Application of Intelligent Measurement and Control Technology in Grain Storage

• Main Author: Xiaoai Zhang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IFSA Publishing, S.L. 2014-05-01
• Series: Sensors & Transducers
• Subjects: Grain storage; Measurement and control node; Neuron chip; PCI bus; LON bus.
• Online Access: http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/may_2014/Vol_171/P_RP_0140.pdf

It’s of strategic importance that China takes the grain as the reserve material. The final quality of the grain is directly related to its storage process. Proper storage measures and methods can extend the shelf life of the grain. In the process of grain storage, the technical indicators, such as temperature and humidity of the stored grain, indoor temperature and air humidity, should be strictly controlled. The intelligent network-based measurement and control system composed by the PCI bus- based intelligent network interface card, the measurement nodes with the neuron chip as the core and LON bus is used to perform real-time measurement on various condition parameters of the grain bin, and transmit the measurement results to the server over the network for controlling and regulating the device after the server processes the results to ensure the safety of grain storage.