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PID temperature controller in pig nursery: spatial characterization of thermal environment
Juliana de Souza Granja Barros1, Luiz Antonio Rossi2, Zigomar Menezes de Souza2
1University of Campinas, UNICAMP, School of Agricultural Engineering, Avda. Cândido Rondon 501, Campinas, 13083875, Brazil. july.granja@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
The use of enhanced technologies of temperature control can improve the thermal conditions in environments of livestock facilities. The objective of this study was to evaluate the spatial distribution of the thermal environment variables in a pig nursery with a heating system with two temperature control technologies based on the geostatistical analysis. The following systems were evaluated: overhead electrical resistance with Proportional, Integral, and Derivative (PID) controller and overhead electrical resistance with a thermostat. We evaluated the climatic variables: dry bulb temperature (Tbs), air relative humidity (RH), temperature and humidity index (THI), and enthalpy in the winter, at 7:00, 12:00, and 18:00 h. The spatial distribution of these variables was mapped by kriging. The results showed that the resistance heating system with PID controllers improved the thermal comfort conditions in the pig nursery in the coldest hours, maintaining the spatial distribution of the air temperature more homogeneous in the pen. During the hottest weather, neither system provided comfort.
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