Patent ID: 7377280

Claim:
A tobacco curing barn, comprising: an enclosure in which tobacco leaves and/or plants can be air cured, the enclosure having at least one internal fan for circulating air within the enclosure, at least one ventilating fan communicating with air outside the enclosure, at least one openable and closable opening in at least one side wall of the enclosure, and a humidity system for supplying heat and/or moisture to the enclosure; at least one internal temperature sensor in the enclosure; at least one external temperature sensor outside the enclosure; at least one internal humidity sensor in the enclosure; at least one external humidity sensor outside the enclosure; and a programmable control system communicating with the internal and external temperature sensors, and the internal and external humidity sensors for monitoring purposes, communicating with the ventilating fan, the circulating fan, the openable and closable opening, and the humidity system, and operable to regulate temperature and humidity in the enclosure by controlling operation of the ventilating fan, the circulating fan, the openable and closable opening, and/or the humidity system.