Sat Parkash Gupta :
B.Sc. (Engg.) Honors
Univ.1st G. Medalist
Sole Inventor

 (2G), (3G L1) and (4G Lc) greenhouse innovative technology   

•        No lien of any kind 
•        (2G) innovations comprise multiple inventions as mentioned by EPO ISA in ISR
      (2G) comprise solutions of almost all problems of prior art existing greenhouses.
•        (2G) Patents already granted in US, EP, China, Korea, Eurasia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, however     

     pending in India.
•        (3G L1) innovations comprises Improvements over (2G)
•        (3G L1) Patents already granted in Australia, EP NOA received, US and Canada NOA expected soon.
•        (4G Lc) Patent applications filed in India, US, Canada, China, Eurasia pending unlikely to pursue in US. 
•        (2G) and (3G L1) greenhouse innovative technology has unlimited potential because (2G) and (3G L1) Innovative        

     facilities can be retrofitted into existing greenhouses.
•        500 M2 prototype greenhouse installed with (2G), (3G L1) and (4G Lc) innovative facilities.
•        In greenhouse technology all along no tangible innovations have materialized,
•        In this regard kindly be apprised that present greenhouse innovative technology Patents have much more applications         over IT etc Patents. As such discussions with a few experienced greenhouse growers and greenhouse manufacturers is       essential
•        At least 25% saving in thermal energy cost
•        At least 30% saving in cooling cost
•        At least 20% higher plant density and productivity due to mechanizing and maximizing air circulation around plants
•        At least 30% saving in cost of nutrients
 

Benefits of closed (without vents ) greenhouse

      •        Obviates need of hourly 2 Nos. full exchanges of greenhouse warm environment with outside environment cold air to       maintain Co2 and O2 balance in greenhouse, leading to substantial reduction in associated thermal energy cost for           heating the exchanged cold air
•        Co2 rich or O2 rich greenhouse air can not escape into outside environment
•        Facilitates Co2 enrichment in hot geographical locations as well.

Benefits of releasing at cultivation level of crop into the greenhouse

     •        Co2 rich conditioned greenhouse air from 1^st No. earth tube heat exchanger
•        CO2 rich almost dry greenhouse air directly from dehumidifying tanks to maintain greenhouse air relative humidity                defined point in cold geographical locations or to maintain greenhouse air temperature defined point in hot geographical      locations by optimal evaporative cooling.
•      Compressed atmospheric air stored in tank Ta to maintain Co2 and O2 balance in greenhouse
•        Hot air in cold geographical locations,

Example operation during dark hours : 

Release manifold releasing into greenhouse at cultivation level of crops

•        O2 rich conditioned greenhouse air from 2^nd No. earth tube heat exchanger
•        O2 rich almost dry greenhouse air directly from dehumidifying tanks to maintain greenhouse air relative humidity defined        point in cold geographical locations or to maintain greenhouse air temperature defined point in hot geographical locations        by optimal evaporative cooling.
•        Compressed atmospheric air stored in tank Ta to maintain Co2 and O2 balance in greenhouse
•        Hot air in cold geographical locations,
•        Pushes up greenhouse air from cultivation level to above the plants,
•        Creates multiple combinations of horizontal and vertical flows, and air circulation cycles around plants for uniform mixing         of released air with existing greenhouse air which :
•        Provides optimal ventilation.
•        Maintains uniform air temperature point,
•        Maintains uniform air relative humidity corresponding to air temperature point
•        Maintains in greenhouse at all horizontal and vertical locations uniform air relative humidity point and uniform temperature       point corresponding to relative humidity
•        Facilitates significant improvement in timing of crops, especially of flowers.
•        Mechanizes and maximizes air circulation around plants facilitating much higher crop density and productivity
•        Obviates horizontal and vertical gradients
•        Obviates hot or cold pockets:
•        O2 rich greenhouse air released into greenhouse during dark hours rejuvenates health of plants, maximizing resistance of         plants to diseases organisms, bacteria, pathogens, fungi, viral infection, harmful insect pests etc  
•        Obviates need of horizontal air fans saving capital and operating cost of horizontal fans,
•        Strengthens and hardens stems of plants,
•        Prevents escape of stored Co2 rich conditioned greenhouse air into outside environment because of being released at              cultivation level is readily taken up by plants
•        Pollinates plants like tomato, bell pepper etc; during pollination hours release pressure of release manifold is suitably              increased to maximize pollination.
•      Facilitates a more economically viable greenhouse wherein instead of purchasing  high cost carbon credits, substantial            revenue is generated by selling carbon credits that are not used because greenhouse Co2 is prevented from being released      into environment
•      Achieves all benefits of a tall greenhouse in a less tall greenhouse leading to more economically viable greenhouse with            reduced capital and operating cost and greater energy efficiency.

•        1^st Module suitable for cold geographical locations comprises : a compressor, 2 No. centrifugal blowers comprising a capture blowers, a release blower, a capture manifold, a release manifold  and 2 Nos. dehumidifying tanks,
•        Compressor with capture manifold captures from above the plants, Co2 rich greenhouse humid air during dark hours and O2 rich humid air during light hours, and compresses the captured humid air for releasing into dehumidifying tanks for maintaining captured Co2 rich and O2 rich air almost dry
•        Release blower with release manifold releases into greenhouse at cultivation level of crops directly from dehumidifying tanks, Co2 rich almost dry greenhouse air during light hours and O2 rich almost dry air during dark hours for mixing with greenhouse existing humid air for adjusting greenhouse air relative humidity in cold geographical locations and adjusting greenhouse air temperature in hot geographical locations by optimal evaporative cooling.
 
·       2^nd Module comprises : 2 No. centrifugal blowers comprising a capture blowers, a release blower, a capture manifold, a release manifold,  2 Nos. earth tube heat exchangers comprising large diameter reinforced concrete pipes intalled end to end at 3 meter depth to store and condition relatively cooler air to relatively warmer temperature in cold geographical locations and condition relatively warmer air  to relatively cooler temperature in hot geographical locations and maintains greenhouse air temperature equal to average thermal constant temperature of a location; which is mostly 10 to 25° C
•        1^st No. earth tube heat excahanger stores and conditions Co2 rich air,
•        2^nd No. earth tube heat excahanger stores and conditions O2 rich air
  
•        Earth tube heat exchanger substantially reduces greenhouse heating or cooling cost in respective cold and hot geographical locations. Leading to much more economically viable greenhouse by reducing conventional fossil fuel burning in cold geographical locations and using much less electric power in hot geographical locations. 

•        2^nd Module has unlimited applications like maintaining indoor and/or outdoor environment temperature equal to thermal constant temperature in cold and hot geographical locations like heating or cooling local environment occupied by people
 
•        2^nd Module also reduces heating cost of residential, commercial premises including  but not limited to, offices, malls, multiplexes, hotels, industrial units and the like, wherein these premises would otherwise be heated by burning fossil fuel for heating water to 60-80°C for circulation into heating radiators.
 
•        3^rd Module suitable for hot geographical locations comprises a capture blowers, a release blower, a capture manifold, a release manifold, and 2 Nos. earth tube heat exchangers.
Capture blower with capture manifold captures Co2 rich greenhouse air during dark hours and O2 rich air during light hours which are directly stored into respective 1^st No. and 2^nd No. earth tube heat exchangers
 
•        4^th Module comprises a biothermal energy harnessing single  tank,  having an  inlet  at  top end  for  partially  loading  fresh  material and an outlet at bottom end for partially unloading compost at defined intervals further comprising  a blower, a water pump, a water tank, a hot air tank, a Co2 tank.
•        Harnessed biothermal hot air is used for greenhouse heating
•        Reducing burning fossil fuel to reduce global warming.
•        Warming drip dosing activated nutrient dilluted solution,
•        Warming drip dosing crop treatment solution,
•        Warming foliar dosing activated nutrient solution, equal to greenhouse air temperature
•        Warming foliar dosing crop treatment solution
•        Injecting hot air into heating manifold on greenhouse cover film interior surfaces for melting snow on exterior surfaces        of greenhouse
•        Providing high quality sterilized compost
 
•        5^th Module also comprises melting snow on surfaces of Airport runways wherein so far snow is melted by built-in heating modules in concrete slabs of Airport runways mostly burning fossil fuel whereas snow on Railway tracks and Roadways is removed by earth moving machines
 
•        5^th Module also comprises melting snow on surfaces comprises at least 2 No. blowers, each equipped with a heating sub module in its inlet producing hot air of defined temperature, mounted on motorized trolleys’ located staggered at defined distances in between based upon length of surfaces. 
 
•        6^th Module reduces global warming by preventing greenhouse Co2 from being released into outside environment  by capturing, storing for utilizing greenhouse Co2 for enrichment and maintains greenhouse Co2 content point
 
·     7^th Module comprises sprinkler manifolds on greenhouse roof, both gable sides and both long sides for washing off dust / dirt from exterior surfaces of greenhouse cover film, during defined sunlight hours, durations, and intervals atmospheric solar radiation sensor turn wise switches-on all the sprinkler manifolds for throwing pressurized water onto greenhouse exterior surfaces
 
•        8^th Module comprises efficient fire fighting system which is similar to washing off dust / dirt except that on visual smoke detection sprinkler manifolds nearest to fire breakout location are manually switched-on for throwing pressurized water onto fire.
 
•        9^th  Module comprises a mechanized module for adjusting height of artificial light source for maintaining defined distance between artificial light source and tops of plants growing in the greenhouse throughout all growth stages
 
·       10^th  Module comprises  artificial light facility comprising light emitting diode (LED)  lamps emitting red, blue and white light in defined proportions
•        LED lamps with hexagon shaped mirrored shades are hung from bottom of greenhouse trusses at defined square                   meters centers comprising facility of being raised as plants grow in height;
•        A defined portion of magnifying mirrors is mounted in fixtures for titling at any angle up to 180^° in vertical plane and at         any angle up to 360^° in horizontal plane
•        Aluminum foil on interior surfaces of greenhouse
•        Artificial lighting and/or sun light striking a portion of  mirrors, a portion of mirrored shades and a portion of aluminum        foil is reflected repeatedly to surfaces of other portions of mirrors, mirrored shades and aluminum foil and is intensified        and magnified to defined point, producing red, blue and white light in defined proportions.
    10^th No. Artificial lighting module comprises unlimited applications in Industrial, and outdoor lighting etc
 
•        11^th Module comprises drip dosing dilluted solutions of activated cheapest nutrients : Single super phosphate, Urea,           K2O5, FeSo4  by dissolving CaSo4 and MgSo4 in water for preparing activated solutions and converting urea into                   activated solution of nitrate, thus obviating separate irrigation and fertigation events
 
·     12^th Module comprises a blower for injecting pressurized O2 rich greenhouse air of defined temperature point into crop        root zone during each drip dosing dilluted solutions activated nutrients for :
•        Aeration of crop root zone;
•        Maintaining temperature of crop root zone at defined temperature point facilitating optimal uptake of nutrients leading           to increased productivity.
•        Switches-off drip dosing event on 1^st few drops of drained off leachate facilitating optimal watering and nutrition without      danger of plants collapsing due to water logging.
 
•        13^th Module in cold geographical locations maintains greenhouse air relative humidity at about 80% reducing pressure        of disease. Several serious diseases like botrytis and powdery mildew are directly related to greenhouse air high relative      humidity.
 
•        14^th  Module obviates gutters in multi span structured greenhouses leading to almost 10% saving structure cost together      with maintenance and replacement cost
•        Heavy downpour water (Due to climate change downpours are mostly heavy) overflowing on multi span structured                greenhouse roofs, along sides, into greenhouse and causing damage to crop inside together with eliminating problems        related to gutters such as:
•        Blocking incoming sunlight into the greenhouse
•        Condensation or mist on interior surfaces
•        Water drops dripping on to plants causing injury,
•        Snow accumulation
•        Dust /dirt accumulation
•        Algae and fungi growth
 
•        15^th  Module obviates gutters in multi span structures and installations for various needs and applications leading to             almost 10% saving in cost of multi span structures together with maintenance and replacement cost wherein heavy              downpour water overflowing on multi span structures roofs, along sides and into the structure, causing damage to                materials inside together with eliminating gutters’ related problems:
 
•        16^th Module comprises District heating in cold geographical locations comprising 1 No. centrifugal blower with electric         heating sub module of defined KW in its inlet as a collateral for use when essential for differential heating and an earth         tube heat excahnger, wherein the blower draws environment cold air through inlet of earth tube heat exchanger which          conditions the drawn cold  environment air equal to thermal constant temperature of the location (about 10-25° C)                   irrespective of environment air temperature. 
    For heated premises, Inlet for hot air through one corner just above floor level and outlet through other longest corner          just below the celeing level leading to much better comfort like sitting in a garden with hot air blowing gently.

    •      16^th No. Bio thermal energy harnessing module is used for increasing temperature of hot air for district heating
 
•        17^th  Module comprises District cooling in hot geographical locations comprising 1 No. centrifugal blower with  cooling sub module in its inlet and an earth tube heat exchanger, wherein the blower draws environment hot air through inlet of earth tube heat exchanger, which conditions the drawn hot environment air equal to thermal constant temperature of the location (about 10-25° C)  irrespective of environment air temperature for cooling indoor environment so that only differential cooling is needed to maintain indoor environment at a defined temperature point,
 
•        18^th  Module comprises clearing dense fog from greenhouse environment during early cold mornings when temperature      drops and air relative humidity saturates wherein a release blower, with a heating sub module, releases hot air into                 greenhouse to increase greenhouse air temperature which reduces air relative humidity leading to clearing the fog.
 
•        18^th  Module also comprises innovative method for clearing fog in environment of air Aircraft by equipping the Aircraft with               compressor together with a heating sub module with about 4 No. pairs of  telescopic pipes, installed flush at suitable locations        near both sides of cockpit, when needed telescopic pipes protrude downwards at about 60^O angle to clear foggy or cloudy                 environment throughout including Airport runways during downward journey for landing or for taking off.
 
•        18^th  Module also using hot air blower on both front sides of Railway Engines and in Bonnets of Road vehicles
 
•        19^th Module comprises heating manifold on greenhouse cover film interior surfaces for melting snow on greenhouse             cover film exterior surfaces, wherein atmospheric temperature sensor when senses that atmospheric air temperature is         approaching 0°C, switches-on pressurized hot air injections into the heating manifold
 
·       20^th  Module comprises fixing  thermal  shading  film  of  defined  thickness  to  greenhouse roof  and  to  at  least  one  external  side           of  greenhouse  and  fixing  a  milky  white  film  to  each  side  without thermal  shading  film  together  with  automated  retractable              thermal shading curtains covering internal surface thereof
 
·    20^th Module comprises  thermal shading film fixed to greenhouse roof and four external sides to fully insulate                         greenhouse environment from outdoor environment
 
·       21^st  Module further maintains optimal insulation between two layers of inflated double layer greenhouse cover film              which is critical for increased thermal efficiency, and for reducing heat loss and  associated thermal energy cost 

 PATENTS STATUS

(2G) valid up to 06.09.2032   

(2G) comprises low cost tangible solutions for existing prior art greenhouses

(3G L1) valid up to 18.07.2037

(3G L1) comprises improvements over (2G)