Selected Parameters Affecting the Electricity Consumption of Automatic Milking Systems
The paper presented is aimed at the determination of electricity consumption at selected dairy farms during milking employing automatic milking systems (AMS). The research was focused on the determination of electricity consumption during the performance of essential activities that are related to t...
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| author | Vaculík Petr Kažimírová Viera Smejtková Andrea Jehlička Tomáš |
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| description | The paper presented is aimed at the determination of electricity consumption at selected dairy farms during milking employing automatic milking systems (AMS). The research was focused on the determination of electricity consumption during the performance of essential activities that are related to the AMS utilization, i.e., electricity consumption by a single AMS unit per day, by a single assembly compressor per day, by a single AMS unit and a single assembly compressor per day, per milking, and per 1 litre of milk. Measurements were conducted at eight dairy farms in Central Europe that house dairy cows of the black-spotted Holstein cattle breed. The cattle groups assessed comprised 95 to 105 animals subjected to milking over the entire observed period. On the basis of the measurements conducted, it was observed that the average amount of energy consumed per 1 litre of milked milk was 0.0232 kWh over the entire observed period. Regarding the essential activities, the results obtained indicate that the energy consumption throughout the year is relatively balanced, despite the fact that it is affected by a wide range of factors, including chiefly the herd management, as well as overall organization of entire farm, milk yield, health status of cattle, current climatic conditions, fodder quality, etc. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32b50cce28a74a99a14ac4d18031f9512023-11-20T07:17:01ZengSciendoActa Technologica Agriculturae1338-52672023-12-0126422323010.2478/ata-2023-0030Selected Parameters Affecting the Electricity Consumption of Automatic Milking SystemsVaculík Petr0Kažimírová Viera1Smejtková Andrea2Jehlička Tomáš3Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Technological Equipment of Buildings, Czech RepublicSlovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Transport and Bioenergetics, Slovak RepublicCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Technological Equipment of Buildings, Czech RepublicCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Technological Equipment of Buildings, Czech RepublicThe paper presented is aimed at the determination of electricity consumption at selected dairy farms during milking employing automatic milking systems (AMS). The research was focused on the determination of electricity consumption during the performance of essential activities that are related to the AMS utilization, i.e., electricity consumption by a single AMS unit per day, by a single assembly compressor per day, by a single AMS unit and a single assembly compressor per day, per milking, and per 1 litre of milk. Measurements were conducted at eight dairy farms in Central Europe that house dairy cows of the black-spotted Holstein cattle breed. The cattle groups assessed comprised 95 to 105 animals subjected to milking over the entire observed period. On the basis of the measurements conducted, it was observed that the average amount of energy consumed per 1 litre of milked milk was 0.0232 kWh over the entire observed period. Regarding the essential activities, the results obtained indicate that the energy consumption throughout the year is relatively balanced, despite the fact that it is affected by a wide range of factors, including chiefly the herd management, as well as overall organization of entire farm, milk yield, health status of cattle, current climatic conditions, fodder quality, etc.https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2023-0030dairy technologymilking robotcattlemilk |
| spellingShingle | Vaculík Petr Kažimírová Viera Smejtková Andrea Jehlička Tomáš Selected Parameters Affecting the Electricity Consumption of Automatic Milking Systems Acta Technologica Agriculturae dairy technology milking robot cattle milk |
| title | Selected Parameters Affecting the Electricity Consumption of Automatic Milking Systems |
| title_full | Selected Parameters Affecting the Electricity Consumption of Automatic Milking Systems |
| title_fullStr | Selected Parameters Affecting the Electricity Consumption of Automatic Milking Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selected Parameters Affecting the Electricity Consumption of Automatic Milking Systems |
| title_short | Selected Parameters Affecting the Electricity Consumption of Automatic Milking Systems |
| title_sort | selected parameters affecting the electricity consumption of automatic milking systems |
| topic | dairy technology milking robot cattle milk |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/ata-2023-0030 |
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