Modeling and Simulation of Temperature and Humidity Control Systems in an Avian Egg Incubator

Authors

  • Alexsander Corrêa Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube, Brasil / Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte - UniBH, Brasil
  • Edilberto Pereira Teixeira Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube, Brasil
  • Antonio Manoel Batista da Silva Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube, Brasil
  • Ana Paula Silva Capuci Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31496/retii.v2i1.1899

Keywords:

egg incubator, control, temperature, humidity, SciLab

Abstract

Poultry farming in industrial settings is extremely important, as it provides one of the cheapest and most commonly consumed sources of protein for the Brazilian population. Therefore, achieving maximum efficiency in chick hatching is essential to ensure food supply. The objective of this article was to model and simulate the temperature and humidity control of industrial incubators, where the temperature must be maintained between 37.5 and 38°C and humidity between 55 and 65%—both of which are critical variables for successful incubation. The humidity control was set to be an On/Off type. For temperature control, we used the Ziegler-Nichols method to determine the control parameters, which demonstrated excellent performance in simulation using the SciLab computational tool.

Author Biographies

Alexsander Corrêa, Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube, Brasil / Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte - UniBH, Brasil

Holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube

Edilberto Pereira Teixeira, Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube, Brasil

Holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Itajubá (1972), a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Itajubá (1974), and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1991). Has experience in the field of Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on electronic process control and power systems, working primarily on the following topics: power systems, industrial electricity, multivariable process control, nonlinear system control, fuzzy logic, and artificial neural networks. Currently serves as a professor in the Undergraduate Electrical Engineering program at Universidade de Uberaba – MG (Uniube).

Antonio Manoel Batista da Silva, Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube, Brasil

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (1985), earned a Master's degree (1993) and a PhD (2016) in Electrical Engineering, also from the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Currently works at the Universidade de Uberaba as a professor in the undergraduate programs of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Control and Automation Engineering, and Computer Engineering. He also teaches in the graduate program at the Universidade de Uberaba, serving as a professor in the professional master’s program in Chemical Engineering. In these programs, he mainly teaches the following subjects: Electrical Circuits, Energy Conversion, Electrical Machines, and Control Systems. His research areas include rotating electrical machines and transformers, dynamics of electrical systems, agro-industrial processes, and computational simulation.

Ana Paula Silva Capuci, Universidade de Uberaba – Uniube, Brasil

Holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade de Uberaba (2013), and a degree in Industrial Pharmacy from Universidade de Uberaba (2007). Earned a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (2015) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (2019). Currently a professor at Universidade de Uberaba, teaching the courses Applied Thermodynamics I and II, Planning and Optimization of Chemical Processes, Energy Balance, Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design I, and Environmental Chemistry and Waste Management. Has experience in the field of Chemical Engineering, with an emphasis on Thermodynamics and Separation Processes, working mainly on the following topics: solubility, data fitting, solid–liquid equilibrium, separation processes, and crystallization.

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Published

2025-07-25

How to Cite

Corrêa, A., Teixeira, E. P., Silva, A. M. B. da, & Capuci, A. P. S. (2025). Modeling and Simulation of Temperature and Humidity Control Systems in an Avian Egg Incubator. Revista De Engeharia, TI E Inovação, 2(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.31496/retii.v2i1.1899

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Publicação Contínua - ISSN: 2966-2508

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