Project Coordinator: Pr. Zejli Driss
Project Period: 2021- 2024
Project Partners: CNRST- MESRSI- UM6P- OCP
Description:
Among 61 projects selected under the Multi-Thematic Research Call for Projects (APRD), jointly initiated by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, the OCP Foundation, Mohammed 6 Polytechnic University, and the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, the project of the Advanced Systems Engineering Laboratory (LISA) stands out. This project, spread over the period 2021-2024, is entitled “Advanced control system for intelligent and sustainable operation of connected agricultural greenhouses connected to hybrid micro-grids.”
Project Objectives:
This project aims to develop and validate a smart management product for a network of greenhouses connected to a hybrid micro-grid, based on an innovative centralized predictive control algorithm, taking into consideration stochastic production models and advanced prediction models based on artificial intelligence.
The entire system control platform is based on machine learning to provide real-time management of the entire system. It should enable the real-time collection and analysis of greenhouse bioclimatic indicators. The control platform includes control and decision-making modules developed and optimized for heterogeneous energy distribution systems that can accommodate a large number of renewable energy sources, smart greenhouses, energy storage devices, pumps, water tanks, smart meters, and sensors. The objective is to support the transition to precision and smart agriculture by developing integrated information and control technologies based on both consistent data analysis and high-performance control systems.