Experimental Setup to Study the Local Renewable Energy Potential and the Environment Influence on Fruits Growing

The paper is presenting an experimental setup designed for a double purpose. The researches will be focused on the evaluation of the local renewable energy potential in the region of Cluj-Napoca, Romania and on the study of the environment influences on the plants growing, considering different horticultural species. The experimental setup is based on two complex wireless meteorological stations and two wireless leaf and soil moisture stations. Environment and weather parameters are systematically measured with a baud rate of one minute and stored in a database, integrated into a web designed data acquisition system. Parameters characterising different fruits growing are measured daily. Solar radiation together with wind speed and direction will be used to evaluate the local solar energy potential. The other measured parameters, such as outside temperature, quantity of precipitation, leaf wetness, soil wetness, soil temperature, air humidity, solar radiation, ultra violet radiation, etc., will be used to highlight their combined influence to the growing process of different fruits, such as apples and pears.