- estimate energy consumption of LEDs (biggest energy consumer in traditional vertical farms with no natural lighting)
- get detailed data on irradiance by the sun according to the physical location and orientation of the farm
- gather information on the plant to be cultivated (lettuce for now)
- DOING estimate energy consumption of Air Control system (second biggest energy consumer)
- erect thermodynamic energy balances
- DOING simulate in modelica - supposes homogeneous environment inside farm (1d simulation)
- estimate energy consumption of remaining components (mainly irrigation)
- DOING develop system architecture
- use case analysis
- define functional architecture
- DONE build 3d model to convey idea better
- calculate appropriate solar installation
- calculate appropriate energy storage
- calculate insulation value of "naked farm" (in winter it will most likely be to energy intensive to operate)
- irradiance model is a python script which focuses on the lighting for the plants
- full model is a openmodelica model where I eventually want to put everything. At the moment it is focused on the thermodynamic examination
- visualizations contains some useful visualizations which I make to communicate my results