Integration of Active Solar Thermal Technologies in Greenhouses: A Mini Review

Traditional agricultural greenhouses have been used to grow vegetables in the winter without any auxiliary heating. However, crop production is highly influenced by soil and air temperatures, humidity, and solar radiation. The aim of this paper is to review the recent active solar thermal technologi...

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Autor principal:	Ding Ding
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	thermal collector greenhouse construction solar absorption heat release heat storage crop growth General Works A
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ae427f83af744413be343795efba99922021-11-16T07:22:14ZIntegration of Active Solar Thermal Technologies in Greenhouses: A Mini Review2296-598X10.3389/fenrg.2021.757553https://doaj.org/article/ae427f83af744413be343795efba99922021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2021.757553/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-598XTraditional agricultural greenhouses have been used to grow vegetables in the winter without any auxiliary heating. However, crop production is highly influenced by soil and air temperatures, humidity, and solar radiation. The aim of this paper is to review the recent active solar thermal technologies that help reduce the energy demand for greenhouse climate control and achieve intensive crop production. The review is categorized into the following topics: 1) locations for collector installation; 2) discussion on the different types of solar collectors, which include metal-based, glass-based, ceramic-based, plastic-based, and hybrid photovoltaic/thermal types for greenhouse applications; 3) heat release systems in active greenhouses in terms of basal heating, backwall heating, and air heating systems; and 4) short-term and long-term heat storage systems for greenhouses. Future studies on active solar greenhouses might focus on microclimate prediction, long-term heat storage, and system optimization.Ding DingFrontiers Media S.A.articlethermal collectorgreenhouse constructionsolar absorptionheat releaseheat storagecrop growthGeneral WorksAENFrontiers in Energy Research, Vol 9 (2021)
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description	Traditional agricultural greenhouses have been used to grow vegetables in the winter without any auxiliary heating. However, crop production is highly influenced by soil and air temperatures, humidity, and solar radiation. The aim of this paper is to review the recent active solar thermal technologies that help reduce the energy demand for greenhouse climate control and achieve intensive crop production. The review is categorized into the following topics: 1) locations for collector installation; 2) discussion on the different types of solar collectors, which include metal-based, glass-based, ceramic-based, plastic-based, and hybrid photovoltaic/thermal types for greenhouse applications; 3) heat release systems in active greenhouses in terms of basal heating, backwall heating, and air heating systems; and 4) short-term and long-term heat storage systems for greenhouses. Future studies on active solar greenhouses might focus on microclimate prediction, long-term heat storage, and system optimization.
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title	Integration of Active Solar Thermal Technologies in Greenhouses: A Mini Review
title_short	Integration of Active Solar Thermal Technologies in Greenhouses: A Mini Review
title_full	Integration of Active Solar Thermal Technologies in Greenhouses: A Mini Review
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title_full_unstemmed	Integration of Active Solar Thermal Technologies in Greenhouses: A Mini Review
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Integration of Active Solar Thermal Technologies in Greenhouses: A Mini Review

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