Interdependent schedules
Climate, irrigation, lighting and crop schedules are closely linked, so a change in one system can affect the others.
Controlled-Environment Agriculture
Integrated monitoring and control for energy-intensive growing facilities
SecuSolar supports the integration of environmental monitoring, HVAC, ventilation, irrigation, lighting and energy systems for controlled-environment facilities. Each solution is developed around the site’s existing equipment, operating requirements and measurable control points.
Operating challenge
Why these facilities are difficult to operate
Large mechanical loads
HVAC and dehumidification can be major electrical loads and must respond to both environmental conditions and operating schedules.
Disconnected controllers
Separate interfaces and datasets make optimisation, fault review and coordinated troubleshooting harder.
Physical and digital alignment
Sensor quality, control logic, equipment capability and actual room conditions must work together.
Integrated control loop
From room conditions to recorded operating history
Room & plant sensorsAir, leaf, substrate and light
Compatible monitoring & controlTargets, schedules, limits and safety checks
HVAC & air systemsDehumidification, humidification and ventilation
Irrigation & nutrient deliveryPumps, valves, schedules, pH and EC checks
Lighting & dimmingTiming, intensity, DLI and PPFD workflows
Reporting & historyReadings, alerts and automated actions
Core application areas
Coordinate the environment around measurable targets
Environmental monitoring
Live dashboards, alerts and history for air, leaf, substrate, light and connected-equipment information.
Climate and VPD control
Temperature, humidity and VPD workflows coordinating heating, ventilation, humidification and dehumidification.
Irrigation and crop steering
Scheduled and sensor-informed irrigation with pH and EC safety checks before controlled watering events.
Lighting and DLI management
PPFD and DLI-based timing and intensity workflows, including sunrise and sunset ramps and compatible dimming.
Plant-response sensing
Optional measurement of leaf temperature, transpiration and photosynthesis to complement room-level data.
Operational reporting
Recorded readings, alerts, automated actions, system history and scheduled reporting for operating review.
Energy integration
Connect environmental performance with facility energy systems
SecuSolar’s engineering scope focuses on the electrical and mechanical infrastructure supporting the growing environment. Opportunities are assessed against actual equipment, schedules, measurements and operating constraints. Performance outcomes require a site-specific engineering assessment.
Load and equipment performance
- Electrical load measurement
- HVAC and dehumidifier performance
- Lighting energy use
- Pump and irrigation energy
Site energy-system interfaces
- Solar PV and BESS integration assessment
- Peak-demand and operating-schedule assessment
- Power-quality and electrical-interface review
- Metering and performance-verification planning
Integrated delivery
Coordinate controls with the physical facility
SecuSolar can define and coordinate a site-specific integration using compatible third-party platforms, devices and existing equipment. Platform selection, control scope, site works and support boundaries are confirmed for each project.
Compatible monitoring and control layer
- Compatible monitoring and control platforms
- Sensors, meters, gateways and equipment interfaces
- Climate, irrigation and lighting control functions
- Dashboards, alerts, trends and operating history
- Defined user access, reporting and support requirements
SecuSolar engineering and site integration
- Facility, energy, HVAC, electrical and controls assessment
- Meter, gateway and data-interface definition
- Coordination with HVAC, dehumidification, ventilation and airflow
- Irrigation, lighting-control and electrical interfaces
- Installation coordination, commissioning and functional review
- Performance review against defined measurements and operating requirements
Potential SecuSolar sensor integration
Additional site evidence where the engineering case requires it
These are potential integration areas. Compatibility, interfaces, control use and responsibility boundaries depend on the selected platform, installed equipment and project requirements.
Pyranometers
Indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity
Wind and external weather
Electrical meters
Airflow and pressure
Equipment-state monitoring
Additional site-specific sensors
Customer suitability
Potential applications for staged integration
Indoor growing facilities
Facilities requiring coordinated room monitoring, environmental control and operating history.
Greenhouse or hybrid facilities
Sites combining external weather influence with active climate, irrigation and lighting systems.
Research and propagation rooms
Controlled rooms where repeatable schedules, traceable conditions and sensor quality matter.
Energy-intensive CEA
Facilities where HVAC, dehumidification, lighting and pumping require coordinated energy review.
Existing-facility upgrades
Sites seeking staged monitoring and control improvements while retaining compatible equipment.
Project definition
Establish the control boundary before implementation
- Review existing equipment, controls and available operating data
- Define environmental targets, sequences and alarm priorities
- Confirm device, network and platform interfaces
- Set commissioning tests and acceptance criteria
- Define the measurement and performance-review plan
Next step
Discuss a controlled-environment facility
Start with the facility layout, environmental targets, equipment, existing controls, energy data and the operating issues that need to be addressed.
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