SaturnSense Hydrofeed: In-line sensing of the full composition of nutrients for precision management of hydroponic farming

该项目将提供一种新的在线传感技术的原型，用于对集约化水培、气培和水培耕作中的营养成分进行智能实时管理。来自加工部门的新的种植协议和批量生产技术的出现，使这种方法处于英国园艺和外来水果生产的前沿，既减少了英国对此类产品的进口要求，又为类别经理提供了灵活的生产设施，以满足不断变化的消费者偏好。这一业务主张利用新兴材料和传感器工程，首次提供成本适当的在线设备，能够监测和闭环控制个别主要营养素，特别是N、P、K、S和钙。通过在监控数据采集和控制系统(SCADA)中将其与光管理相结合，可以在优化输入和最小能量的情况下实现100%的产品质量保证。

The project will deliver the prototype of a new in-line sensing technology for smart real-time management of the nutrient composition within intensive hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic farming. The emergence of new growing protocols and batch production techniques, from the process sector, have positioned this approach at the forefront of UK horticultural and exotic fruits production, both reducing the UK’s requirement to import such produce and offering category managers a flexible production facility to meet changing consumer preferences. This business proposition exploits emerging materials and sensor engineering to deliver an appropriately costed in-line unit capable, for the first time, of monitoring & closed-loop control of the individual major nutrients, notably N, P, K, S & Ca. By integrating this with light management, within a supervisory data-acquisition & control system (SCADA), 100% QA of produce may be achieved with optimised inputs and minimised energy.