METHOD FOR OPTIMISING TIME AND ENERGY IN THE PROCESS FOR OF COOLING CARCASS MEAT OF BOVINE LIVESTOCK BY MONITORING THE STATE OF THE MEAT IN REAL TIME AND CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES IN A COLD ROOM

摘要

The present invention describes a method for optimising time and energy in cooling carcass meat of bovine livestock by means of control algorithms and devices for varying the ventilation speed of the refrigeration system of the cold room with real-time monitoring of variables related to the state of the meat. The method uses strategically placed bayonet sensor nodes that are inserted into the carcass to measure temperature at different points, as well as a sensor for sensing the ambient temperature of the cold room. The method integrates a PID control algorithm for cooling for requesting different cooling speed values (by varying the ventilation speed) for different temperature measurements of the nodes inserted into the carcass.