Cooling milk in an automatic milking system

Details Cooling milk in an automatic milking system Cooling milk in an automatic milking system

2006-08-15

2006-08-15

Swiatek, Robert P. (Department: 3643)

Animal husbandry

Milkers

With automatic control

C119S014090

Reexamination Certificate

active

07089880

ABSTRACT:
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and arrangements for cooling milk in a milk storage tank of an automatic milking system comprising (i) measuring an amount of extracted milk by a milk flow meter; (ii) determining a cooling need for milk stored or to be stored in the milk storage tank based on the amount of milk; (iii) measuring a quantity indicative of a temperature of an inner surface area of a bottom portion of the milk storage tank; and cooling the bottom portion of the milk storage tank in consecutive periods, such that each period of cooling (τ1, τ3) is followed by a respective period of non-cooling (τ2, τ4), wherein the duration of each period of cooling and/or non-cooling is based on the measured quantity indicative of the inner surface area temperature, and the cooling need.

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