Design, fabrication and evaluation of an electronic system for temperature and humidity control in avicultures

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Graduate, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. Corresponding author

3 Associate Professor, Department of Computer, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

Abstract

Design, fabrication and evaluation of an electronic system for temperature and humidity control in avicultures

In this study an electronic control system was developed for a aviculture. To determine the best location for sensors to achieve the least temperature and RH gradient in the aviculture, 60 points in different directions were considered and the effect of length, width and height of sensor installing location on temperature, RH and energy consumption were conducted using a set of factorial test. The results showed that locating the control system on the longitudinal, latitudinal and altitudinal distances of respectively 23.5, 1.6 and 0.75 m led to closest average aviculture temperature and RH to the set point. Meanwhile, it was concluded that the minimum electricity consumption was obtained when locating the control system on the longitudinal, latitudinal and altitudinal distances of respectively 1, 3.2 and 0.5 m.

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Iranian Journal of Biosystems Engineering
Volume 48, Issue 3
October 2017
Pages 337-345

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  • Receive Date: 25 April 2016
  • Revise Date: 28 May 2017
  • Accept Date: 01 July 2017

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