Characteristics of Electricity Consumption on the Example of Poultry Farming in Poland

Honorata Sierocka (), Maciej Zajkowski, Grzegorz Hołdyński and Zbigniew Sołjan
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Honorata Sierocka: Faculty of Engineering Management, Bialystok University of Technology, Ojca Tarasiuka 2 Street, 16-001 Kleosin, Poland
Maciej Zajkowski: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45D Street, 15-351 Białystok, Poland
Grzegorz Hołdyński: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45D Street, 15-351 Białystok, Poland
Zbigniew Sołjan: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45D Street, 15-351 Białystok, Poland

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: The article presents the results of the analysis of parameters describing electricity consumption in individual phases of the production cycle on a poultry farm. One full broiler rearing cycle on the farm was analyzed. Electrical parameters were tested during the broiler rearing process using a power quality analyzer with a measurement interval of 1 min. During the tests, the analyzer recorded the active and reactive power, phase and line voltage, power factor, and frequency. On the basis of collected data, original indicators describing electricity consumption per chicken w kA , w kQ , and per unit area w iA , w iQ were determined. The regression curves of active and reactive power consumption in particular stages of the cycle were also determined, and the minimum and maximum values of active and reactive power consumption were determined. The accomplished research can be used in planning electricity demand in energy-self-sufficient areas. The presented original indicators can be used to determine power demand on broiler farms, depending on the planned production volume or size of farm buildings.

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy consumption; poultry production; unit consumption coefficients (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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