Title:
Poultry Environmental Control Systems And Methods

dc.contributor.patentcreator Carey, Richard A.
dc.contributor.patentcreator Moses, Marlon M.
dc.contributor.patentcreator Daley, Wayne D. R.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-05-12T14:27:12Z
dc.date.available 2017-05-12T14:27:12Z
dc.date.filed 9/19/1994
dc.date.issued 11/21/1995
dc.description.abstract A poultry house controller (14) situated within a poultry house (12) regulates the relative humidity and temperature within the poultry house (12) via actuation of fans (22) and heaters (24) in response to temperature and humidity feedback signals from temperature sensors (16) and humidity sensors (18), respectively. The controller (14) can communicate with a host computer (16) and other controllers (14) situated at other houses (12). The controller (14) comprises an integrity check means (234) for checking temperature and humidity values detected by these sensors (16, 18). The integrity check means (234) ensures the accuracy of values by eliminating a value from consideration if it falls outside predefined range of the average of the other values received from other sensors. Additionally, the controller (14) utilizes watchdog timing signals (100) for ensuring continuous operation. The watchdog timing signals (100) are generated by a control program (108) and are sent to an alarm system (92). An alarm horn (94) is sounded upon failure to receive a watchdog timing signal (100) within a predefined time period. Finally, the controller (14) optimally controls the fans (22) for ventilation and for modifying temperature by decreasing the predefined time period pertaining to the fan dedicated to minimum ventilation requirements by a time amount corresponding to actuation of another fan within the predefined time interval.
dc.description.assignee Georgia Tech Research Corporation
dc.identifier.cpc A01K1/0047
dc.identifier.cpc F24F11/0009
dc.identifier.cpc F24F11/0015
dc.identifier.patentapplicationnumber 08/308387
dc.identifier.patentnumber 5467922
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/57197
dc.identifier.uspc 236/94
dc.title Poultry Environmental Control Systems And Methods
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Patent
dspace.entity.type Publication
local.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology
local.relation.ispartofseries Georgia Tech Patents
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