Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 25 ISSUE 2
Written by Maria POPA, Mirel GLEVITZKY, Gabriela-Alina DUMITREL, Dorin-Victor POPA, Ioana GLEVITZKY, Ana VÎRSTA

Ecological sustainability in agriculture involves the responsible and efficient use of natural resources, promoting practices that protect the environment and ensure long-term productivity. The paper aims to achieve the conceptual design of an agricultural greenhouse, including the elements necessary for the automation of installations to accomplish optimal energy efficiency. A generalized input-output optimized model was developed for a controlled agricultural technological process of plant growth. The model can identify the functional links between the variables of an agricultural technological process and allows for the global or partial optimization of the process, based on economic-organizational and technical-ecological criteria. Considering the cycle of crop cultivation in protected spaces, a calculation is also presented regarding the optimization of the duration of the operating cycles, taking into account various factors, in order to maximize production and minimize costs, in a sustainable and economic framework. The integration of automated systems in agricultural greenhouses significantly improves efficiency, reduces energy consumption, and boosts productivity. By utilizing IoT, automation, and data logging, these systems enable optimal environmental control and remote monitoring, ultimately maximizing both economic and environmental benefits in greenhouse farming.

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