Plant cultivator and control system therefor

A plant cultivator wherein an opening/closing door is provided in a suitable face of a cabinet body surrounded by insulating walls;

• an illumination window is provided in the upper face or a suitable side face;
• an LED illumination element is arranged in said illumination window so as to face said illumination window;
• LED control means that controls said LED illumination element is provided in a suitable side face of said cabinet or the vicinity of said LED illumination element;
• and
• wherein the cabinet comprises at least some of
• a growth detection sensor that detects the state of plant growth,
• cultivation environment monitoring means that monitors the cultivation environment comprising at least one of the temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide gas concentration around the plants and
• a cultivation environment generating means that generates said cultivation environment, and further comprises cultivation environment control means that is provided at an appropriate location for controlling said cultivation environment generating means in accordance with information from said cultivation environment monitoring means;
• wherein said cultivation environment monitoring means comprises a carbon dioxide gas sensor, said cultivation environment generating means comprises carbon dioxide gas supply means that supply carbon dioxide gas from a carbon dioxide gas supply port provided in said cabinet, and said cultivation environment control means controls the amount of carbon dioxide gas supplied by said carbon dioxide gas supply means in accordance with the carbon dioxide gas concentration found by said carbon dioxide gas sensor;
• and
• wherein said humidity generating means comprises dehumidification means comprising a fin cooled by a Peltier element and a drain whereby water formed as dew on this fin is discharged to outside said cabinet body.

A plant cultivator wherein an opening/closing door is provided in a suitable face of a cabinet body surrounded by insulating walls;

• an illumination window is provided in the upper face or a suitable side face;
• an LED illumination element is arranged in said illumination window so as to face said illumination window;
• LED control means that controls said LED illumination element is provided in a suitable side face of said cabinet or the vicinity of said LED illumination element;
• and
• wherein the cabinet comprises at least some of
• a growth detection sensor that detects the state of plant growth,
• cultivation environment monitoring means that monitors the cultivation environment comprising at least one of the temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide gas concentration around the plants and
• a cultivation environment generating means that generates said cultivation environment, and further comprises cultivation environment control means that is provided at an appropriate location for controlling said cultivation environment generating means in accordance with information from said cultivation environment monitoring means;
• wherein said cultivation environment monitoring means comprises a carbon dioxide gas sensor, said cultivation environment generating means comprises carbon dioxide gas supply means that supply carbon dioxide gas from a carbon dioxide gas supply port provided in said cabinet, and said cultivation environment control means controls the amount of carbon dioxide gas supplied by said carbon dioxide gas supply means in accordance with the carbon dioxide gas concentration found by said carbon dioxide gas sensor;
• and
• wherein the interior of said cabinet body is partitioned into a growth zone and a supply zone provided with air stirring means in its interior and communicating with said growth zone, said mist supply port and carbon dioxide gas supply port opening into the interior of said supply zone.