US 11,957,094 B2
Centralized predictive controller for management and optimal operation of microgrid powered greenhouses
Ahmed Ouammi, Doha (QA); Yasmine Achour, Rabat (MA); Driss Zejli, Rabat (MA); and Hanane Dagdougui, Montreal (CA)
Assigned to QATAR UNIVERSITY, Doha (QA)
Filed by QATAR UNIVERSITY, Doha (QA)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/195,723.
Application 18/195,723 is a continuation of application No. 16/909,628, filed on Jun. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,684,025.
Prior Publication US 2023/0276747 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. A01G 9/26 (2006.01); A01G 9/18 (2006.01); A01G 9/24 (2006.01); G05B 13/04 (2006.01); H02S 10/12 (2014.01); H02S 10/20 (2014.01)
CPC A01G 9/26 (2013.01) [A01G 9/18 (2013.01); A01G 9/24 (2013.01); A01G 9/241 (2013.01); A01G 9/243 (2013.01); A01G 9/246 (2013.01); A01G 9/247 (2013.01); A01G 9/249 (2019.05); G05B 13/048 (2013.01); H02S 10/12 (2014.12); H02S 10/20 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
acquiring new environmental data from one or more sensors;
updating one or more model predictions based on the acquired data;
computing a predicted renewable power generation of one or more renewable energy sources after updating the one or more model predictions;
performing an optimization calculation based on the one or more model predictions or the predicted renewable power generation; and
generating a control signal based on the optimization calculation to
control one or more systems associated with a greenhouse.