TWI656833B - Temperature preservation system for breeding the livestock - Google Patents

Abstract

A livestock keeping and insulation system is used to solve the problem that the livestock in the past are vulnerable to cold damage. The system comprises: a heat preservation platform having a plurality of vent holes; a liquid tank disposed under the heat insulation platform, the liquid tank internally connecting the plurality of vent holes; and a heating module for heating the liquid in the liquid tank a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the thermal insulation platform and generating a temperature value; and a processor coupled to the heating module and the temperature sensor, the processor determining whether the temperature value is lower than A temperature range is suitable. If the determination result is yes, the heating module is controlled to heat the liquid in the liquid tank until the temperature value falls within the suitable temperature range.

Description

Livestock support system

The present invention relates to a system for raising livestock, and more particularly to a livestock keeping insulation system.

Since the function of regulating the body temperature of newborn young animals (such as pigs, cows, sheep or horses) is not perfect, it is necessary to provide a warm environment for young animals at any time; in addition, even in the case of adult animals, when encountering low temperature weather, It will still cause illness or even death due to freezing, resulting in the loss of livestock farmers.

In view of this, the environment for raising livestock is still necessary to improve.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a livestock keeping and warming system which can be applied to an environment for raising livestock to keep the animals warm.

The following directionality or its similar terms, such as "before", "after", "upper (top)", "lower", "inside", "outside", "side", etc. The directionality or the singularity of the present invention is intended to be illustrative only and not to limit the invention.

The "coupled connection" as used throughout the present invention means that the two electronic devices can be connected via a wired connection medium (such as a network route or an optical fiber) or a wireless communication technology (such as: It is understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention relates to Wi-Fi or LTE technology or the like.

The livestock maintenance and insulation system of the present invention comprises: a heat preservation platform having a plurality of penetrating vent holes; a liquid tank disposed under the heat insulation platform, the liquid tank internally connecting the plurality of vent holes, each of the vent holes penetrating the vent hole An upper surface and a lower surface of the heat preservation platform, wherein the diameter of each of the vent holes may be decreased from the lower surface to the upper surface; a heating module for heating the liquid in the liquid tank; and a temperature sensor for Sensing the temperature of the thermal insulation platform to generate a temperature value; and a processor coupled to the heating module and the temperature sensor, the processor determining whether the temperature value is lower than a suitable temperature range, If the determination result is yes, the heating module is controlled to heat the liquid in the liquid tank until the temperature value falls within the suitable temperature range.

Accordingly, the livestock breeding and keeping system of the present invention can be applied to the environment for raising livestock, so that the young animals can be stably grown, and the young animals or the adult animals can be kept warm in the low temperature weather, thereby being difficult to cause Freezing and causing disease or even death can greatly reduce the loss of cold damage to livestock farmers.

Wherein, the heating module can have a hot sulphur, a heater and a circulation line, wherein the heater is used for heating the liquid in the hot biliary, the hot biliary has a liquid outlet and a liquid inlet, the cycle The two ends of the pipeline are respectively connected to the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet, and the circulation pipeline passes through the inside of the liquid tank to heat the liquid in the liquid tank. In this way, the relatively high temperature liquid circulating in the circulation line can be exchanged with the relatively low temperature liquid in the liquid tank to stably heat the liquid in the liquid tank, thereby improving the safety of use and system stability. efficacy.

Among them, the fuel of the heater can be methane generated by the waste generated by the livestock. In this way, it has the effect of reducing operating costs.

The livestock support thermal insulation system may further comprise an additive module and a liquid level sensor, the liquid level sensor being disposed inside the liquid tank for sensing the liquid level height of the liquid in the liquid tank and generating a liquid level height value; the processor is coupled to the liquid level sensor, the processor determines whether the liquid level height value is less than a minimum liquid level value, and if the determination result is yes, controlling the adding module to the liquid The tank replenishes the liquid. In this way, the amount of liquid consumed in the liquid tank can be automatically replenished, thereby improving the convenience of use and the like.

The adding module may have a preheating tank and an adding pipeline. The adding pipeline communicates with the inside of the preheating tank and the inside of the liquid tank, and the circulating pipeline passes through the inside of the preheating tank to preheat the preheating. The liquid in the tank. In this way, the liquid can be replenished and then replenished into the liquid tank, which has the effects of stabilizing the temperature of the liquid in the liquid tank.

Alternatively, the livestock maintenance system may further include an additive module and a concentration sensor, the concentration sensor being disposed inside the liquid tank for sensing the concentration of the liquid in the liquid tank and generating a concentration a concentration value; the processor is coupled to the concentration sensor, the processor determines whether the concentration value is lower than a suitable concentration range, and if the determination result is yes, controlling the adding module to apply the additive to the liquid tank to The concentration value falls within the appropriate concentration range. In this way, the liquid in the liquid tank can be automatically supplemented with additives, which has the effects of improving the convenience of use and the like.

Wherein, the additive may be a substance beneficial to livestock; or the additive may also be a substance which can reduce environmental odor. In this way, it has the effects of improving the growth quality or environmental quality of the livestock.

Wherein, the liquid tank can be covered with an insulating layer. In this way, the heat loss rate of the liquid tank and the liquid therein can be reduced, and the energy saving effect can be achieved.

1‧‧‧Insulation platform

1a‧‧‧ upper surface

1b‧‧‧ lower surface

11, 11' ‧ ‧ vents

2‧‧‧ liquid tank

21‧‧‧Insulation

3‧‧‧heating module

31‧‧‧Feather

311‧‧‧liquid outlet

312‧‧‧Inlet

32‧‧‧heater

321‧‧‧fuel input pipe

33‧‧‧Circulation line

4‧‧‧Temperature Sensor

5‧‧‧ Processor

6‧‧‧Adding modules

61‧‧‧Preheating tank

62‧‧‧Adding pipeline

7‧‧‧Level sensor

8‧‧‧ concentration sensor

V‧‧‧ valve

P‧‧‧ pump

[Fig. 1] A perspective structural view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] A plan view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 3] A partial cross-sectional view of a heat insulating platform according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt; The first embodiment of the livestock maintenance system of the present invention comprises a heat insulation platform 1, a liquid tank 2, a heating module 3, a temperature sensor 4 and a processor 5; the temperature sensing The temperature of the insulation platform 1 can be sensed by the processor 5 to control the heating module 3 to heat the liquid in the liquid tank 2 when the temperature is too low, thereby warming the insulation platform 1 and raising the livestock The environment provides heat. The livestock breeding and keeping system of the present invention can be applied to the environment of raising livestock such as pigs, cattle, sheep or horses, and is not limited to the raising of young pigs disclosed in the drawings.

The heat preservation platform 1 is substantially in the form of a flat plate, and the heat insulation platform 1 is laid in an environment for raising livestock; the heat insulation platform 1 has an opposite upper surface 1a and a lower surface 1b, and the upper surface 1a faces the environment for raising livestock. The heat insulating platform 1 has a plurality of vent holes 11 , and each of the vent holes 11 extends through the upper surface 1 a and the lower surface 1 b of the heat insulating platform 1 ; the number and arrangement of the vent holes 11 are not limited, but it is preferably uniform.

The liquid tank 2 is disposed under the heat preservation platform 1. The liquid tank 2 can hold a large amount of liquid (for example, water) inside, and the liquid tank 2 communicates with a plurality of vent holes 11 of the heat insulation platform 1 to make the liquid The hot air generated by the heating of the liquid in the tank 2 is introduced into the environment in which the livestock are fed through the plurality of vent holes 11. Preferably, the liquid tank 2 may be covered with a heat insulating layer 21 for reducing the heat loss rate of the liquid tank 2 and the liquid therein.

The form of the heating module 3 is not limited, so that the liquid in the liquid tank 2 can be heated. For example and without limitation, the heating module 3 of the present embodiment may have a hot stern 31 and a heater 32. The hot sump 31 may contain liquid, and the hot stern 31 has a liquid outlet 311 and an inlet. liquid Port 312. The heater 32 is used to heat the liquid in the hot die 31. The heater 32 can be, for example, electrothermal or combustion heating. In this embodiment, the combustion-heating heater 32 is selected, and the heater 32 can be Connected to a fuel input pipe 321, which preferably inputs methane generated by raising livestock waste (for example, recovering organic matter such as livestock manure, and producing methane after fermentation, etc.) as a fuel input pipe 321 The fuel of the heater 32 reduces the operating cost of the livestock maintenance system of the present invention.

In addition, the heating module 3 of the present embodiment may further have a circulation line 33, and the two ends of the circulation line 33 are respectively connected to the liquid outlet 311 and the liquid inlet 312 of the hot die 31, and the circulation line 33 is provided. A pump P is preferably provided to drive the liquid in the hot chamber 31 to circulate in the circulation line 33. Wherein, the circulation line 33 extends through the inside of the liquid tank 2, but does not communicate with the inside of the liquid tank 2, so that relatively high temperature liquid circulating in the circulation line 33 can be opposed to the liquid tank 2 The low temperature liquid is subjected to heat exchange to achieve the effect of heating the liquid in the liquid tank 2.

The temperature sensor 4 is configured to sense the temperature of the thermal insulation platform 1 and generate a temperature value. In this embodiment, the temperature sensor 4 can be embedded in the heat preservation platform 1 to accurately sense the temperature of the heat insulation platform 1 and maintain the temperature sensor 4 from being easily damaged. It should be noted that in the larger embodiment of the thermal insulation platform 1, the number of the temperature sensors 4 may be several to sense the temperature of the thermal insulation platform 1 and generate a plurality of temperature values or an average temperature. value.

The processor 5 is coupled to the heating module 3 and the temperature sensor 4, and the processor 5 determines whether the temperature value (or the plurality of temperature values or the average temperature value) is lower than a suitable temperature range. As a result, the heating module 3 is controlled to heat the liquid in the liquid tank 2, so that the hot air generated in the liquid tank 2 is warmed to the heat insulating platform 1 until the temperature value falls within the suitable temperature range again. At the same time, the ventilating holes 11 of the heat preservation platform 1 are input into the environment for raising livestock to enhance the effect of keeping warmth of the animals.

In addition, the livestock maintenance system of the present invention preferably further includes an adding module 6 and A liquid level sensor 7 is disposed inside the liquid tank 2 for sensing the liquid level height of the liquid in the liquid tank 2 and generating a liquid level height value. The processor 5 is coupled to the liquid level sensor 7. The processor 5 determines whether the liquid level height value is less than a minimum liquid level value. If the determination result is yes, the adding module 6 is controlled to the liquid tank 2 Replenish the liquid.

The adding module 6 can have a preheating tank 61. The preheating tank 61 can contain liquid, and the circulating line 33 of the heating module 3 passes through the inside of the preheating tank 61 to preheat the Preheat the liquid in the tank 61. Preferably, the circulation line 33 can be selectively passed through the interior of the preheating tank 61 from a portion between the liquid outlet 311 of the hot chamber 31 and the liquid tank 2 to enhance the preheating of the liquid in the preheating tank 61. Effect.

The adding module 6 further has an adding pipeline 62. The adding pipeline 62 communicates with the inside of the preheating tank 61 and the inside of the liquid tank 2, and the adding pipeline 62 is preferably provided with a pump P for When the processor 5 determines that the liquid level height value is less than the minimum liquid level value, the pump P is controlled to operate, and the liquid in the preheating tank 61 can be driven to flow into the liquid tank 2 through the adding pipeline 62 to The tank 2 replenishes the liquid. The amount of liquid consumed in the preheating tank 61 can be replenished by the worker at a time, or the water source can be automatically replenished by a valve V communicating with the inside of the preheating tank 61.

Moreover, the number of the liquid level sensors 7 is preferably two, wherein one liquid level sensor 7 is used to sense the water level low point, and the other liquid level sensor 7 is used to sense the water level high point. That is, the liquid level of the liquid in the liquid tank 2 needs to be lowered to the position of the liquid level sensor 7 which senses the low point of the water level, and the processor 5 controls the adding module 6 to supplement the liquid tank 2. The liquid is added until the liquid level height rises to the position where the liquid level sensor 7 of the sensing water level is high; thus, the adding module 6 can save the liquid without the need to operate frequently, and has an energy saving effect.

Alternatively, the additive module 6 can also be used to administer an additive to the liquid in the tank 2. The additive may be a substance beneficial to the livestock, for example, by heating and volatilizing into the environment of the supporting livestock, so that the animal can increase its resistance or promote its growth after inhaling, or can reduce the maintenance. The substance having an environmental odor; or the additive may be a substance capable of maintaining the water quality of the liquid in the liquid tank 2 to be stable or the like. Therefore, the livestock maintenance system preferably further includes a concentration sensor 8 disposed inside the liquid tank 2 for sensing the additive concentration of the liquid in the liquid tank 2 and generating a a concentration value; the processor 5 is coupled to the concentration sensor 8, the processor 5 determines whether the concentration value is lower than a suitable concentration range, and if the determination result is yes, controlling the adding module 6 to the liquid tank 2 The additive is administered until the concentration value falls within the appropriate concentration range.

It is worth mentioning that the additive module 6 can also have both functions of supplementing liquid and additive, which can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, and can be easily combined and changed according to the use requirements. It can be completed, so the present invention is not limited to a single addition function that can only replenish liquid or additive.

Referring to FIG. 3, which is a second embodiment of the livestock maintenance and insulation system of the present invention, the embodiment mainly changes the shape of each vent hole 11' of the heat preservation platform 1, so that the diameter of each of the vent holes 11' is The lower surface 1b of the heat insulating platform 1 is decremented toward the upper surface 1a, so that the flow velocity of the hot air flowing out of the vent holes 11' can be increased, and a more pronounced air jet effect is produced. In this way, the efficiency of inputting hot air into the environment of the livestock can be improved without increasing the energy consumption, and the willingness of the animal to actively move to the insulation platform 1 can be improved, so that more livestock can get good warmth, thereby reducing The chance of a disease or death caused by freezing of livestock.

In summary, the animal feeding and insulation system of the present invention can be applied to the environment for raising livestock, so that the young animals can be stably grown, and the young animals or the adult animals can be kept warm in the low temperature weather, thereby It is not easy to cause illness or even death due to freezing, which can greatly reduce the loss of cold damage of livestock farmers.

While the invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments described above, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The technical scope of the invention, and thus the protection of the present invention The scope defined in the patent application scope is subject to the definition of patent application.

Claims (9)

The invention relates to a livestock maintenance and insulation system, comprising: a heat preservation platform having a plurality of penetrating vent holes; a liquid tank disposed under the heat insulation platform, the liquid tank internally connecting the plurality of vent holes, each of the vent holes penetrating the heat insulation platform An upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the diameter of each of the vent holes is decreased from the lower surface to the upper surface; a heating module for heating the liquid in the liquid tank; and a temperature sensor for sensing The temperature of the thermal insulation platform generates a temperature value; and a processor coupled to the heating module and the temperature sensor, the processor determines whether the temperature value is lower than a suitable temperature range, and if the result is determined If so, the heating module is controlled to heat the liquid in the liquid tank until the temperature value falls within the suitable temperature range. The livestock maintenance and insulation system of claim 1, wherein the heating module has a hot chill, a heater and a circulation line for heating the liquid in the hot chill, the heat The bile has a liquid outlet and a liquid inlet, and the two ends of the circulation pipeline are respectively connected to the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet, and the circulation pipeline passes through the interior of the liquid tank to heat the liquid in the liquid tank. The livestock feeding and insulation system of claim 2, wherein the fuel of the heater is methane generated by the waste generated by raising livestock. The livestock maintenance and insulation system of claim 2, further comprising an additive module and a liquid level sensor, the liquid level sensor being disposed inside the liquid tank for sensing the liquid tank a liquid level height of the liquid and a liquid level height value; the processor is coupled to the liquid level sensor, the processor determines whether the liquid level height value is less than a minimum liquid level value, and if the judgment result is yes, The additive module is controlled to replenish the liquid tank. The animal feeding and heat preservation system of claim 4, wherein the adding module has a preheating tank and an adding pipeline, and the adding pipeline communicates with the inside of the preheating tank and the liquid tank. Internally, the circulation line passes through the interior of the preheating tank to preheat the liquid in the preheating tank. The animal feeding and insulation system of claim 2, further comprising an additive module and a concentration sensor, the concentration sensor being disposed inside the liquid tank for sensing the liquid in the liquid tank The concentration of the additive and a concentration value; the processor is coupled to the concentration sensor, the processor determines whether the concentration value is lower than a suitable concentration range, and if the determination result is yes, controlling the adding module to The tank is dosed with the additive until the concentration value falls within the appropriate concentration range. The livestock feeding and insulation system of claim 6, wherein the additive is a substance beneficial to livestock. The animal feeding and insulation system according to claim 6, wherein the additive is a substance capable of reducing environmental odor. The animal feeding and insulation system of claim 1, wherein the liquid tank is covered with an insulating layer.