Manure arrangement and a method for controlling operation of a manure arrangement
AssigneeDeLaval Holding AB
InventorsMarek Brink, Piotr Hofman, Bartlomiej Jaklik, Bartlomiej Slusarczyk
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Abstract
A method for controlling operation of a manure arrangement (10) that includes a manure storage structure (3), an agitator (11), and an agitator motor (8) arranged to actuate the agitator (11). The method including monitoring (S1), while mixing manure in the manure storage structure (3) with the agitator (11), a load quantity indicative of a load on the agitator motor (8). The method further including controlling (S2) operation of the manure arrangement (10) based on the monitored load quantity. A manure arrangement (10) arranged to perform the method is provided.
Claims16
A method for controlling operation of a manure arrangement comprising a manure storage structure, an agitator and an agitator motor arranged to actuate the agitator, the method comprising:
- monitoring while mixing manure in the manure storage structure with the agitator, a load quality indicative of a load on the agitator motor;
- controlling operation of the manure arrangement based on the monitored load quantity, and
- controlling evacuation of the mixed manure from the manure storage structure based on the monitored load quantity,
- wherein controlling the evacuation further comprises automatically starting evacuation of mixed manure from the manure storage structure in response to determining that the monitored load quantity satisfying at least one or more mixture criteria.
A manure arrangement comprising:
- a manure storage structure,
- an agitator arranged to mix manure in the manure storage structure,
- an agitator motor arranged to actuate the agitator,
- a load sensor arranged to measure a load quantity indicative of a load on the agitator motor, and
- a control circuitry
- configured to evacuate mixed manure from the manure storage structure based on a monitored load quantity,
- wherein controller circuitry is further configured to automatically start evacuation of mixed manure from the manure storage structure in response to determine that the monitored load quantity satisfying at least one or more mixture criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.