the spray rate of fog in the two-fluid fogging system increased, there was a tendency for the cooling efficiency to improve. However, as the inside air approaches its saturation level, even though the spray rate of fog increases, it does not lead to further evaporation. Thus, it can be inferred that increasing the spray rate of fog before the inside air reaches the saturation level could make higher the cooling efficiency. As cooling efficiency increases, the saturation deficit of inside air decreased and the difference between absolute humidity of inside and outside air increased. The more fog evaporated, the difference between absolute humidity of inside and outside air tended to increase and as the result, the discharge of vapor due to ventilation occurs more easily, which again lead to an increase in the evaporation rate and ultimately increase in the cooling efficiency. Regression analysis result on the saturation deficit of inside air showed that the fogging time needed to change of saturation deficit of $10g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ was 120 seconds and stopping time was 60 seconds. But in order to decrease the amplitude of temperature and to increase the cooling efficiency, the fluctuation range of saturation deficit was set to $5g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ and we decided that the fogging-stopping time of 60-30 seconds was more appropriate. Control types of two-fluid fogging systems were classified as computer control or simple control, and their control algorithms were derived. We recommend that if the two-fluid fogging system is controlled by manipulating only the set point of temperature, humidity, and on-off time, it would be best to set up the on-off time at 60-30 seconds in time control, the lower limit of air temperature at 30 to $32^{\circ}C$ and the upper limit of relative humidity at 85 to 90%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 2000.10b
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• pp.94-97
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• 2000

온실의 환경설계 중에서 가장 기본이 되는 냉ㆍ난방 설비용량의 결정을 위하여는 설계외기온(냉ㆍ난방설계), 외기의 습구온도 및 수평면 일사량(냉방설계)과 같은 기상자료가 필요하다. 시설재배에 있어서 환경설비의 용량 부족은 혹한기 또는 혹서기에 작물의 생육에 치명적인 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 또한 설비용량의 과대설계는 설치비 면에서 비경제적일 뿐만 아니라 에너지의 효율적 이용 측면에서도 불리하므로 적정 설비용량의 결정은 매우 중요하고, 따라서 설계용 기상자료의 선택은 매우 신중을 기하여야 한다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.74-77
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• 1995

냉동기등의 냉방장치에 의한 온실의 기온하강은 주간에 과다한 일사부하로 인하여 경제적으로 불가능하기 때문에 현재 증발냉각법이 주로 이용되고 있다. 그러나 증발냉각법의 구체적인 설계기준안에 대한 국내연구는 전무한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 우리나라 기상여건을 고려하여 증발냉각법을 위한 설계기준안을 제시하고자 하였다. (중략)

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.306-316
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• 2006

In this study, the effect of the shade level, water flow rate applied to the shades and the temperature of water on the greenhouse cooling was investigated depending on the shade level of 0, 35, 55, 75%, and water flow rate and water temperature by the test on the small wooden frames to find out the low cost cooling method. With increasing of the dry bulb temperature of outside air, the dry bulb temperature in the wooden frames increased. For the frames with the shade and water, inside temperatures of the frames were lower of -0.2$\sim$-1.2$^{\circ}C$ than the temperature of the outside air and higher than the water temperature. For the frames without water, inside temperatures of the frames were higher of 1.7$\sim$4$^{\circ}C$ than the outside and not affected by the shade level very much. The water flow rate and the temperature of the water were not the important factors to decrease the inside temperatures in the frames. The black globe temperature became lower with increasing of shade level. The shade frames with water curtain showed the best cooling effect because of reducing thermal radiation and cooling the plastic film cover. The surface temperatures of the plastic film cover for the water supplied modules became lower with increasing of the shade level. The relative humidity was decreased with the dry bulb temperature in the frame increasing and not affected by the dry bulb temperature of the outside air for the frames with the shade and water.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.39-44
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• 1998

현재 국내에 보급되어 있는 현대화 온실 203개를 대상으로 냉난방과 관련된 설비현황을 조사하여 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. \circled1 온실의 건설방위는 남북동(58.1%)과 동서동(26.8%)이 대부분이었고, 철골온실은 Wide-span형이 81.8%, 플라스틱온실은 1-2W형 온실이 97.5%였다. 휴작하는 온실은 약 41%정도였고, 재배작물은 채소류가 약 80%, 화훼류가 약 20%정도였으며, 재배방식은 철골온실의 경우 양액재배가 57.2%, 플라스틱온실에서는 토양재배가 88.5%였다. \circled2 온실의 외부 피복재는 철골온실은 유리가 92.2%, 플라스틱온실에서는 PE가 43.3%, EVA가 51.9%로 대부분이었다. 철골온실은 1중피복이 98.7%로 거의 전부이었고, 플라스틱온실에서는 2중피복이 78.7%로 나타나, 철골온실에서 보온커튼을 통한 보온성 향상과 밀폐성이 더욱 중요함을 알 수 있다. \circled3 보온용 피복재는 부직포가 64.9%로 가장 많았고 대부분 2층커튼(85.9%)이었으며, 개폐방식은 대부분 예인식(92.7%)의 자동개폐방식(75.2%)이었다. 한편 바닥을 피복한 온실은 약 30% 정도로 나타나, 바닥피복으로 인한 축열이나 반사효과를 감안할 때 효율적인 바닥처리가 요망된다. \circled4 온실의 난방방식은 철골온실에서는 온수안방(47.3%)이 온풍난방(33.8%)보다 다소 많았으며, 플라스틱온실에서는 대부분 온풍난방(90.8%)이었다. 온실의 난방위치는 대부분 지상난방(89.8%)이었고 지중난방은 극소수로 나타나, 앞으로 지중난방을 통한 난방비 절감과 품질향상에 관한 실용화 연구가 요망된다. 난방용 연료는 대부분 경유(83.9%)로 나타나, 난방비를 절감할 수 있는 저가의 연료를 사용할 수 있는 난방시스템의 개발이 요청된다. \circled5 온실의 냉방방법은 차광(51.8%)과 지붕살수(33.9%)가 대부분이었으며 미스트와 포그시스템을 설치한 온실은 소수에 불과하였고, 극소수의 온실에서는 지붕위나 온실내에 지붕면과 평행하게 설치한 경우도 있었다.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.215-224
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• 2009

A survey on the actual state of heating, cooling, ventilation, and air-flow and experimental measurement of temperature and humidity distribution in tomato greenhouse were performed to provide fundamental data required in the development of air-flow control technology. In single-span plastic houses, which account for most of 136 tomato greenhouses surveyed, roof windows, ventilation and air-flow fans were installed in a low rate, and installation specs of those facilities showed a very large deviation. There were no farms installed greenhouse cooling facilities. In the hot air heating system, which account for most of heating type, installation specs of hot air duct showed also a large deviation. The exhaust air temperature and wind speed in hot air duct also were measured to have a big difference depending on the distance from the heater. We are using the maximum difference as indicator to determine whether temperature distribution is uniform. However if the temperature slope is not identical in greenhouse, it can't represent the uniformity. We analyzed relation between the maximum difference and the uniformity of temperature and humidity distribution. The uniformity was calculated using the mean and standard deviation of data from 12 measuring points. They showed high correlation but were represented differently by linear in the daytime and quadratic in the nighttime. It could see that the uniformity of temperature and humidity distribution was much different according to greenhouse type and heating method. The installation guidelines for ventilation and air-flow fan, the spread of greenhouse cooling technology for year-round stable production, and improvement of air duct and heating system, etc. are needed.

• Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.120-126
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• 2001

This experiment was carried out to analyse on the cooling and dehumidifying effects of greenhouse by air-to-water heat pump system employing the air as cooling source. following results were obtained ; 1. The coefficients of performance (COP) of heat pump itself and total heat pump system were approximately 2.71~2.88 and 1.99~2.22, respectively. 2. The night-time cooling load of experimental greenhouse was 64.9 MJ/h, and the heat absorbed (cooling load) from heat pump system was 816.3~1,004.6 MJ/day. 3. The dehumidified moisture amount from experimental greenhouse was 7.0~15.0 kg/h. 4. The night time temperature of experimental greenhouse cooled by heat pump system could be maintained 4~6$^{\circ}C$ lower than that of control greenhouse which was almost equal to outside air temperature.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.19-25
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• 2013

In this study, the cooling experiment was carried out in $1,650m^2$ area of the seedling greenhouse from June 6, 2011 to september 18, 2011 with the vertical type geothermal heat pump system of 350 kW scale (175 kW ${\times}$ 2 units) installed in the greenhouse, cooling effects were analyzed and we tried to find more effective operation methods of the geothermal heat pump system. In case of one unit heat pump (175 kW) operation, when evaporator inlet water temperature changed from $13.0^{\circ}C$ to $15.5^{\circ}C$, cooling COP of the system was in 1.1~1.8 range and in case of two unit heat pump (350 kW) operation, when evaporator inlet water temperature changed from 13.0 to 15.5, cooling COP of the system was in 2.0~2.7 range. The accumulated cooling heat quantity of June, July, August and September was 14,718.6, 26,765.1, 28,437.2 and 10,065.0 kWh, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2017.10a
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• pp.415-418
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• 2017

Recently, the demand for energy efficiency improvement technology through the connection of waste heat energy and SmartGrid has been increasing. Thus, investments for the cultivation of high value crops and produce is increasing through research aimed at synthetic technology in real-time utilization of smart farms and waste heat energy with the concept of using container greenhouses and plant factories. In this aspect, we have carried out research on a practical application technology that will help farmers to increase the economic effectiveness of LED based plant factories in terms of energy efficiency. This can provide opportunities to connect with the large scale automated smart farms in the future. In this study, we focused on the economic effectiveness of crop cultivation using cooling technology in a container greenhouse through waste heat energy. Hereafter, in order to further advance the technology of real-time monitoring/control of the absorption chiller which is used through the container greenhouses and waste heat energy by using IOT, we would like to propose research on new ideas of agricultural technology that can maximize the utility of cooling energy by operating a mobile gateway based on Raspberry PI.