Evaluation of the Efficiency of an Information and Measuring System for Monitoring the Temperature and Humidity of Grain Products

This study discusses the current issues of comprehensive automation of various technological processes of processing and storage of grain and grain products. A system for automated control of the technological processes of grain storage and processing at the corresponding enterprises is proposed. The system enables not only to assess the compliance of the parameters of these processes with technological regulations, but also to control the activities of technical personnel, as well as to reduce the financial and energy costs of enterprises. The main element of the automated system is considered, namely, the information and measuring system (IMS) for monitoring the temperature and humidity of grain products. Indirect, nondestructive methods for monitoring the parameters (humidity and temperature) of grain products are analyzed. We discuss the construction of a functional diagram of measuring transducers and further development of electronic devices of IMSs based on them. The efficiency of the IMS for monitoring the temperature and humidity of grain products was evaluated. Using such IMSs allows for tightening the control of the technological processes of grain storage and processing, thereby increasing the degree of control of technical devices for moisture measurement and thermometry.