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Development of a photovoltaic blind system for energy saving and crop growth improvement in high-insolation region greenhouses

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K05903
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 41040:Agricultural environmental engineering and agricultural information engineering-related
Research InstitutionShimane University

Principal Investigator

Yano Akira  島根大学, 学術研究院環境システム科学系, 教授 (70292670)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords再生可能エネルギー / 温室 / 太陽光発電 / 遮光 / 太陽電池 / 光
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Our semi-transparent photovoltaic (PV) system, developed with a blind-type dynamic shading control, is expected to improve greenhouse (GH) crop quality and yield. The system, which provides PV-generated electrical energy, is expected to provide some of the electrical energy necessary for GH cultivation in high-insolation regions. When solar irradiance exceeded a pre-set threshold value, the blinds rotated to a position parallel to the GH roof surface to generate electrical power with a 40% shading rate. When the solar irradiance decreased below the threshold value, the blinds turned to an angle perpendicular to the roof surface to increase the sunlight transmittance. The blinds autonomously changed the shading rate in response to solar irradiance, simultaneously producing a sufficient amount of electrical energy for the blind control system. Cucumber seedlings were grown under the shading conditions behind the blinds to investigate the shading control effects.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

開発途上国の人口増加と地球規模の温暖化は、食料生産を担う農業分野に、土地面積当たりの生産量の増加と CO2排出削減を同時に迫っている。温室栽培は野菜や果物の生産において重要な役割を担っているが、地下資源由来の燃料や電力の消費に依存しているため、農業分野における主要なCO2排出源となっている。また、燃料や電力価格の上昇は生産者の収益減に直結する。したがって、温室栽培におけるエネルギー消費量を大幅に削減しつつ、作物生産効率を向上させる技術の開発が求められる。本研究で開発した太陽電池ブラインドシステムは、多日照地域の温室において作物と電力の両方を同時に生産する方法を具体的に示した。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Sassari(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Sassari(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Feasibility study of a blind-type photovoltaic roof-shade system designed for simultaneous production of crops and electricity in a greenhouse2020

    • Author(s)
      Zhi Li, Akira Yano, Hidekazu Yoshioka
    • Journal Title

      Applied Energy

      Volume: 279 Pages: 115853-115853

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115853

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Energy sustainable greenhouse crop cultivation using photovoltaic technologies2019

    • Author(s)
      Akira Yano, Marco Cossu
    • Journal Title

      Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

      Volume: 109 Pages: 116-137

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.rser.2019.04.026

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Electrical energy producing greenhouse shading system with a semi-transparent photovoltaic blind based on micro-spherical solar cells2018

    • Author(s)
      Zhi Li, Akira Yano, Marco Cossu, Hidekazu Yoshioka, Ichiro Kita, Yasuomi Ibaraki
    • Journal Title

      Energies

      Volume: 11 Issue: 7 Pages: 1681-1681

    • DOI

      10.3390/en11071681

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 太陽電池を屋根面に装着した温室の研究事例紹介2019

    • Author(s)
      谷野章
    • Organizer
      園芸学会令和元年度秋季大会 小集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 温室遮光制御用半透過太陽電池ブラインドシステムのエネルギー収支2019

    • Author(s)
      李治,谷野章,喜多威知郎,吉岡秀和,荊木康臣
    • Organizer
      日本生物環境工学会2019年千葉大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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