Due to the importance of the environment on animal production and thus environmental control, the study aims to build a system for monitoring and control the meteorological variables, temperature and relative humidity, low cost, which can be associated with an evaporative cooling system (ECS). The system development included all the stages of assembly, test and laboratory calibration, and later the validation of the equipment carried in the field. The validation step showed results which allowed concluding that the system can be safely used in the monitoring of these variables. The controller was efficient in management of the microclimate in the waiting corral and allowed the maintenance of the air temperature within the comfort range for dairy cattle in pre-milking with averaged 25.09 °C during the afternoon. The equipment showed the lower cost (R$ 325.76) when compared to other middle market (R$ 450.00).
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Da Silva, I. M., Pandorfi, H., De Vasconcelos, Â. J. S., Laurenti, R., & Guiselini, C. (2013). Low cost driver device for microclimate maintenance in the premilking of dairy cattle. Engenharia Agricola, 33(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-69162013000100001
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