ENERGY PROCESSES IN MODERN GREENHOUSES
The issues of increasing the energy efficiency of greenhouses are considered. The energy processes occurring in modern greenhouses of the fifth generation containing a section for cultivation and a climate control system are described, implemented by changing the position of the ventilation system gates, a fog generation system, switching on and off the cooling/heating unit, as well as regulation with the help of fans. It is indicated that the efficiency of the energy processes occurring in the greenhouse is directly related to the rational use of irradiation installations. It is established that increasing the energy efficiency of modern greenhouses is a complex problem in which a solution must be sought taking into account all the energy processes taking place in them. A new approach to the construction of irradiation systems and a method for regulating their energy characteristics during operation are proposed, which allow providing greenhouse production with additional alternative energy.