Method for controlling environmental conditions of livestock based upon the dynamics between temperature and wind chill

摘要

A method for controlling the temperature of an enclosure by opening or lowering curtains based on the difference between inside and outside temperatures and the prevailing wind velocity, direction, and wind chill. In one example, temperature of a cow barn is controlled, in part, by determining the direction from which the wind is blowing and using that and the wind velocity and internal and external temperatures to activate a controller to open or close barn curtains in order to warm or cool the barn. This invention can be applied to any livestock that is housed in any type of enclosure which makes use of automated curtains.