Analysis of Solar Energy by Greenhouse Shape and Floor Materials

Yun-Ki  Choi1   Deog-Hyun  Lee1   Na-Eun  Kim1   Hyeon-Tae  Kim1,*   

1Department of Bio-systems Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (Institute of Smart Farm), Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea

Abstract

In most developed countries, including Korea, greenhouses are spreading for the production of agricultural products, i.e., fruit and vegetables, regardless of the season. According to this trend, the heating cost in the greenhouse is 30~40% of the operating cost. To increase the heating efficiency in the greenhouse, a method of reducing the heating cost in the greenhouse by minimizing the amount of heat loss and heat loss is considered. Therefore, considering the incidence angle of the solar energy in the greenhouse, we compared and analyzed the change of the indoor energy according to the difference of the inclination of the roof.

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Fig. 1. Geometry of the greenhouse model.