Description
Calculate edibleMass=harvestedMass-inedibleMass and intensity=electricity/edibleMass.
An indoor-growing record or design budget combines quantities such as tray area, operating time, water volume, electrical energy, and light output. Ratios depend on a stated production boundary and period. Supplied conversion factors and idealized geometry need to remain separate from measured equipment and crop performance.
Calculate edibleMass=harvestedMass-inedibleMass and intensity=electricity/edibleMass.
When to use this tool
Use Vertical Farm Electricity Per Edible Mass Term when you need one stated production, lighting, water, or geometry term from a consistently defined growing-system budget.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter electricity, harvestedMass, inedibleMass. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read edibleMass, intensity. Use the output convention below.
Calculate edibleMass=harvestedMass-inedibleMass and intensity=electricity/edibleMass. Require nonnegative electricity and inedible mass with harvested mass strictly greater than inedible mass.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| electricity | Electricity | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| harvestedMass | Harvested Mass | Required. Finite number. |
| inedibleMass | Inedible Mass | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| edibleMass | Edible Mass | Required. Finite number. |
| intensity | Electricity units per edible mass unit for the supplied production boundary. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"electricity": 100,
"harvestedMass": 50,
"inedibleMass": 10
},
"output": {
"edibleMass": 40,
"intensity": 2.5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Intensity uses the supplied electricity unit per supplied mass unit. Both quantities must describe the same production boundary and period; crop quality, nutrition, and life-cycle impacts are not inferred.
- The field tables state structural bounds; the mechanics also specify cross-field constraints. Malformed inputs and unsupported domains cause errors. A successful false flag, empty branch value, or zero placeholder has the meaning stated above and is distinct from an input error.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Signed zero is exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Compare the supplied budget with measured system records and keep the same production boundary. Equipment selection, installation, and crop requirements need an appropriate engineering or agronomic assessment.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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