Cannabis growth methods and systems

Abstract

Cannabis growth systems can have one or more sensors that sense various environmental elements in the ambient environment in which cannabis plants are growing. The sensors are electrically connected to a central controller that receives the sensed data relating to the environmental elements and can take various actions in response to the sensed data like adjusting one or more of the environmental control systems that control different environmental elements in the ambient environment.

1 . A cannabis growth system, comprising:
 multiple environmental sensors, each of the environmental sensors configured to sense respective environmental elements in an ambient environment of a cannabis plant;   multiple environmental control systems, each of the multiple environmental control systems configured to control the respective environmental elements;   a controller having multiple dedicated electrical connections that are each electrically coupled to the respective environmental control systems, the controller configured to:
 prioritize the multiple environmental sensors based on one or both of a received sensed value and a comparison of the sensed value to one or more of a known historical, compiled, or ideal value or a range of values, 
 prioritize the multiple environmental sensors into a first priority group associated with critical environmental control systems and a second priority group associated with non-critical environmental control systems, 
 generate data instructions to the second priority group to power off the associated non-critical environmental control systems, and 
 transmit the data instructions to the second priority group. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive the sensed value from one of the multiple environmental sensors. 
     
     
         3 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to compare the sensed value to one or more of the known historical, compiled, or ideal value or the range of values associated with the sensed respective environmental element, the ideal value or the range of values associated with the ambient environment that promotes cannabis plant growth for the one or more cannabis plants. 
     
     
         4 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to generate a data message that includes one or both of instructions for adjusting or generating an alert about the respective environmental control system based at least in part on the comparison of the sensed value to the known historical, compiled, or ideal value or range of values associated with the sensed respective environmental element. 
     
     
         5 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 4 , wherein, the controller is further configured to transmit the generated data message to the one or more respective environmental control systems if an instruction for any one or more of the respective environmental control systems is generated. 
     
     
         6 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 4 , wherein the sensed value is received from a lighting sensor. 
     
     
         7 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 6 , wherein the data message includes an instruction including a hybrid light exposure for the cannabis plant, the hybrid light exposure including exposing the cannabis plant to a combination of natural light and artificial light during a light exposure period during the growth cycle of the cannabis plant. 
     
     
         8 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the environmental control systems include at least one of a climate control system, a ventilation and temperature control system, a CO 2  control system, a temperature control system, a humidity control system, a lighting control system, a water monitoring system, an air filtration system, a scent control system, an irrigation system, and a manual control system. 
     
     
         9 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the ambient environment is a fully-sealed, indoor environment. 
     
     
         10 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein ambient environment is a partially-sealed. 
     
     
         11 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the multiple dedicated electrical connections are physically attached to the controller. 
     
     
         12 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the multiple dedicated electrical connections are wireless connected to the controller. 
     
     
         13 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the sensed value is received in real-time or near real-time to the sensed value being sensed by the respective environmental sensor. 
     
     
         14 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the value or range of values includes at least one of known historic ideal values of ideal cannabis growth and compiled dynamic values of the ambient environment. 
     
     
         15 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to generate instructions for adjusting the one or more respective environmental control system based on at least one of user input and historic cannabis growth conditions for the one or more of the cannabis plants. 
     
     
         16 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to generate an alert in response to at least one of receiving the sensed value, comparing the sensed value to the known historical, compiled, or ideal value or the range of values, and generating the data message that includes the instructions for adjusting the respective environmental control system. 
     
     
         17 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein the environmental control systems are directed to one or more of light, climate, heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), CO 2  levels, irrigation, scent, assets, pest or fungal levels, video monitoring or surveillance, air flow, humidity, emergency or security, and personnel. 
     
     
         18 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 1 , wherein one of the environmental control systems is configured to determine ideal light exposure for the cannabis plant during a grow cycle. 
     
     
         19 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 18 , wherein the one environmental control system is further configured to:
 retrieve natural light data based on one or more of geographic region, time, weather information, and natural light trending date;   determine a natural light exposure value based on the retrieved natural light data; and   determine an artificial light exposure value based on the ideal light exposure and the natural light exposure value.   
     
     
         20 . The cannabis growth system of  claim 19 , wherein the one environmental control system is further configured to cause natural light, artificial light, and light deprivation to be exposed to the cannabis plant during the growth cycle based one or more of the artificial light exposure value, the ideal light exposure, and the natural light exposure value.