US 2026/0259003 A1Published application

System for controlling farm operations including aeration of grain stored in a storage bin

AssigneeGgt, LLC

InventorDavid Lane Jantzen

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Abstract

A system for controlling farm operations including: (a) a controller configured to activate an aeration fan for aeration of grain stored in a storage bin, the controller comprising a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver; and (b) a peripheral unit in communication with the controller, the peripheral unit comprising a base unit and an interchangeable daughter board, the base unit comprising a microcontroller, a printed circuit board, a power source, a wireless transmitter, and a wireless receiver, the daughter board configured to provide functionality specific to a selected application. The controller is further configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile electronic device without requiring a central computer intermediary, to accept input from the mobile electronic device as a duplicate of a human-machine interface, and to push a notification to the mobile electronic device regarding a status of the aeration fan.

A system for controlling farm operations comprising:

a controller configured to activate an aeration fan for aeration of grain stored in a storage bin, the controller comprising a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver;
at least one peripheral unit in communication with the controller, each of the at least one peripheral units comprising a base unit and an interchangeable daughter board, the base unit comprising a microcontroller, a printed circuit board, a power source, a wireless transmitter, and a wireless receiver, the daughter board in this instance being a fan control board comprising a relay configured to control activation of the aeration fan, wherein the controller is configured to cause the wireless transmitter of the controller to transmit a command to the wireless receiver of the base unit to activate or deactivate the aeration fan, and wherein the microcontroller of the base unit is configured to receive the command and cause the fan control board to control activation of the aeration fan in accordance with the command;
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optionally one or more additional peripheral units having daughter boards selected from:
(i) an ambient temperature and humidity sensor board,
(ii) a fan sensor board configured to monitor current drawn by the aeration fan,
(iii) an auger control board configured to control, and optionally monitor, an electric motor of an auger,
(iv) a grain leg control board configured to control, and optionally monitor, an electric motor of a grain leg,
(v) a lighting control board configured to control lights proximate the storage bin,
(vi) a grain temperature sensor board,
(vii) a static pressure sensor board,
(viii) a weight sensor board,
(ix) a vent pressure sensor board,
(x) a rotation sensor board,
(xi) a CO2 sensor board,
(xii) a volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor board,
(xiii) a vibration sensor board,
(xiv) a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor, and
(xv) an infrared sensor.

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Application

19/544,890Filed 19 Feb 2026

Priority

28 Feb 2025

Published

3 Sep 2026

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Classification12 codes

F26B 21/37
Controlling, e.g. regulating, parameters of gas supply: velocity of flow; Quantity of flow
A23B 9/20
In the form of gases, e.g. fumigation; Compositions or apparatus therefor: in a controlled atmosphere, e.g. partial vacuum, comprising only CO2,…
F26B 3/06
By convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air: the gas or vapour…
F26B 9/063
In stationary drums or chambers: for drying granular material in bulk, e.g. grain bins or silos with false floor

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