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ICAR Technical Series no. 7 - Nitra Proc.

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Fryc et al.The assessment parameters of the vacuumregulating device with reducing valveJ. Fryc, J. Los & R. KuklaMendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Br<strong>no</strong>Zemedelská 1, 613 00 Br<strong>no</strong>,Czech RepublicE-mail: fryc@mendelu.cz,Using special reducing valve enables reducing the energy consumptio<strong>no</strong>f vacuum pumps. The vacuum pump may be controlled by changes inrotation speed or by switching on and off. This assignment is dealing withthe problems in vacuum tank volume assessment, the values of switch onand switch off vacuum, the vacuum pump efficiency and the pressuredifferential on the reducing valve – the parameters affecting the period ofthe switching cycle.SummaryKey words: Milking machines, vacuum regulating, vacuum pump control.Research and development in the field of milking tech<strong>no</strong>logy is usuallyfocused on internal links of the biotechnical system man-dairy coworganism-milking machine-environment. There has been a lot of success inthis field, which can be documented by the existence of functional milkingrobots and by the fact that the process of machine milking itself getsaccommodated to the individuality of the dairy cow. A considerably lessattention was so far paid to energy demands of milking machines. And itis exactly these problems that recently appear in the limelight, particularlyin connexion with ecological and eco<strong>no</strong>mic aspects. Electric energyconsumed in vain does <strong>no</strong>t represent only increased costs for the operator,but also an unnecessary environmental load relating to the generation ofelectric energy. One of the weakest points from the viewpoint of energyutilization is the method of vacuum control.IntroductionIn the classical method of vacuum magnitude regulation the vacuum pumpis passed through by a far greater air volume than required for the operatio<strong>no</strong>f milking machine. The method of vacuum control by pressure reducingvalves issues from the pump characteristic at constant speed. It followsthat should we wish to achieve a constant vacuum, the pump must bepassed through by a constant air volume. Regarding the fact that the airMaterial andmethod<strong>ICAR</strong> <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Series</strong> - No 775

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