Course code Ener5012
Credit points 3
Automation of Works in Animal Husbandry
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes16
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation16.03.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Engineering and Energetics
Course developer
Genādijs Moskvins
Dr. habil. sc. ing.
Course abstract
The paradigma of the automation. The basic principles of automatic control and regulation. Basic elements of automation equipments. The sensors for control and regulation of parameters (temperature, level, photo, position, movement, humidity). Relays (types, construction ). The basic schemes of automation (for temperature, level, position and movement, light control). Intelligent sensors and measuring devices for automatic control. The fuzzy logic. The schemes for automatic control and regulation. Equipments for automation in animal husbandry .SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition).
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Knowledge - about the general principles of automation, elaboration, action, control and application to solve the theoretical and practical tasks in field of automation control engineering, technological processes and to improve their operation quality.
• skills - to choose automation complex and technologies, elements and components, to analyze their work process, algorithms, operations in static and dynamic modes, to compose optimal automatic systems, block diagrams, to evaluate quality of automation operation.
• competence - to select an appropriate principles for automation of technologies, elements, components and devices, methods for elaboration, action, control and application, principles of control, automatic devices and sensors, methods for identifying the parameters, principles of control for conformable technological object, to interpret the operation data about the automation of technological processes in animal husbandry and to perfect their quality
Compulsory reading
1. Moskvins G. Automatizācija. Mācību grāmata. ISBN 978-9984-784-81-6, Jelgava: LLU, 2008. 120 lpp.
2. Moskvins G. Intelektuālās sistēmas un tehnoloģijas. Mācību grāmata. ISBN 978-9984-784-62-5, Jelgava: LLU, 2008. 136 lpp.
3. Kaķītis A., Galiņš A., Leščevics P. Sensori un mērīšanas sistēmas. Jelgava: LLU, 2008. 395 lpp.
4. Smith C., Corripio A.. Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control. New York: John Willey& Sons Inc., 1997. 768p.
Further reading
1. Šnīders A. Tehnoloģisko procesu automatizācijas teorētiskie pamati. Jelgava: LLA, 1986. 67 lpp.
2. Šnīders A., Leščevics P., Galiņš A. Tehnoloģisko iekārtu automatizācija. 2008. 60 lpp.
3. Goldreich O.. Computational Complexity: a Conceptual Perspective. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 606 p.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Enerģētika un automatizācija. Profesionāls žurnāls par enerģētiku un automatizācijas risinājumiem. Rīga: Biznesa Portāls. ISSN 1407-8589. www.baltenergy.com; sk.15.02.2011