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AQUACULTURAL REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention
The present invention relates to a kind of environment
control equipment, and especially to an aqua-cultural
environment control system.
2. Description of the prior art
Breeding modes for aquatic animals (such as shrimps, fishes
etc.) in the conventional art of aquatic animal breeding
normally have algae and living things cultivated in advance in
breeding ponds before the aquatic animals are bred in the
breeding ponds.
Further, taking the bred shrimps as an example, shrimp fry
need 3 months to grow from being put in the breeding ponds to
the state of being caught for eating, this period generally is
called a stage; during this stage of breeding process, a breeder
must cast feed into a breeding pond regularly by manpower, such
manpower feed-casting process not only is quite hard, but also
wastes many working hours.
And more, in order to avoid having the situation of overly
low amount of dissolved oxygen in the breeding pond to render
the shrimps to have low activity or even die by lacking oxygen,
manpower is needed to regularly go to the breeding pond for
inspecting and opening the oxygen pumping device to maintain the
amount of dissolved oxygen in the breeding pond, such work of
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inspecting and opening the oxygen pumping device with manpower
is quite toilsome and time consumptive.
And by virtue that water temperature in the breeding pond
will be affected to change by weather, while shrimps, fishes etc.
are subjected to having the problem of dying abruptly in low and
cold temperature, people of the trade of breeding always are in
trouble against the problem of temperature controlling on
breeding ponds, and seek sustainingly for a method to inspect
and control water temperature.
As for a person doing the trade of breeding, environment
controlling for a breeding pond is a substantially important
work, especially when the amount of breeding ponds provided
reaches a certain economically defined scale, it is a critical
key matter for deciding being good or bad of harvest of the
aquaculture to know how to use limited manpower source to well
control the water temperature, the amount of dissolved oxygen
in the breeding pond and to regularly and quantitatively cast
feed in.
In view of the above stated, the inventor of the present
invention provides akindof aqua-cultural remote control system
after study and experiment for years, the system does not need
to waste too much manpower or too many working hours in
controlling the environmental conditions such as the water
temperature, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the breeding pond
etc., and an ideal environment suitable for surviving of shrimps,
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fishes etc. is created, thereby objects of increasing the yield
of shrimps, fishes etc. and lowering cost can be achieved, and
further competitiveness in the markets can be increased.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of
aqua-cultural remote control system that can simultaneously and
automatically control various kinds of environment control
equipment of a plurality of breeding ponds, and has the function
of remote monitoring to thereby eliminate the problems of
wasting too much manpower or too many working hours as is the
case in the conventional aquatic animal breeding mode, and an
effect of elevating the qualities of aquatic breeding fishes and
shrimps etc.
In order to achieve the above object, the aqua-cultural
remote control system of the present invention comprises: a
monitor and at least a remote controller electrically connecting
with the monitor, each remote controller can be electrically
connected with (to control environment control equipment of) at
least a set of breeding pond, wherein:
the monitor can monitor the environment control equipment
for a plurality of breeding ponds, and can directly transmit an
operation signal to the remote controller, the remote controller
receives the operation signal and transmits a corresponding
control signal to the environment control equipment of the
breeding ponds, and also automatically controls or helps a user
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to directly control actions of the environment control equipment
of the breeding ponds: moreover, each environment control
equipment of the breeding ponds can condition the water
temperature, the amount of dissolved oxygen and cast feed
according to the control signal; when the amount of the feed cast
in, the water temperature and the amount of the t ime for oxygen
increasing reach their predetermined values, the control
equipment automatically stops operation to save consumption of
feed and energy source.
By virtue that the present invention can simultaneously and
automatically control various kinds of environment control
equipment of a plurality of breeding ponds, requirement of
energy source and manpower can be reduced, and the object of
increasing yield and quality of shrimps, fishes etc. and
lowering cost for aquatic animal breeding can be achieved.
The detailed practicing mode on of the members of the present
invention is specified as below:
Wherein: in practicing, the above stated monitor includes:
a display component electrically connecting with the remote
controller, and includes an operating component, the display
component can enable a user to remote inspect the running
information (such as content of parameters, amount of feed,
running time and water temperature etc.) of the remote
controller and the environment control equipment of the breeding
ponds, in order to reduce the manpower and working hours for
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inspecting the breeding ponds; the display component can be an
LED display, an LCD monitor etc. to be used for displaying data.
The operating component of the monitor also is electrically
connected with the remote controller, when the user inspects the
display component, he can also input an operating signal to the
remote controller by simultaneously using the operating
component for setting the parameters, activating/relieving the
automatic running mode, activating/stopping manually running
and executing special commands, so that the user can
synchronically control the environment control equipment of the
breeding ponds when in inspecting to thereby achieve the object
of reducing the requirement of manpower and working hours.
Moreover, in practicing, the above stated monitor can
simultaneously monitor 64 remote controllers, each remote
controller can be electrically connected with the environment
control equipment of 4 breeding ponds for simultaneously
controlling the environments of the 4 breeding ponds; thereby
the monitor can simultaneously and automatically monitor the
environment control equipment of 256 sets of breeding ponds to
control the water temperature of the 256 sets of breeding ponds,
and to pump air into the breeding ponds for increasing oxygen,
and also to cast feed for the fishes and shrimps etc. in the
breeding ponds quantitatively in given time; so that manpower
and working hours for managing the breeding ponds can be largely
reduced, and the environmental changing of the breeding ponds
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can be assured to be maintained within a fixed range, thereby
qualities of fishes and shrimps etc. can be elevated.
In practicing, the remote controller comprises: a display
operating module, a control module and an electric power supply
module electrically connected respectively with the display
operating module and the control module; wherein:
The display operating module is electrically connected with
the control module, and is composed of an operating member and
a display member, the user can input a related operating signal
to the control module by operating the operating member; and the
display member can receive the display signal put out from the
control module to display information according to the display
signal.
Further in practicing, the control module includes a digital
input unit, an analog input unit, a CPU and a relay output unit;
wherein:
The digital input unit can sense various digital signals of
the environment control equipment of the breeding ponds, and can
input each digital signal to the CPU; in practicing, the digital
signal can be one or several ones of the digital signals
including a digital signal of air pumping equipment for
increasing oxygen of said environment control equipment of said
breeding ponds, a digital signal of casting feed in position,
a digital signal of lacking feed and a digital signal of urgently
stopping.
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The analog input unit can sense the water temperature of the
breeding ponds, and input the analog signal of the water
temperature to the CPU.
The CPU can receive the operating signal input from the
operating member by the user, and convert the operating signal
into a control signal for controlling the environment control
equipment of the breeding ponds, and put out the control signal
to the environment control equipment of the breeding ponds and
the relay output unit, so that the environment control equipment
of the breeding ponds and the relay output unit can do
environment control relating to the breeding ponds.
Moreover, the CPU can receive the digital signal of the
digital input unit and the analog signal of the analog input unit,
and convert the digital signal and the analog signal into control
signals for controlling the environment control equipment of the
breeding ponds, and put out the control signals to the
environment control equipment of the breeding ponds and the
relay output unit, so that the environment control equipment of
the breeding ponds and the relay output unit can do environment
control relating to the breeding ponds.
The relay output unit can receive the control signals of the
CPU to control the actions of the environment control equipment
of the breeding ponds; for example: for controlling the
environment control equipment of the breeding ponds for feeding,
for controlling the environment control equipment of the
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breeding ponds for air pumping and increasing oxygen or for
controlling the environment control equipment of the breeding
ponds for heating water to maintain the temperature of the
breeding ponds.
The power supply module can be connected with a power supply
terminal to provide power source required for running the
control module and the display operating module.
Further, in practicing, the environment control equipment
of the breeding ponds can include an automatically feeding
machine for controlling feed casting amount, and include a
microcell generator and an automatic heater, wherein:
The automatically feeding machine includes an
electromagnetic valve and a motor being connected with the relay
output unit of the control module on the remote controller, in
order that the remote controller can control operating or not
operating of the automatically feeding machine.
The above mentioned microcell generator includes an
electric power supply electrification switch electrically
connected with the digital input unit of the control module, in
order that the remote controller can control operating or not
operating of the microcell generator.
The above mentioned automatic heater includes a
thermocouple electrically connected with the analog input unit
of the control module, in order that the remote controller can
sense and control operating or not operating of the automatic
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heater.
And further, when the monitor is electrically connected with
the remote controller, and the remote controller is electrically
connected with the environment control equipment of the breeding
ponds, connecting members for electrically connecting these
electric devices in pairs can be provided between these electric
devices respectively; in practicing, the connecting members can
be RS-485 communicating ports for transmitting all the running
information (such as the content of parameters, amount of feed,
running time and water temperature etc.) of the remote
controller and the environment control equipment of the breeding
ponds to the monitor for the reference of the user.
As compared with the conventional techniques, the
aqua-cultural environment remote control system can save much
manpower, and can simultaneously monitor the water temperature
of up to 256 sets of breeding ponds, and pump air into the
breeding ponds for increasing oxygen, and also cast feed for the
fishes and shrimps etc. in the breeding ponds quantitatively in
given time; so that manpower and working hours for managing the
breeding ponds can be largely reduced, and the environmental
changing of the breeding ponds can be assured to be maintained
within a fixed range, thereby qualities of fishes and shrimps
etc. can be elevated.
The present invention will be apparent after reading the
detailed description of the preferred embodiment thereof in
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reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the
present invention;
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a
monitor of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the embodiment of the
present invention of which a monitor simultaneously monitors
environment control equipment of a plurality of breeding ponds;
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of an
operating module of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of
environment control equipment of a breeding pond of the present
invention;
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring firstly to Fig. 1, the aqua-cultural environment
remote control system of the present invention comprises: a
monitor 10 and at least a remote controller 20 electrically
connecting with the monitor 10, each remote controller 20 can
be electrically connected with (to control environment control
equipment 30 of) at least a set of breeding ponds, wherein:
the monitor 10 can monitor the environment control equipment
for a plurality of breeding ponds through the remote
controller 20, and can directly transmit an operation signal to
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operation signal and transmits corresponding a control signal
to the environment control equipment 30 of the breeding ponds,
and also automatically controls or helps a user to directly
control actions of the environment control equipment 30 of the
breeding ponds; moreover, each environment control equipment 30
of the breeding ponds can condition the water temperature, the
amount of dissolved oxygen and cast feed according to the control
signal; when the amount of the feed cast in, the water
temperature and the amount of the time for oxygen increasing
reach their predetermined values, the control equipment
automatically stops operation to save consumption of feed and
energy source.
By virtue that the present invention can simultaneously and
automatically control various kinds of environment control
equipment 30 of a plurality of breeding ponds, requirement of
energy source and manpower can be reduced, and the object of
increasing yield and quality of shrimps, fishes etc. and
lowering cost for aquatic animal breeding can be achieved.
The detai led pract icing mode on of the members of the present
invention is specified as below:
Wherein: in practicing, as shown in Figs 1, 2, the above
stated monitor 10 includes: a display component 11 electrically
connecting with the remote controller 20, and includes an
operating component 12, the display component 11 can enable a
user to remote inspect the running information (such as content
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of parameters, amount of feed, running time and water
temperature etc.) of the remote controller 20 and the
environment control equipment 30 of the breeding ponds, in order
to reduce the manpower and working hours for inspecting the
breeding ponds; the display component can be an LED display, an
LCD monitor etc. to be used for displaying data.
The operating component 12 of the monitor 10 also is
electrically connected with the remote controller 20, when the
user inspects the display component 11, he can also input an
operating signal to the remote controller 20 by simultaneously
using the operating component 12 for setting the parameters,
activating/relieving the automatic running mode, activating/
stopping manually running and executing special commands, so
that the user can synchronically control the environment control
equipment 30 of the breeding ponds when in inspecting, to thereby
achieve the object of reducing the requirement of manpower and
working hours.
Moreover, in practicing, as shown in Figs 1, 3, the above
stated monitor 10 can simultaneously monitor 64 remote
controllers 20, each remote controller 20 can be electrically
connected with the environment control equipment 30 of 4
breeding ponds for simultaneously controlling the environments
of the 4 breeding ponds; thereby the monitor 10 can
simultaneously and automatically monitor the environment
control equipment 30 of 256 sets of breeding ponds to control
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the water temperature of the 256 sets of breeding ponds, and to
pump air into the breeding ponds for increasing oxygen, and also
to cast feed for the fishes and shrimps etc. in the breeding ponds
quantitatively in given time; so that manpower and working hours
for managing the breeding ponds can be largely reduced, and the
environmental changing of the breeding ponds can be assured to
be maintained within a fixed range, thereby qualities of fishes
and shrimps etc. can be elevated.
In practicing, the remote controller 20 comprises: a display
operating module 21, a control module 22 and an electric power
supply module 23 electrically connected respectively with the
display operating module 21 and the control module 22; wherein:
As shown in Figs 1, 4, the display operating module 21 is
electrically connected with the control module 22, and is
composed of an operating member 211 and a display member 212,
the user can input a related operating signal to the control
module 22 by operating the operating member 211; and the display
member 212 can receive the display signal put out from the
control module 22 to display information according to the
display signal.
Further in practicing, the control module 22 includes a
digital input unit 221, an analog input unit 222, a CPU 223 and
a relay output unit 224; wherein:
The digital input unit 221 can sense various digital signals
of the environment control equipment 30 of the breeding ponds,
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and can input each digital signal to the CPU 223; in practicing,
the digital signals can be one or several ones of the digital
signals including a digital signal of air pumping equipment for
increasing oxygen of said environment control equipment 30 of
said breeding ponds, a digital signal of casting feed in position,
a digital signal of lacking feed and a digital signal of urgently
stopping.
The analog input unit 222 can sense the water temperature
of the breeding ponds, and input the analog signal of the water
temperature to the CPU 223.
The CPU 223 can receive the operating signal input from the
operating member 211 by the user, and convert the operating
signal into a control signal for controlling the environment
control equipment 30 of the breeding ponds, and put out the
control signal to the environment control equipment 30 of the
breeding ponds and the relay output unit 224, so that the
environment control equipment 30 of the breeding ponds and the
relay output unit 224 can do environment control relating to the
breeding ponds.
Moreover, the CPU 223 can receive the digital signal of the
digital input unit 221 and the analog signal of the analog input
unit 222, and convert the digital signal and the analog signals
into control signals for controlling the environment control
equipment 30 of the breeding ponds, and put out the control
signals to the environment control equipment 30 of the breeding
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ponds and the relay output unit 224, so that the environment
control equipment 30 of the breeding ponds and the relay output
unit 224 can do environment control relating to the breeding
ponds.
The relay output unit 224 can receive the control signals
of the CPU 223 to control the actions of the environment control
equipment 30 of the breeding ponds; for example: for controlling
the environment control equipment 30 of the breeding ponds for
feeding, for controlling the environment control equipment 30
of the breeding ponds for air pumping and increasing oxygen or
for controlling the environment control equipment 30 of the
breeding ponds for heating water to maintain the temperature of
the breeding ponds.
The power supply module 23 can be connected with a power
supply terminal to provide power source required for running the
control module 22 and the display operating module 21.
Further, in practicing, as shown in Figs 1, 5, the
environment control equipment 30 of the breeding ponds can
include an automaticallyfeeding machine 31 for controlling feed
casting amount, and include a microcell generator 32 and an
automatic heater 33, wherein:
The automatically feeding machine 31 includes an
electromagnetic valve and a motor being connected with the relay
output unit 224 of the control module 22 on the remote controller
20, in order that the remote controller 20 can control operating
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or not operating of the automatically feeding machine 31.
The microcell generator 32 includes an electric power supply
electrification switch electrically connected with the digital
input unit 221 of the control module 22, in order that the remote
controller 20 can control operating or not operating of the
microcell generator 32.
The automatic heater 33 includes a thermocouple
electrically connected with the analog input unit 222 of the
control module 22, in order that the remote controller 20 can
sense and control operating or not operating of the automatic
heater 33.
And further, when the monitor 10 is electrically connected
with the remote controller 20, and the remote controller 20 is
electrically connected with the environment control equipment
30 of the breeding ponds, connecting members 40 for electrically
connecting the monitor 10 and the remote controller 20 as well
as the remote controller 20 and the environment control
equipment 30 respectively in pairs can be provided between these
electric devices 10, 20 and 20, 30 respectively; in practicing,
the connecting members 40 can be RS-485 communicating ports for
transmit all the running information (such as the content of
parameters, amount of feed, running time and water temperature
etc.) of the remote controller 20 and the environment control
equipment 30 of the breeding ponds to the monitor 10 for the
reference of the user.
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The embodiment stated and depicted above is only for
illustrating the technical content of the present invention and
not for giving any limitation to the scope of the present
invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in this art that
various equivalent modifications or changes without departing
from the spirit of this invention shall also fall within the
scope of the appended claims.
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