Joshua Mark

US Patent:

20210315169, Oct 14, 2021

Filed:

Mar 29, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/215318

Inventors:

- South San Francisco CA, US
Joshua John Mark Pero - San Francisco CA, US
Meaghan Fitzgerald - South San Francisco CA, US
Nathaniel R. Storey - Laramie WY, US
Kevin Duane Grauberger - Laramie WY, US
Alan Colbrie Schoen - Los Gatos CA, US
Michael Peter Flynn - Palo Alto CA, US
Anthony Nicholas McDougle - San Francisco CA, US
Liane Jessica Fang - Redwood City CA, US
Frances Willcox Esparza - San Francisco CA, US
Christopher Kwok Wai Mui - San Francisco CA, US
Grant Thomas Lindblom - South San Francisco CA, US
Paul Guerra - Redwood City CA, US
Timothy Michael Murcko - San Mateo CA, US

Assignee:

MJNN LLC - South San Francisco CA

International Classification:

A01G 9/24
F24F 11/63
G05B 19/042

Abstract:

Systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for controlling environmental conditions to control latent and sensible loads in a plant grow chamber. The density of plant-0 receptacles in the grow chamber is such that, when plants are held in the plurality of plant receptacles, evapotranspiration contributes to the latent load so that the latent load exceeds a sensible load, resulting in evapotranspirative cooling. This shift in the energy balance allows for greater energy savings, as compared with conventional indoor farms that focus on removing heat from the growth environment. Environmental conditions may be controlled to achieved desired conditions, such as the optimum ratio of harvest weight yield to energy consumption under given constraints. Light modules for enabling plant growth suitable for controlled environment agriculture are also described.

US Patent:

20210315170, Oct 14, 2021

Filed:

Oct 7, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/281000

Inventors:

- South San Francisco CA, US
Joshua John Mark Pero - San Francisco CA, US
Meaghan Fitzgerald - South San Francisco CA, US
Nathaniel R. Storey - Laramie WY, US
Kevin Duane Grauberger - Laramie WY, US
Alan Colbrie Schoen - Los Gatos CA, US
Michael Peter Flynn - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

MJNN LLC - South San Francisco CA

International Classification:

A01G 9/24
F24F 11/64

Abstract:

Systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for controlling environmental conditions to control latent and sensible loads in a plant grow chamber. The density of plant receptacles in the grow chamber is such that, when plants are held in the plurality of plant receptacles, evapotranspiration contributes to the latent load so that the latent load exceeds a sensible load, resulting in evapotranspirative cooling. This shift in the energy balance allows for greater energy savings, as compared with conventional indoor farms that focus on removing heat from the growth environment. Environmental conditions may be controlled to achieved desired conditions, such as the optimum ratio of harvest weight yield to energy consumption under given constraints.