DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARDIZED FIELDBUS-BASED GREENHOUSE CLIMATE CONTROL

The paper investigates a new application area for standardized control networks which have been primary developed for the use in home and building automation. The work concentrates on the feasibility of building automation technologies for the climate control in growing environments. This includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition and processing of environmental data. The paper analyzes the requirements for greenhouse climate control and compares these demands to those of residential building automation. The authors provide a concept of a KNX-based control system for this application domain and give an outlook on the future phases of the project.