Constructing a Greenhouse Window
Building and testing a sensor to determine number of degrees to which
a window is open
Introduction
When making use of a greenhouse to grow plants out of season or on a
large scale for commercial reasons, the temperature within the green
house must be carefully regulated, in order to ensure that the plants
are under the optimum growing conditions. With the windows shut
permanently, the temperature may become too high, and the windows need
therefore to be opened. This will allow the temperature to drop back
to the correct level.
Different numbers of degrees to which the window is open have
different cooling effects. For example, if the window is open by 50
degrees, then there is probably a more rapid cooling effect upon the
greenhouse than if the window was 10 degrees open. Thus, it is
important to know how many degrees the window on a greenhouse is open.
It could however be very time consuming for people to check the
greenhouse(s) manually, or particularly problematic if the temperature
should become a problem during unsociable hours.
It would be extremely useful, then, if a sensor could be attached to
the windows of a greenhouse, and a reading sent back to a control room
as to how open the windows are. Someone could then either use a motor
attached to the window to alter the setting, or adjust the window
manually. My sensor could be used in conjunction with a number of
other sensors, e.g. temperature sensors and moisture sensors, to send
all the required reading back to a control room, thus allowing the
control of the climate within in the greenhouse to be totally
automated.
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Text Box: Windows need to be opened and closed according to temperature
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Above: a typical greenhouse
Alex Furber 12HW Sensing Project 20-02-02
PLAN
There a number of ways in which a sensor could be built to measure the
angle at which a window is open.
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