Research on energy-saving renovation of solar greenhouses based on multiple factors and multiple objectives

Abstract

The applicability of the traditional energy-saving renovation method for greenhouses is limited and influenced by the subjective decisions of researchers. Therefore, in this paper, a multifactor and multiobjective unbiased evaluation method is proposed based on the orthogonal test and entropy methods to study energy-saving transformation of solar greenhouses. The results show that the thickness of the gas layer, type of front roof glass and thermal insulation material of the rear roof greatly influence energy consumption, accounting for 45.5 %, 34.4 % and 15.3 %, respectively, of the total energy consumption, followed by the type of gas, thickness of glass and thermal insulation material of the heat storage wall, accounting for 3.2 %, 1.1 % and 0.5 %, respectively, of the total energy consumption. Based on energy savings, carbon emission reduction, investment cost and payback period, all renovation cases are comprehensively analyzed by the entropy weight method. The results show that Case m is the best renovation case, i.e., the front roof comprises three-layer glass, the glass thickness is 3 mm, the width of the cavity is 6 mm, which is filled with krypton gas, the rear roof insulation material is 100-mm thick extruded polystyrene (XPS), and the heat storage wall insulation material is 100-mm thick expandable polystyrene (EPS). This renovation method provides a systematic and objective theoretical basis for energy-saving renovation of solar greenhouses in cold regions.