Project
| # | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
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| 73 | Climate Control Grow Box |
Andrea Gardner Gabrielle Wilki Rhea Tiwari |
Surya Vasanth | proposal1.pdf |
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| # Climate Control Grow Box Team Members: - Gabrielle Wilki, gwilk2 - Andrea Garner, agardn7 - Rhea Tiwari, rtiwari3 # Problem Improper climate is often the cause of death for house plants. When plants hit winter the temperature gets too cold but other factors such as humidity, improper lighting, and water quantity also can play a factor into a plant’s death. Current options for climate control are limited to larger areas with climate units designed to control a whole room or are house wide ones that require the humans who own the plants to live in the same environment as their plants. However, both of these had the flaw of being unable to isolate a specific desired climate for limited square footage and are not suitable for the person trying to grow a few plants. # Solution We propose a climate control grow box that will have the capability to regulate the humidity, light, and airflow. This will allow for a small climate controlled area for plants in the home. By being able to control these variables in a smaller floor plan we should be able to help gardeners all over the world who find themselves in apartments or other low square footage housing. We plan to do this by collecting a variety of sensor inputs to a ATMega32U4 or similar board which will control the required components of each subsystem. #Solution Components ## Humidity Control Subsystem This subsystem will incorporate a AM2303 Digital humidity sensor that will monitor the active humidity level of the environment within the grow box. This should be able to communicate data to the exhaust fan and the humidifier to make sure the humidity is within the range it should be in. If needed we will add a dehumidifier to this system inorder to lower the humidity within the enclosure alongside the exaust fan. ## Light Control Subsystem After a selection from the user we will set the grow lightsto the desired level of brightness. By using different sensitivity photodiodes we will check and approximate the light levels and turn on and off the interior lights to help the plants grow. ## Water Control Subsystem The user will set a desired quantity of water to provide a plant, at certain times of day a small water pump will activate and send water from a reservoir into the main section of the enclosure. Water output will be measured to ensure that the plants are not over or under watered. There will be an option to not turn this feature on. ## Power subsystem The grow box is meant to be a stationary product and thus we are intending to be able to use wall power to provide power to the grow box. We will use a transformer to step down from the grid power to a lower voltage. Then using that output we will use an AC to DC buck converter to power the majority of the system, except for the fan which may need an AC input. If this is the case we will set up a DC to AC conversion for the fan. # Criterion For Success For us to consider success the grow box must be able to have a certain amount of control of the interior environment. In specifics it should be able to control and keep a humidity level consistently higher or lower than the exterior environment by at least 10%, the ability to control light luminosity within the product at minimum a dim, normal, and bright settings, and a way to water the plants with a designated amount of water that is predetermined by the user by volume (EX: 1 cup or water, 2 cups of water, or a liter of water) The grow box must maintain a standard of being both aesthetically pleasing and fit within the bounds of a piece of furniture or smaller as the box is intended for interior home use. # Component Links ## Humidity system https://www.amazon.com/ATIMOSOS-AM2302-Digital-Temperature-Humidity/dp/B073TW7V1T?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=AXI6THZLFAC34&gQT=1 https://www.amazon.com/Absorber-Ventilator-Ventilation-Extractor-Electronics/dp/B0CFDRYQC1/ref=asc_df_B0CFDRYQC1?mcid=2ec5371709a13dad9cc8c2102333736f&hvocijid=4951330560480715156-B0CFDRYQC1-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4951330560480715156&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9022185&hvtargid=pla-2281435178058&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Four-Spray-Humidifier-Module-Atomization/dp/B0D83Y9858/ref=asc_df_B0D83Y9858?mcid=fe1a5c27b85a38e5bdb290f5b056f973&hvocijid=1275569093432181403-B0D83Y9858-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1275569093432181403&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9022185&hvtargid=pla-2281435177138&psc=1 ## Water system https://www.amazon.com/PULACO-Submersible-Fountain-Aquarium-Hydroponics/dp/B07Y27SVPP/ref=sr_1_4_sspa?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wFzhuUYLdzsMIHyRh7VRepFtbTWMe32hOfuv5qIdWWVApI9D9WOwEJl2VNUzeefX2jo96g42kQ5A66ob5aYsXETwbuvDWaQ-09R2Nu56Mcqin53-2vuYmWtQeoE2dNu1Uxbh3CgVYX9kk7-KGLX3__adx17ZJvreu8wxZX4uTha-Z6d04bA8hxiWqJ7mpBt5XISRfb7rdzXh98z_MS36KvrwZjdIzeFYs6nQxVk9A2fzud5SSUzyP2ByGBYKaSgsNF6ugiBAXEHXzLR_g3NOaEDD0cuD-AGoxXtsYqVbPnQ._7yWlm2FV1WQsNP-QrerlETaOn0psdLFGAeUB291rYM&dib_tag=se&keywords=water+pump+small&qid=1738707885&sr=8-4-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1 ## Light system: https://www.amazon.com/Plant-Light-Spectrum-Indoor-Flower/dp/B07VG1282Q/ref=asc_df_B07VG1282Q?mcid=4c6dab575399331cbea837f16a1490cb&hvocijid=9516987453758452840-B07VG1282Q-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9516987453758452840&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9022185&hvtargid=pla-2281435177378&th=1 |
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