Galileosky trackers maintain the temperature regime during the transportation of dairy products

Background

In winter, transporting dairy products is particularly difficult - as they can freeze due to the absence of corrugated pipes (or similar insulation) and pallets, or they can overheat from the Planar. Human error also plays a role in temperature violations, as the driver must monitor the temperature during product transportation. The driver may forget to turn the Planar on or off, as in addition to the temperature, they must monitor the road and unload the products.

Project objective

To create an automated system that will ensure the maintenance of the required temperature regime during the transportation of dairy products, without requiring the driver to perform additional actions.

Solution

To eliminate violations caused by human error, specialists from "76 Oil Tyumen" suggested using Easy Logic to write an algorithm that would set the operating conditions for the Planar and control the temperature regime without driver intervention.

Firstly, a corrugated pipe was installed on the vehicle to exhaust warm air from the Planar. The temperature sensor is installed at the top, so it is important that the heat reaches the products, otherwise the sensor may show a temperature acceptable for transportation, while it is too cold at the bottom near the products.

An algorithm was written for the operation of the Planar, after which a button with three positions was placed on the vehicle - for automatic operation of the Planar, as well as manual activation and deactivation of the Planar.

During system testing, certain difficulties were encountered - the temperature sensor failed. When this happened, the Planar, set to automatic mode, began to operate continuously, without turning off, overheating the products. The driver was forced to switch the temperature manually again.

In the algorithm, via SMS or commands in the configurator, you can easily set the temperature range in which the Planar should operate. With a minimum temperature of +3 degrees and a maximum temperature of +8 degrees, the Planar operates until the temperature reaches +8 degrees, after which it turns off, allowing it to drop to +3 degrees, and then starts operating again.

Result

After installing the automatic operation mode of the Planar on the Gazelle, the number of violations decreased, and the quality of product transportation increased, as the temperature is maintained within the specified range (+3°C; +8°C). Another advantage of this project is the convenience for the driver, as the automatic mode frees them from the need to ensure that the temperature does not exceed the permissible values.