Mobile indoor controlled apiary system
AssigneeHiveTech Solutions Inc.
InventorsKimberly A Drennan, Justin T Bellucci, Chelsea Cook, Diana Glawe
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Abstract
A mobile indoor controlled apiary system includes a mobile foundation, a plurality of insulated panels configured for modular assembly to form a structural envelope on top of the mobile foundation, and a removable shell configured for covering the structural envelope. The system further includes a data collection system for gathering environmental data within the structural envelope, and a climate control system configured for regulating environmental conditions within the structural envelope.
Claims15
A mobile indoor controlled apiary system for accommodating a plurality of hive boxes therein, each one of the plurality of hive boxes containing at least one colony of honeybees therein, the system comprising:
- a mobile foundation;
- a plurality of insulated panels configured for modular assembly and disassembly to form a structural envelope on top of the mobile foundation, the structural envelope creating a contained indoor environment for housing the plurality of hive boxes therein;
- a removable shell surrounding the structural envelope;
- a data collection system for gathering environmental data within the structural envelope;
- and
- a climate control system configured for regulating environmental conditions within the structural envelope for each one of the plurality of hive boxes,
- wherein the data collection system is further configured for providing measurements of system power consumption for use in optimizing at least one of power draw and battery capacity to operate the mobile indoor controlled apiary system.
A mobile indoor controlled apiary system for accommodating a plurality of hive boxes therein, the system comprising:
- a plurality of insulated panels configured for modular assembly and disassembly to form a structural envelope for containing the plurality of hive boxes therein;
- a mobile foundation for supporting the structural envelope;
- a data collection system for gathering environmental data within the structural envelope;
- a climate control system configured for regulating environmental conditions within the structural envelope;
- and
- a control system for controlling the data collection system and the climate control system,
- wherein, based on data collected by the data collection system, the control system automatically adjusts the climate control system to provide the environmental conditions within predetermined set points for each one of the plurality of hive boxes to create and maintain optimal climate range to encourage clustering behavior of honeybees contained within each of the plurality of hive boxes in the structural envelope,
- wherein the climate control system includes ductwork for directing air to specific locations among the plurality of hive boxes within the mobile indoor controlled apiary system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.