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US 2022/0087273 A1Published application
Method and apparatus to process grain process grain received from a dryer
AssigneeLAW Iberica S.A.
InventorJaime Gasset Lázaro
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Abstract
A method of processing grain from a dryer includes maintaining a transition zone within a volume of received grain, the transition zone being a cross section of the volume of the received grain that is at a same temperature, by cooling and drying the received grain; and extracting cooled grain.
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A method of processing grain from a dryer, the method comprising:
- maintaining a transition zone within a volume of received grain, the transition zone being a cross section of the volume of the received grain that is at a same temperature, by cooling and drying the received grain;
- and
- extracting cooled grain.
An apparatus to process grain from a dryer, the apparatus comprising:
- a tower to receive the grain from the dryer;
- a control system including a controller, position sensors in communication with the controller to sense levels of the received grain at various locations within the tower, and temperature sensors in communication with the controller to sense temperatures of the received grain at various locations within the tower;
- a ventilation system to cool and dry the received grain;
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- an extractor to extract cooled grain from the tower, wherein
- the control system controls the ventilation system and the extractor to maintain a transition zone within a volume of received grain, the transition zone being a cross section of the volume of the received grain that is at a same temperature.
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A control system to process grain from a dryer, the control system comprising:
- a controller;
- a plurality of temperature sensors each providing a temperature at a location within a volume of received grain from the dryer to the controller;
- a ventilation system to provide cooling air to the received grain;
- and
- an extractor to extract cooled grain from the volume of received grain, wherein
- the control system controls the ventilation system and the extractor based on temperatures provided by the plurality of temperature sensors to maintain a transition zone within the volume of received grain, the transition zone being a cross section of the volume of the received grain that is at a same temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.