Agroconnect is a full-scale research demonstrator infrastructure that showcases an autonomous, self-sufficient, and sustainable greenhouse. Its purpose is to demonstrate the feasibility of using green sources to run commercial-scale greenhouses. The facility employs a range of sustainable technologies to achieve this, including photovoltaic panels for electricity production, solar thermal fields and biomass boilers for thermal energy generation, and desalination systems for fresh water generation, among others. Controlling the system presents multiple challenges due to its complexity and the wide variety of components involved. These challenges range from low-level control problems that deal with regulation issues to high-level control problems for setpoint generation, resource management, and overall system integration and optimization. To address these challenges, Agroconnect incorporates a new cyber-physical architecture that facilitates the integration, interoperability, and data availability of the different components. Therefore, the facility provides ample opportunities for the application of different control strategies, including basic feedback controllers and advanced control approaches. This chapter presents a comprehensive overview of the Agroconnect research station, highlighting its main control challenges, and providing insights into how control solutions can be tested in a real agro-industrial facility intended as a large-scale benchmark.

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Agroconnect Research Station: General Description and Control Challenges

  • Jorge Antonio Sánchez-Molina,
  • Juan Diego Gil,
  • Rubén A. González,
  • Francisco García-Mañas,
  • Manuel Muñoz

摘要

Agroconnect is a full-scale research demonstrator infrastructure that showcases an autonomous, self-sufficient, and sustainable greenhouse. Its purpose is to demonstrate the feasibility of using green sources to run commercial-scale greenhouses. The facility employs a range of sustainable technologies to achieve this, including photovoltaic panels for electricity production, solar thermal fields and biomass boilers for thermal energy generation, and desalination systems for fresh water generation, among others. Controlling the system presents multiple challenges due to its complexity and the wide variety of components involved. These challenges range from low-level control problems that deal with regulation issues to high-level control problems for setpoint generation, resource management, and overall system integration and optimization. To address these challenges, Agroconnect incorporates a new cyber-physical architecture that facilitates the integration, interoperability, and data availability of the different components. Therefore, the facility provides ample opportunities for the application of different control strategies, including basic feedback controllers and advanced control approaches. This chapter presents a comprehensive overview of the Agroconnect research station, highlighting its main control challenges, and providing insights into how control solutions can be tested in a real agro-industrial facility intended as a large-scale benchmark.