Simulation of an Energy Saving Egg Incubator.

An incubator is a device which is used toturn the fertile eggs hatching successfully at suitable environmental conditions by regulating the temperature and humidity of enclosure. To meet the high demand of poultry production artificial egg hatching is needed. So temperature controls are important factor for incubation process. The source of power in incubator is electrical energy. Energy is limited on earth. So properly use of energy is an important factor. By controlling the temperature and humidity efficiently we can reduce the electrical energy consumption. In this paper we have discussed energy saving technique in hatching incubator which can save energy. The possibility of hatching egg is about 35-40° centigrade but optimum temperature should be kept 37.5° centigrade in 21 days and Below 35° centigrade and above 40.5° centigrade no embryo can be survived for hatching. Cooling eggs for the short time periods says 30-40 minutes out of 24 hours on the regular basis no harmful effect during incubation and probably of profit. So to reduce the energy consumption we introduced a power saving mood which keep the system shut off for 15-20 minutes within 24 hours during incubation. Using fuzzy PID control, we have simulated the system in MATLAB which has improved the temperature rise time and settling time compared to the conventional egg incubator. Calculation shows that this system is energy efficient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]