An automatic energy-saving and thermal monitoring/controlling system for a pond

Ching-Chien Cheng,Huang-Kuang Kung,Min-Chie Chiu,Zi-Jie Gao,Chin-Yu Wang,Che-Min Chiu,Gow-Yi Tzou

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201712300021

Abstract

Because of low temperatures and oxygen in cold water, fish will die when cold currents arrive. This will cause tremendous loss of money. In order reduce the cooling of the pond, an automatic thermal detecting and cold-roofing system using a wind-proofing device, heaters, and thermal detectors is proposed. To reduce heat loss due to thermal convection above the pond surface, a motor-driven wind-proofing device automatically controlled by a PLC controller is adopted. Here, the wind-proofing device, thermal detectors, and heating system are connected to the PLC controller. The PLC will also be connected to the PC interface. The temperature thresholds used to trigger the heater and the wind proofing device can be set at the PC interface. Two options for manipulating the heating and the automatic heating can be selected. The related wind-proofing area and the number of heaters will be determined according to the current temperature. Moreover, the PLC can be wirelessly connected to the server PC in the control room. The pond keeper can monitor everything online and control the pond water's temperature. With this, the problem of fish dying in a cold wave can be solved. Consequently, to reduce the electrical exhaust when heating up the pond water, green energy, solar energy and wind energy, is used.

Highlights

Primary factors of water quality affecting fish include adequate oxygen, proper temperature, transparency, and limited levels of metabolites
The motor will be triggered by the PLC to forward or retrieve the wind proofing device when the current pond’s water temperature detected by the thermal sensors reaches two thermal thresholds of pond water
A thermal sensor is adopted online to detect the temperature of the pond water

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Introduction

Primary factors of water quality affecting fish include adequate oxygen, proper temperature, transparency, and limited levels of metabolites. To decrease heat loss during heat convection above the pond surface, an automatic wind-proofing device linked with a motor as well as a controller is adopted. A thermal detecting device installed inside a pond and connected to the server PC will feedback the thermal data to the server

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