SANSKRITHI SCHOOL OF
Behind Sathya Sai Super Speciality Hospital Beedupalli knowledge park, Prasanthigram, Puttaparthi-
ENGINEERING
51513
(Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapur & Approved by AICTE, New Delhi).
DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING
Solar Incubator By Using Temperature
Controller Project 2nd Review
6th January 2020
Project Batch
Students names
1.K.Manjunath Reddy ( 16KF1A0208)
2.K.Shilpa ( 16KF1A0211)
3.CH.Sai Krishna. ( 16kF1A0205)
4.K.Vishalakshi. ( 16KF1A0209)
Guided by
Mr.P.VINOD KUMAR
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering,
Sanskrithi School Of Engineering,
Puttaparthi.
Contents:
1.Title conformation
2.Abstract
3.Introduction
4.Existing system
5.Block Diagram
6.Advantages and
Disadvantages
7.Conclusion
8.References
Title Confirmation:
Solar Incubator By Using Temperature Controller
Abstract:
• In this project a new method of solar poultry incubator design is
suggested which could be used to hatch eggs from solar pv and
hence could reduce the usage of power and can maximize the
usage of solar power which is a renewable source of energy. It is a
prototype temperature control of hatchery incubator using
microcontroller.The nature of hatching process takes 21days with
a temperature of 99-102°F or 37 to 38.9°C, with proper humidity
and the egg must be moved several times for certain hour for
optimum performance.In this project,lamps are used as heater to
give suitable heat temperature for the eggs.By using water and
controlling fan,it is can make sure the humidity and ventilation in
good conditions.
Introduction
A mother hen performs hatching function at low efficiency.
Using artificial method, in an incubator, a system simulates the
environmental conditions required for such operation is used by poultry
farmers within specified temperature and relative humidity range.
These range between 36°c-39°c and increases efficiency 50%- 90%.
Solar power based Egg incubator are used to produce clean energy
without harmful effects to environment.
Existing System:
• The developed incubator had a built-in turning device that semi-automatically
turned the egg trays together thus reducing the frequency of opening the
chamber of the device.
• The eggs started hatching on the 18th day upto 22nd day of incubation. The
peak hatching days of eggs incubated in the developed incubator is 20 days,
while in the existing incubator, it is 21 days.
• The temperature and relative humidities inside the developed incubator
and the existing incubator were within the suggested acceptable range
of 36◦C (96.8◦F) to 38.9◦C (102.02◦F) and 55% to 65%, respectively.
Block diagram of Solar
Incubator
Solar Panel
Expose the cell to light, and the energy from each photon hitting the
silicon, well liberate electrons and the corresponding hole.
Charge Controller
Battery
An electrical battery is a combination of one or more electrochemical cells, used to
convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy.
The battery has become a common power source for many household, robotics and
industrial applications.
Advantages
• Increased efficiency is hatching from
40% to 95%
• Improved productivity of chicken by 200%
within 6months.
• There are no chances of the hen damaging eggs
through pecking, a common occurrence with
natural incubation.
Disadvantages:
• It is expensive to buy an incubator. Most of the
incubators are highly priced and not affordable
to small scale farmers.
• The incubator requires power source to work. In
most rural and remote areas, reliable source of
power is a major challenge.
Conclusion
The solar powered automated incubator was designed to achieve an accurate
temperature band of 36ºC- 37 ºC, humidity of 55% to 65% and precise turning
of eggs twelve times daily. Lm35 and DHT11 sensors were used to sense the
temperature and humidity respectively. The stepper motor was used to drive the
egg tray either clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. The Pic18f4550
microcontroller is the heart of the device is used to control all the process
References:
J. W. I. Okonkwo, and O. C. Chukwuezie. Characterization of a Photovoltaic
Powered Poultry Egg Incubator.
Abiola SS (1999). Effects of turning frequency of hen’s eggs in electric
table type incubator on weight loss, hatchability and mortality. Niger.
Agric. J. 30: 77-82.
W. I. Okonkwo. Design of solar Energy Egg Incubator. Unplished
undergraduate project, Department of Agricultural Engineering,
University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria. 1989.
