Remote monitoring system of piggery microclimate based on low-voltage power line carrier

The microclimate environment in nursery pig house is important. In this paper an environmental control system based on PLCC for piggery was designed. In order to adjust the local microclimate environment in precise, wireless network equipments like sensors and electronic hot plates were constructed. Management operation can extend from remote user into the piggery to realize the exchange of information between the environment and devices, as well as between the environment and remote user. B/S (Browser/Server) structure is used in the system, which could greatly simplify the client computer load and reduce system maintenance. The experimental results show that the performance of the system is quite stable and the system satisfies the design requirements in real-time data acquisition and environmental automatic control. The monitoring system is suitable for precision environmental management for piggery and has a good application prospect in automatic and intelligent livestock breeding industry. © 2016, UK Simulation Society. All rights reserved.