Vertical Farm

Abstract

The present invention discloses a three-dimensional farm, including a soilless cultivation planting system, a water circulation system and an MES system for management and control; the soilless cultivation planting system includes a planting device, the outer side of which is provided with a first robot that can slide and can plant seeds and pick finished products in the planting device; the seed culture room and the finished product processing area are connected to the first robot through a conveyor line, and the objects in the seed culture room and the finished product processing area are taken / delivered by the corresponding robots. The water circulation system includes a breeding pool, which is connected to the planting device through the water circulation system. The cultivation plates and culture troughs of the present invention are all made of food-grade stainless steel or environmentally friendly thermoplastic materials, and the entire process from seed germination, planting, sorting, and waste treatment is managed and controlled, realizing ecological breeding and minimizing pollution to the environment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of agricultural soilless cultivation and planting, in particular to a three-dimensional farm, which comprises a multi-layer three-dimensional agricultural product planting device placed in a building. Background Art

[0002] At present, three-dimensional hydroponic cultivation is less than 100 square meters, made of plastic (PE / PP / PVC, etc.) water pipes, with a height of less than 2 meters, suitable for small-scale cultivation. When large-scale operation is required, soilless floating hydroponic planting equipment or technology is generally used. The above equipment uses single-layer planting, the height is less than 1 meter, and manual planting / picking is used. It is necessary to build a large greenhouse, which occupies a large area and is generally built on barren land around the city. The inconvenient transportation causes its transportation and logistics links to be long and the logistics costs are high (if it is cold chain distribution, the cost is even higher).

[0003] At present, the floating board used for hydroponics is made of low-cost foam board, which often deforms and breaks during use and is a consumable item. The full name of this board is expandable polystyrene (EPS). It takes decades or hundreds of years for it to degrade naturally and must be recycled by professional recycling agencies. When the recycling freight is greater than the cost of foam recycling, it will be discarded or treated as garbage, causing environmental pollution. At the same time, the roots that have been picked are discarded and decomposed naturally by humans, or treated as garbage, which will also cause environmental pollution. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional farm, which is an integrated agricultural planting from seed sowing to agricultural product picking, with a high degree of intensiveness, capable of large-scale production in factories, buildings and other buildings, and rationally utilize the root waste generated to reduce environmental pollution.

[0005] In order to achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a three-dimensional farm, including a soilless cultivation planting system, a water circulation system and an MES system for management and control;

[0006] The soilless cultivation planting system includes a plurality of planting devices placed in a building, a track is provided on the ground outside the planting device, a first robot is provided on the track which can slide along the track and can plant seeds and pick finished products in the planting device; the track is connected with the conveyor line outside the planting device; a seed cultivation room and a finished product processing area are provided in the building along the outer edge of the conveyor line, a second robot which places a cup-shaped carrier with seedlings placed on the conveyor line is provided in the seed cultivation room; a third robot which takes the dishes off the conveyor line is provided in the finished product processing area;

[0007] The water circulation system comprises a breeding pond placed in a building, a water circulation pipeline is arranged between the breeding pond and the planting device, and a water pump is arranged on the water circulation pipeline.

[0008] Furthermore, the planting device includes a high-rise shelf, in which several layers of culture troughs are spaced apart from each other, and the culture troughs are covered with soilless culture plates made of food-grade stainless steel or environmentally friendly thermoplastic materials, and the soilless culture plates are spaced apart with several placement holes for cup-shaped carriers; LED lights simulating sunlight are arranged above the culture troughs; the culture troughs are connected to water circulation pipes; and a maintenance passage for pedestrians is arranged on one side of the high-rise shelf. The soilless culture plates made of food-grade stainless steel or environmentally friendly thermoplastic materials have a firm and reliable structure, are not easy to deform or break, have strong durability, and are conducive to recycling and reuse, thus reducing pollution to the environment. The height of the high-rise shelf is designed according to the floor design of the building, which can make full use of the height in the building, and three-dimensional planting can reduce the occupied space. At the same time, the design of the maintenance passage is also convenient for on-site personnel to inspect and check the growth of agricultural products on site.

[0009] Specifically, the water circulation pipeline includes a main water inlet pipeline, a branch water inlet pipeline, a main water return pipeline and a branch water return pipeline. One end of the main water inlet pipeline extends into the culture pond, and the other end is in a closed state; one end of the branch water inlet pipeline is connected to the main water inlet pipeline, and the other end is connected to the culture tank; one end of the main water return pipeline is located above the culture pond, and the other end is in a closed state; one end of the branch water return pipeline is connected to the main water return pipeline, and the other end is connected to the culture tank; a first valve is provided on the branch water inlet pipeline, and a second valve is provided on the branch water return pipeline. The water circulation pipeline designed as above can manage each culture tank independently. When the water quality of a culture tank is abnormal, it will not affect the use of other culture tanks, and the water change operation can be performed on the culture tank alone.

[0010] Furthermore, the cup-shaped carrier is a planting cup, and a plurality of strip-shaped or circular holes are arranged on the wall of the planting cup. The roots of the agricultural products extend out from the strip-shaped or circular holes, which is convenient for the development of the roots and the growth of the agricultural products.

[0011] Furthermore, the conveyor line is a double-layer transmission line, and the upper transmission line and the lower transmission line are independent of each other; the upper transmission line is provided with a first sensor corresponding to the first robot and a second sensor corresponding to the second robot; the lower transmission line is provided with a third sensor corresponding to the first robot and a fourth sensor corresponding to the third robot. The design of corresponding sensors can assist the relevant robots in grasping objects, so as to realize the automated production of the three-dimensional farm.

[0012] Furthermore, the culture tank is provided with a water quality detector for detecting the water quality therein and a light sensor for sensing the light intensity thereon. By observing the water quality and light intensity, the normal growth of the agricultural products in the culture tank is ensured, which helps to improve the output quality of the agricultural products.

[0013] A production and processing method of a three-dimensional farm comprises the following steps:

[0014] Step 1: First, seedlings are cultivated. In the seed cultivation room, seeds and cultivation carriers are placed together in a cup-shaped carrier, and the seeds are cultivated in a greenhouse, waiting for the seeds to germinate and grow into seedlings. While the seedlings are cultivated, water in the cultivation pool can be injected into the cultivation tank in advance;

[0015] Step 2: transport the cup-shaped carrier with the seedlings to the seedling loading area, and place it on the conveyor line by the second robot, and the cup-shaped carrier moves on the conveyor line;

[0016] Step 3: When the cup-shaped carrier moves to the workstation corresponding to the first robot, the first robot grabs the cup-shaped carrier, moves along the track on the ground, and places it in the designated placement hole of the soilless cultivation plate according to the prompt of the MES system;

[0017] Step 4: Turn on the LED light to irradiate the seedlings, and adjust the light according to the amount of light required by the seedlings at different stages. At the same time, monitor the water quality in the culture tank to ensure the health of the water in the culture tank;

[0018] Step 5: When the water quality monitoring is abnormal, the water in the corresponding culture tank is discharged into the breeding pond or discharged outdoors, and then the water tank is cleaned, and the water in the breeding pond is re-injected into the culture tank;

[0019] Step 6: When the seedlings grow up and mature, the LED light is turned off, and the first robot starts picking according to the order of each layer, and puts the finished products on the conveyor line;

[0020] Step 7: When the finished product is transported to the station corresponding to the third robot, the third robot first cuts off the leaves and flows into the cleaning, sorting and packaging station, and the cup-shaped carrier and the roots flow into the recycling station;

[0021] Step 8: Use visual inspection to check yellow or wilted leaves, rinse with water, air-dry, package, and prepare for cold chain storage or direct cold chain delivery;

[0022] Step 9. The recycling robot at the recycling station first cuts off the roots leaking out from the bottom of the cup-shaped carrier and takes out the culture carrier. The cup-shaped carrier is rinsed and flows into the seed culture room for continued reuse. The root system and culture carrier waste are simultaneously flowed into the grinder, where they are crushed and made into fish feed or discharged as raw materials for fertilizers.

[0023] Furthermore, the culture carrier is crushed and sterilized coconut shell, cottonseed husk, sawdust, corn cob, or cereal bran.

[0024] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0025] 1. The whole process from seed germination, planting, sorting to waste treatment is managed and controlled, realizing ecological breeding and minimizing the pollution to the environment;

[0026] 2. It can make full use of the height inside the building to intensively grow vegetables and other agricultural products, with a small footprint, high production capacity, and convenient assembly and disassembly, so that it can be grown inside urban buildings, reducing logistics costs, improving the freshness of agricultural products when users receive them, and improving the competitiveness of agricultural products;

[0027] 3. The structure of the planting device is firm and reliable, and robots are used for sowing and picking, saving labor costs. At the same time, the safety of agricultural products is highly controllable and quality monitoring is transparent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 This is a plan distribution diagram of a three-dimensional farm according to Example 1 of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the planting device of embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 3 This is a plan distribution diagram of a three-dimensional farm according to Example 1 of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the protection scope of the present invention.

[0032] Example 1

[0033] See attached Figure 1 This is a plan distribution diagram of a three-dimensional farm in this embodiment, which includes a planting area 1 set in the middle area of ​​the building, a finished product processing area 2, a control room area 3, and a seed culture room 4 located on the left side of the planting area 1, and an aquaculture area 5 and a power distribution room 6 located on the right side of the planting area 1. The power distribution room 6 is used to supply power to the entire three-dimensional farm so that the equipment on it can operate. The control room area 3 is the working area for the on-site staff, in which the on-site staff can observe the overall operating status of the three-dimensional farm through the computer, learn about the operating status of the three-dimensional farm, and ensure the operation of the three-dimensional farm.

[0034] The three-dimensional farm in this embodiment mainly includes a soilless cultivation system, a water circulation system and an MES system for management and control.

[0035] The soilless cultivation system includes a plurality of planting devices 11 placed in a building. A track 12 is arranged on the ground outside the planting device 11. A first robot 13 is arranged on the track 12, which can slide along the track and can plant seeds and pick finished products in the planting device. The track 12 is connected to a conveyor line 14 outside the planting device 11. The building along the outer edge of the conveyor line 14 is provided with a seed culture room 4, a control room area 3 and a finished product processing area 2. The seed culture room 4 is provided with a second robot 41 for placing a cup-shaped carrier with seedlings on the conveyor line 14. The finished product processing area 2 is provided with a third robot 21 for taking the dishes off the conveyor line 14. Figure 1 It can be seen that a packaging robot 22 and a crusher 23 are also provided in the finished product processing area 2. The first robot 13, the second robot 41, the third robot 21, the packaging robot 22, and the crusher in this embodiment are all known existing equipment. For example, the first robot 13 can refer to the Chinese invention patent CN104584738B, the second robot 13 and the third robot 21 can refer to the Chinese utility model patent CN205043794U, and the packaging robot 22 can refer to the Chinese invention patent CN105711896A. The first robot 13, the second robot 41, the third robot 21, and the packaging robot 22 are all connected to the MES system to control the execution of the actions of the above robots.

[0036] The water circulation system includes a breeding pond 51 placed in a building, a water circulation pipe 52 is arranged between the breeding pond 51 and the planting device 11, and a water pump is arranged on the water circulation pipe 52. Specifically, the water circulation pipe includes a main water inlet pipe, a branch water inlet pipe, a main water return pipe and a branch water return pipe, one end of the main water inlet pipe extends into the breeding pond, and the other end is in a closed state; one end of the branch water inlet pipe is connected to the main water inlet pipe, and the other end is connected to the culture tank; one end of the main water return pipe is located above the breeding pond, and the other end is in a closed state; one end of the branch water return pipe is connected to the main water return pipe, and the other end is connected to the culture tank; a first valve connected to the MES system is arranged on the branch water inlet pipe, and a second valve connected to the MES system is arranged on the branch water return pipe.

[0037] The fish in the breeding pond 51 produce ammonia gas from the gas exhaled from the gills and the fish feces, which generates a large number of nitrifying bacteria in the water. The ammonia gas is converted into nitrite, which is then converted into a nitrate nutrient solution suitable for plant absorption. The water pump filters the residue from the nitrate-rich water after the fish breeding and sends it to each layer of the culture tank on the three-dimensional storage position.

[0038] The conveyor line 14 is a double-layer transmission line, and the upper and lower layers are independent of each other, and the drive motors thereon are all connected to the MES system. The conveyor line 14 is a conventional double-layer transmission line, and the upper and lower layers can refer to the Chinese utility model patent CN202440119U. The upper layer transmission line is provided with a first sensor corresponding to the first robot 13 and a second sensor corresponding to the second robot 41; the lower layer transmission line is provided with a third sensor corresponding to the first robot 13 and a fourth sensor corresponding to the third robot 21. The above sensors are all connected to the MES system to assist the corresponding robots in executing actions.

[0039] like Figure 2 As shown, the planting device 11 includes a high-rise shelf 111, in which several layers of culture tanks 112 are spaced apart from each other. The culture tank 112 is covered with a soilless culture plate 113 made of food-grade stainless steel or environmentally friendly thermoplastic material. The soilless culture plate 113 is spaced apart with several placement holes 114 for placing cup-shaped carriers. A seedling that has been cultivated is planted in each hole, and the seedlings begin to grow with the nitrate nutrient solution in the culture tank 112. An LED lamp simulating sunlight is arranged above the culture tank 1122, and the LED lamp is hung on the high-rise flower rack 111 and / or fixed on the bottom of the culture tank. The culture tank 112 is connected to the water circulation pipeline 52; a maintenance passage 15 for pedestrians to walk is arranged on one side of the high-rise shelf 111. The cup-shaped carrier is a planting cup, and the wall of the planting cup is provided with several strip-shaped or circular holes for the plant roots to extend out. At the same time, in order to better ensure the growth of crops, a water quality detector for detecting the water quality therein and a light sensor for sensing the light intensity thereon are provided on the culture tank 112. The water quality detector and the light sensor are both connected to the MES system.

[0040] This three-dimensional farm manages and controls the entire process from seed germination, planting, sorting, and waste treatment, realizing ecological farming and minimizing environmental pollution. The specific operation and production processing steps are as follows:

[0041] Step 1: First, seedlings are cultivated. In a seed cultivation room, seeds and culture carriers (crushed high-temperature sterilized coconut shells, cottonseed husks, sawdust, corn cobs, and cereal bran) are placed together in a cup-shaped carrier, and the seeds are cultivated in a greenhouse, waiting for the seeds to germinate and grow seedlings. While the seedlings are being cultivated, water in the cultivation pool can be injected into the culture tank in advance;

[0042] Step 2: transport the cup-shaped carrier with the seedlings to the seedling loading area, and place it on the conveyor line by the second robot, and the cup-shaped carrier moves on the conveyor line;

[0043] Step 3: When the cup-shaped carrier moves to the workstation corresponding to the first robot, the first robot grabs the cup-shaped carrier, moves along the track on the ground, and places it in the designated placement hole of the soilless cultivation plate according to the prompt of the MES system;

[0044] Step 4: Turn on the LED light to irradiate the seedlings, and adjust the light according to the amount of light required by the seedlings at different stages. At the same time, monitor the water quality in the culture tank to ensure the health of the water in the culture tank;

[0045] Step 5: When the water quality monitoring is abnormal, the water in the corresponding culture tank is discharged into the breeding pond, and the water in the breeding pond is re-injected into the culture tank;

[0046] Step 6: When the seedlings grow up and mature, the LED light is turned off, and the first robot starts picking according to the order of each layer, and puts the finished products on the conveyor line;

[0047] Step 7: When the finished product is transported to the station corresponding to the third robot, the third robot first cuts off the leaves and flows into the cleaning, sorting and packaging station, and the cup-shaped carrier and the roots flow into the recycling station;

[0048] Step 8: Use visual inspection to check yellow or wilted leaves, rinse with water, air-dry, package, and prepare for cold chain storage or direct cold chain delivery;

[0049] Step 9. The recycling robot at the recycling station first cuts off the roots leaking out from the bottom of the cup-shaped carrier and takes out the culture carrier. The cup-shaped carrier is rinsed and flows into the seed culture room for continued reuse. The roots and culture carrier (coconut shells, cottonseed skins, sawdust, corn cobs, and cereal bran that have been crushed and sterilized at high temperature) are simultaneously flowed into the grinder and are crushed to make fish feed or discharged as raw materials for fertilizers.

[0050] Example 2

[0051] See attached Figure 3 This is a plan distribution diagram of a three-dimensional farm in this embodiment, which includes a planting area 1 set in the middle area of ​​the building, a finished product processing area 2, a control room area 3, and a seed culture room 4 located on the left side of the planting area 1, and an aquaculture area 5 and a power distribution room 6 located on the right side of the planting area 1. The power distribution room 6 is used to supply power to the entire three-dimensional farm so that the equipment on it can operate. The control room area 3 is the working area for the on-site staff, in which the on-site staff can observe the overall operating status of the three-dimensional farm through the computer, learn about the operating status of the three-dimensional farm, and ensure the operation of the three-dimensional farm.

[0052] The three-dimensional farm in this embodiment mainly includes a soilless cultivation system, a water circulation system and an MES system for management and control.

[0053] The soilless cultivation planting system includes a plurality of planting devices 11 placed in a building, a track 12 is provided on the ground outside the planting device 11, and a floating plate transport robot 16 is provided on the track 12, which can slide along the track and can place the soilless cultivation board in the planting device or take out the soilless cultivation board from the planting device; a floating plate trolley 17 is provided outside the track 12 and the planting device 11, which is used for transporting the soilless cultivation board between the planting device 11 and the finished product processing area 2 or the seed culture room 4. A packaging robot 22 and a crusher 23 are also provided in the finished product processing area 2. In this embodiment, the floating plate transport robot 16 is a known existing equipment. The above-mentioned floating plate transport robot 16 is connected to the MES system for controlling the execution of the actions of the above-mentioned robot.

[0054] The water circulation system includes a breeding pond 51 placed in a building, a water circulation pipe 52 is arranged between the breeding pond 51 and the planting device 11, and a water pump is arranged on the water circulation pipe 52. Specifically, the water circulation pipe includes a main water inlet pipe, a branch water inlet pipe, a main water return pipe and a branch water return pipe, one end of the main water inlet pipe extends into the breeding pond, and the other end is in a closed state; one end of the branch water inlet pipe is connected to the main water inlet pipe, and the other end is connected to the culture tank; one end of the main water return pipe is located above the breeding pond, and the other end is in a closed state; one end of the branch water return pipe is connected to the main water return pipe, and the other end is connected to the culture tank; a first valve connected to the MES system is arranged on the branch water inlet pipe, and a second valve connected to the MES system is arranged on the branch water return pipe.

[0055] like Figure 2 As shown, the planting device 11 includes a high-rise shelf 111, in which several layers of culture tanks 112 are spaced apart from each other. The culture tank 112 is covered with a soilless culture plate 113 made of food-grade stainless steel or environmentally friendly thermoplastic material. The soilless culture plate 113 is spaced apart with several placement holes 114 for placing cup-shaped carriers. A seedling that has been cultivated is planted in each hole, and the seedlings begin to grow with the nitrate nutrient solution in the culture tank 112. An LED lamp simulating sunlight is arranged above the culture tank 1122, and the LED lamp is hung on the high-rise flower rack 111 and / or fixed on the bottom of the culture tank. The culture tank 112 is connected to the water circulation pipeline 52; a maintenance passage 15 for pedestrians to walk is arranged on one side of the high-rise shelf 111. The cup-shaped carrier is a planting cup, and the wall of the planting cup is provided with several strip-shaped or circular holes for the plant roots to extend out. At the same time, in order to better ensure the growth of crops, a water quality detector for detecting the water quality therein and a light sensor for sensing the light intensity thereon are provided on the culture tank 112. The water quality detector and the light sensor are both connected to the MES system.

[0056] The operation steps of this embodiment are as follows:

[0057] Step 1: First, seedlings are cultivated. In a seed cultivation room, seeds and culture carriers (crushed high-temperature sterilized coconut shells, cottonseed husks, sawdust, corn cobs, and cereal bran) are placed together in a cup-shaped carrier, and the seeds are cultivated in a greenhouse, waiting for the seeds to germinate and grow seedlings. While the seedlings are being cultivated, water in the cultivation pool can be injected into the culture tank in advance;

[0058] Step 2: Place the cup-shaped carriers with the seedlings on the soilless cultivation board (floating board) in order, and then place the entire soilless cultivation board (floating board) on the floating board trolley;

[0059] Step 3: The floating plate trolley is pushed to one side of the track manually, and the floating plate transport robot moves to one side of the floating plate trolley, then grabs the soilless cultivation plate (floating plate) on the floating plate trolley, and places it in the designated culture tank of the planting device in sequence under the control of the MES system;

[0060] Step 4: Turn on the LED light to irradiate the seedlings, and adjust the light according to the amount of light required by the seedlings at different stages. At the same time, monitor the water quality in the culture tank to ensure the health of the water in the culture tank;

[0061] Step 5: When the water quality monitoring is abnormal, the water in the corresponding culture tank is discharged into the breeding pond, and the water in the breeding pond is re-injected into the culture tank;

[0062] Step 6: When the seedlings grow up and mature, the LED lights are turned off, and the first robot starts to unload the floating plates according to the order of each layer. The floating plate transporting robots grab the floating plates from each water tank and put them into the floating plate carts respectively;

[0063] Step 7: After the floating plate trolley is filled with a whole cart of floating plates, it is manually pushed to the finished product operation room for processing;

[0064] Step 8: Cut the vegetables manually, check them, rinse them with clean water, air dry them, package them, and prepare for cold chain storage or direct cold chain delivery;

[0065] Step 9: At the recycling station, the root system leaking out from the bottom of the cup-shaped carrier is manually cut off, and the culture carrier is taken out. The cup-shaped carrier and the soilless culture plate are rinsed and flow into the seed culture room for continued reuse; the root system and the culture carrier (crushed high-temperature sterilized coconut shells, cottonseed husks, sawdust, corn cobs, and cereal bran) are simultaneously flowed into a grinder, and after being crushed, they are made into fish feed or discharged as raw materials for fertilizers.

[0066] The MES system, or manufacturing execution system (MES for short), was proposed by the American company AMR (Advanced Manufacturing Research, Inc.) in the early 1990s. It aims to strengthen the execution function of the MRP plan and link the MRP plan with the on-site control of the workshop operation through the execution system. The on-site control here includes PLC program controllers, data collectors, barcodes, various measuring and testing instruments, manipulators, etc. The information of each planting slot, seeds, seedling cultivation, light intensity, and picking date will be transmitted to the MES system. MES records various big data to provide reliable information for subsequent improvements.

[0067] The present invention vertically overlaps soilless cultivation (including hydroponic) troughs into several layers, the highest of which can reach about 6 meters. The cultivation plates and cultivation troughs are all made of food-grade stainless steel materials, which are safe and have a long replacement cycle. The appearance is similar to the shelves of a stereoscopic warehouse.

[0068] The present invention can be used to widely plant leafy vegetables: colorful spinach, New Zealand spinach, purple leaf lettuce, red leaf lettuce, colorful leaf beet, colorful turnip, purple-backed amaranth, winter vegetable, chrysanthemum brain, golden flower vegetable, purple-red leaf mangosteen, amaranth, dandelion, first-flower vegetable, red head chicory, auricularia auricula, rattan Panax notoginseng, red wilted poultry, ginseng vegetable, fine chrysanthemum lettuce, red beet head, ornamental kale, mint leaves, silver silk vegetable, jade silk vegetable, leaf pepper, purple cabbage, etc.

[0069] Solanaceae vegetables are mainly for viewing and tasting with their plants and fruits, and are currently undergoing demonstration and testing. The main types include: seven sister peppers, chili peppers, millet peppers, cherry peppers, black chili peppers, jujube peppers, bell peppers, and large black, yellow, purple, orange, red, and white vegetable peppers, as well as ivory peppers, lantern peppers, and linear peppers; eggplants such as miniature cigars, purple miniature eggplants, and African red eggplants; and tomatoes such as pearl tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, red arrow tomatoes, red agates, and oblong tomatoes.

[0070] Under the same cultivation conditions (room temperature, row spacing, light, planting and purchasing cycle, etc.), a space with a height of 1 meter can produce more than 3 times the capacity under the current existing technology, and robots are used to replace manual labor for planting and harvesting. The location of planting vegetables, the location of planting and harvesting, the monitoring of water and nutrition parameters, the monitoring of simulated light, etc. are all collected by sensors or RFID and other high-tech technologies, calculated and distributed by industrial control computers, and water pollution is automatically isolated. Intelligent automation of some agricultural planting is realized by intelligent automation equipment.

[0071] Because of the three-dimensional layout, the construction of the intelligent three-dimensional farm is like automated equipment. It does not require any construction permit and can be disassembled or moved at any time. The repair and maintenance of the three-dimensional farm no longer uses a lump of cement, a brick or a water pipe, and can be operated in the same way as maintaining automated equipment.

[0072] Because of the three-dimensional layout, the greenhouse of the smart three-dimensional farm can be operated in a very small area. The smart three-dimensional farm can be placed in any science and technology park or factory area, and any 1 to 3-story factory building in the city can meet the needs.

[0073] Because of the three-dimensional layout, the wiring of lighting / water circulation / monitoring in the smart three-dimensional farm is greatly reduced, greatly reducing costs.

[0074] The water in the smart farm comes from the supporting aquaculture, which is rich in nitrates from fish manure. The entire water circulation system is closed, eliminating the risk of artificial additives in the water. All data is collected by sensors, and it is very difficult to falsify quality data.

[0075] The intelligent three-dimensional farm eliminates the foam floating board, reducing the recycling process. The roots after picking are crushed and provided to fertilizer plants as fertilizer or directly processed into aquaculture feed.

[0076] Intelligent three-dimensional farms are placed in cities to make full use of developed logistics conditions, the Internet and online shopping platforms, reducing logistics costs.

[0077] The above implementation modes are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of the present invention, and their purpose is to enable people familiar with this technology to understand the content of the present invention and implement it, and they cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A three-dimensional farm, including a soilless cultivation system, a water circulation system and a MES system for management and control; characterized in that: The soilless cultivation planting system includes a plurality of planting devices placed in a building, a track is arranged on the ground outside the planting device, a first robot is arranged on the track which can slide along the track and can plant seeds and pick finished products in the planting device; the track is connected with the conveyor line outside the planting device; a seed cultivation room, a control room area and a finished product processing area are arranged in the building along the outer edge of the conveyor line, a second robot is arranged in the seed cultivation room to place a cup-shaped carrier with seedlings on the conveyor line; a third robot, a packaging robot and a crusher are arranged in the finished product processing area to take the dishes off the conveyor line; The water circulation system includes a breeding pond placed in the building, a water circulation pipeline is arranged between the breeding pond and the planting device, and a water pump is arranged on the water circulation pipeline; The planting device includes a high-level shelf, in which a plurality of layers of culture tanks are arranged at intervals from top to bottom. The culture tanks are covered with a soilless culture plate made of food-grade stainless steel or environmentally friendly thermoplastic material plates, and a plurality of placement holes for cup-shaped carriers are arranged at intervals on the soilless culture plate; an LED lamp simulating sunlight is arranged above the culture tank; and the culture tank is connected to a water circulation pipeline; The cup-shaped carrier is a planting cup, and a plurality of strip holes or circular holes are arranged on the wall of the planting cup; The conveyor line is an upper and lower double-layer transmission line, and the upper transmission line and the lower transmission line are independent of each other; the upper transmission line is provided with a first sensor corresponding to the first robot and a second sensor corresponding to the second robot; the lower transmission line is provided with a third sensor corresponding to the first robot and a fourth sensor corresponding to the third robot; The culture tank is provided with a water quality detector for detecting the water quality therein and a light sensor for sensing the light intensity thereon.

2. The three-dimensional farm according to claim 1, characterized in that: A maintenance passage for pedestrians is set up on one side of the high-rise shelves.

3. The three-dimensional farm according to claim 2, characterized in that: The water circulation pipeline includes a main water inlet pipeline, a branch water inlet pipeline, a main water return pipeline and a branch water return pipeline. One end of the main water inlet pipeline extends into the breeding pond, and the other end is in a closed state; one end of the branch water inlet pipeline is connected to the main water inlet pipeline, and the other end is connected to the culture tank; one end of the main water return pipeline is located above the breeding pond, and the other end is in a closed state; one end of the branch water return pipeline is connected to the main water return pipeline, and the other end is connected to the culture tank; a first valve is arranged on the branch water inlet pipeline, and a second valve is arranged on the branch water return pipeline.

4. A production and processing method of the three-dimensional farm according to claim 3, characterized in that: The steps include: Step 1: First, seedlings are cultivated. In the seed cultivation room, seeds and cultivation carriers are placed together in a cup-shaped carrier, and the seeds are cultivated in a greenhouse, waiting for the seeds to germinate and grow into seedlings. While the seedlings are cultivated, water in the cultivation pool can be injected into the cultivation tank in advance; Step 2: transport the cup-shaped carrier with the seedlings to the seedling loading area, and place it on the conveyor line by the second robot, and the cup-shaped carrier moves on the conveyor line; Step 3: When the cup-shaped carrier moves to the workstation corresponding to the first robot, the first robot grabs the cup-shaped carrier, moves along the track on the ground, and places it in the designated placement hole of the soilless cultivation plate according to the prompt of the MES system; Step 4: Turn on the LED light to irradiate the seedlings, and adjust the light according to the amount of light required by the seedlings at different stages. At the same time, monitor the water quality in the culture tank to ensure the health of the water in the culture tank; Step 5: When the water quality monitoring is abnormal, the water in the corresponding culture tank is discharged into the breeding pond or discharged outdoors, and then the water tank is cleaned, and the water in the breeding pond is re-injected into the culture tank; Step 6: When the seedlings grow up and mature, the LED light is turned off, and the first robot starts picking according to the order of each layer, and puts the finished products on the conveyor line; Step 7: When the finished product is transported to the station corresponding to the third robot, the third robot first cuts off the leaves and flows into the cleaning, sorting and packaging station, and the cup-shaped carrier and the roots flow into the recycling station; Step 8: Use visual inspection to check yellow or wilted leaves, rinse with water, air-dry, package, and prepare for cold chain storage or direct cold chain delivery; Step 9. The recycling robot at the recycling station first cuts off the roots leaking out from the bottom of the cup-shaped carrier and takes out the culture carrier. The cup-shaped carrier is rinsed and flows into the seed culture room for continued reuse. The root system and culture carrier waste are simultaneously flowed into the grinder, where they are crushed and made into fish feed or fertilizer raw materials and discharged.

5. The production and processing method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The culture carrier is crushed and sterilized coconut shell, cottonseed husk, sawdust, corn cob, and cereal bran.

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