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US 8,910,419 B1Granted
Growing chamber
AssigneeAll Season Greens, LLC
InventorDavid W. Oberst
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Abstract
A growing chamber for irrigating, draining, lighting, heating or cooling plants that executes a schedule for at least one of the watering, lighting or heating or cooling to ensure that the chamber does not overload an electrical connection for at least one of 120 Volts or 240 Volts.
Claims20
An industrial growing chamber, comprising:
- a door and insulated walls forming a chamber;
- an electrical plug coupled to the chamber, via an electrical cord, and configured for a standard size;
- a racking system coupled to the insulated walls;
- a plurality of trays, including drainage, configured to be received by the racking system;
- a controller coupled to the chamber;
- a temperature control system, which is coupled to the chamber, configured to be controlled by the controller;
- an irrigation system, coupled to the chamber, configured to be controlled by the controller;
- a lighting system, coupled to the chamber, configured to be controlled by the controller;
- a timer coupled to the controller;
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- at least one of electronics or logic in the controller configured to ensure that the chamber does not overload an electrical connection for 20 amperes and at least one of 120 volts or 240 volts by executing a schedule for at least one subsystem chosen from a group consisting of the temperature control system, the irrigation system, and the lighting system, in conjunction with the timer, wherein the schedule is based on a power consumption of at least one of the chamber or a different subsystem.
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A method for growing plants, comprising:
- placing plants on a plurality of trays within an insulated chamber;
- plugging an electrical plug, coupled to the chamber, via an electrical cord, into a standard connection;
- watering the plants;
- lighting the plants;
- draining the plants;
- at least one of heating or cooling an interior of the chamber;
- retrieving a power value for the watering;
- retrieving a power value for the lighting;
- retrieving a power value for the heating or cooling;
- ensuring that the chamber does not overload an electrical connection for 20 amperes and at least one of 120 volts or 240 volts by executing a schedule for at least one task chosen from a group consisting of the watering, lighting and heating or cooling, wherein the schedule is based on a power consumption of at least one of the chamber or a different task.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.