System for zoned-based solar heating and ventilation of poultry structures

A method for zone-based heating of an interior of a poultry livestock structure using an array of connected groups of solar thermal absorbing collectors, wherein each of the solar thermal collectors comprise an open cuboid housing sized at a width to depth ratio of at least 10:1 and a length to depth ratio of least 10:1, wherein the open cuboid housing is covered with a solar absorbing geotextile, wherein the array of connected groups is connected to the poultry livestock structure by HVAC ducting comprising at least on controllable fan and at least one controllable fan for each connected group, comprising the steps of:

• activating heated air induction by opening at least one damper and activating at least one inline fan between the array of connected collector groups, wherein individual solar thermal collectors in each group are connected with pairs of mating edges of adjacent joined collectors, the pairs of mating edges each comprising a plurality of breather holes sized with a diameter of at least one half the depth of the collector housing;
• controlling the output of each of the collector groups with at least one controllable fan and at least on controllable damper by damping air flow to interior zones of the poultry livestock structure, directing heated air flow to interior zones determined to need additional heat according to processing of acquired sensor readings from the interior zones and according to the poultry life-cycle optimal conditions for poultry livestock in each zone.