Abstract: A vertical farming facility that includes a system for handling a working head, the system includes a cantilever and a beam, the beam connected to the cantilever, the cantilever has a first free end section and a first connecting end section, the cantilever is arranged mainly horizontally and has a cantilever axis and the beam is arranged mainly vertically and has a beam axis, the cantilever is movable within the vertical farming facility, a gripper that includes the working head is movably connected to the beam and configured to handle plants and/or plant receptacles, the vertical farming facility has a first facility wall to which the cantilever is connected via the first connecting end section, the cantilever is perpendicular and translationally movable with respect to the first facility wall or pivotably connected to the first facility wall.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for cultivation of a beet plant, the apparatus includes a formative structure with a cavity for containing the beet plant, the formative structure is designed such that an outer shape of the beet plant is at least partially affected by walls of the cavity during growth of the beet plant.

Abstract: Method to extract sugar from a sugar beet, the sugar beet is cut in a cutting device in strips/cossettes with a length and a cross-section, the length of the strips/cossettes is, at least essentially, uniform.

Abstract: A method for recording power consumption data of a residential unit, the residential unit having a distributor (4) with at least one load circuit (7), wherein at least one load (9) is arranged in each load circuit (7), at least one load (9) can be individually actuated and at least one load circuit (7) has mechanism (6) for measuring the power consumed in the load circuit (7). The residential unit has a control unit (10), which actuates the load or loads (9) on the basis of predetermined or predeterminable scenes. The power consumption of the load circuits (7) is measured individually and recorded by the control unit (10) and the control unit (10) assigns the power consumption to the set scenes.

Abstract: A method for controlling at least one appliance incorporated in a system by using a control device. The method comprising the steps of selecting and/or retrieving a media file by a user or the system, analysis of the media file and extracting the information relevant to the control from the media file, and transmitting control commands to the at least one appliance on the basis of the information extracted from the media file.

Abstract: A method for data collection for the configuration of a building automation system, comprising: a) identifying a control mechanism (5, 6) and transmitting the identification data to an external data memory (11), b) providing information about the control mechanism (5, 6) identified in step a) in the external data memory (11), c) physically installing the control mechanism (5, 6) in the room designated in step b), d) repeating steps a) to c) with all of the control mechanism (5, 6) to be integrated in the building automation system, and also comprising: e) switching the building automation system on, f) connecting the building automation system to the external data memory (11), g) bringing together information that is or can be determined by the network connections between the individual components and the information from the external data memory (11).

Abstract: A method for recording power consumption data of a residential unit, the residential unit having a distributor (4) with at least one load circuit (7), wherein at least one load (9) is arranged in each load circuit (7), wherein at least one load (9) can be individually actuated and wherein at least one load circuit (7) has means (6) for measuring the power consumed in the load circuit (7). The residential unit has a control unit (10), which actuates the load or loads (9) on the basis of predetermined or predeterminable scenes. The power consumption of the load circuits (7) is measured individually and recorded by the control unit (10) and the control unit (10) assigns the power consumption to the set scenes.