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Controller for Mushroom Industrial Cultivation

AKS Description
AKS is a mushroom grow controller designed for automatic environmental control in a growing room of all
mushroom types: white button (Agaricus), oyster mushroom (Pleurotus), shiitake (Lentinula edodes), etc.
AKS Controller is used for large-scale mushroom production farms with a high level of climate
automatization. It measures air and compost temperatures, air relative humidity, CO2 concentration and
compost temperature rate. The climate is controlled with outside air, circulation, cooling, heating, drying and
humidification. The individual control algorithms are realized for each of seven cultivation phases. The
algorithms can operate in both manual and automatic modes.
AKS controls the entire process, from the moment of filling with fresh compost till the time of emptying.
The controller can be connected to PC via RS485 communication interface. TechnologSoft Mushroom
Edition Software enables to control environmental parameters and react all alarm situations from a PC. The
remote control of AKS is also possible through Internet and TeamViewer Software.
KS Controller can be also used in a wireless control system.
Functions
Air temperature measurement in a growing room and in several points of airduct
Compost temperature measurement in four and more points
Calculation of average compost temperature by four and more temperature probes
Calculation of compost and air temperature change rate
Control of carbon dioxide concentration in the air
Automatic control of air humidification and dehumidification in a growing room
Automatic control of air cooling and heating in a growing room
Automatic maintenance of fixed compost and air temperature rate
Control of fixed parameters in manual or automatic mode
Program setting parameters, modes, control ranges of actuators and duration for each of seven phases
Setting the priority control for each of seven cultivation phases
Cooling and drying with the help of Outside Air Humidity & Temperature Sensor (option)
Automatic or manual switch from one phase to another using climatic parameters set by a technologist
Diagnostics of probes and actuators
Alarm signaling of sensor failure and parameter deviation
CONTROLLERS

Data transfer to PC via RS485 communication interface

Saving the settings and control parameters in nonvolatile memory
Remote PC control of the whole production process

Basic Specifications
Measuring Temperature Range 0 to100
Temperature Accuracy 0.1
Measuring Relative Humidity (RH) Range 40 to 100%
RH Accuracy max 2 %
Supply Voltage 220 V10%
Power Consumption max 18 W
Panel Board Dimensions (HxWxD) 500x420130 mm

Inputs Q-ty Outpus Q-ty

Analog Inputs Analog Outputs
Compost temperature probe 6 Control of inlet fan VFD (0-10 V) 1
Room air temperature probe 2 Control of air dampers (2-10 V) 4
Mixed air temperature probe 1 Control of hot and cold water valves (0-10 V) 2
Inlet air temperature probe 1 Control of humidifier actuator (0-10 V) 1
Cool air temperature probe 1 Reserved 1
Outside air temperature probe 1 Digital Outputs
RH sensor (dry and wet thermometers) 41 Control of cold water pump 1
Carbon dioxide transmitter (4-20 mA) 1 Control of hot water pump 1
Feedback signal from VFD of inlet fan (0-10 V) 1 Control of humidifier pump 1
Feedback signal from air dampers (2-10 V) 3 Inlet fan ON/OFF 1
Feedback signal from hot and cold water valves (0-10 V) 2 Exhaust fan ON/OFF 1
RH sensor in a growing room (4-20 mA) 1 CO2 pump permission
Dry Contact Inputs Light alarm signal system ON/OFF 1
Cold water pump 1 Sound alarm signal system ON/OFF 1
Hot water pump 1 Reserved 1
Humidifier pump 1 Interface 1
Inlet fan 1 RS485 1
Frost protection thermostat 1
Air filter pressure switch 2
Light sensor 1
Door sensor 1
Power supply sensor 1
Reserved 4

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Design

AKS Controller consists of the master controller on the DIN rail

mounted inside of the plastic panel board and operator panel Surge Protector
with TFT display on the front panel.
It also includes two 24VDC power supply units, 12 VDC power Power Supply
supply unit, surge protector, key switch lock and external Units Operator Panel
buttons for setting operating modes and alarm lamps. The
controller has a significant reserve of inputs and outputs. It is
also possible to commutate other nonstandard input and output
types. Master Controller
Key Switch Lock
AKS Controller can be supplied with TechnologSoft software for
PC remote control. It all allows to choose individual
configuration for definite production peculiarities and customer
wishes.

Environmental Control in Growing Room

20 380V 50Hz
8
15 14 i
17 18
6
1 2 Yi
Ui
9
D in
hot water
19 D out 13
cold water
16 3 4 5 10

CONTROLLERS
outside air

12 7 11

1...4 - Compost temperature probes 9 - Hot water valve 15 - Inlet fan

5 - Psychrometer (dry thermometer is used for measuring 10 - Cold water valve 16 - Exhaust fan
room air temperature) 11 - Outside air damper 17 - Pressure damper
6 - Carbon dioxide transmitter 12 - Circulation air damper 18 - Humidifier valve
7 - Mixed air temperature probe 13 - AKS Controller 19 - Thermostat
8 - Inlet air temperature probe 14 - VFD 20 - Humidifier

Environmental Control in Growing Rooms with Central Air Conditioning

Growing room 1 1,2 - Temperature and RH probes (informative)
380V
3 - Pressure sensor
50Hz 4 - Air temperature probe
5 - Cold water valve
6 - Thermostat (if there is no anti-freeze)
7 - Hot water valve
8 - Inlet fan
9 - VFD
10 - Central air conditioner
outside air

cold hot
... water water

10

Growing room 12 RhT RhT

380V
50Hz

1 8 2

3 4 5 6 7 9

Central air conditioning

outside air

Model USD Price Description

AKS $1200 Controller for Industrial Mushroom Cultivation

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