Investigation of Electric Load Profiles in Industrial Poultry Farms

The study presents experimental results from an investigation of the group load profiles in an industrial poultry farm. The results were obtained using an energy monitoring system for a 6 months period – from July to December 2019. The experimental data, which was collected with a step of one hour, was then statistically analyzed on a monthly basis in order to obtain the hourly average load as well as its 95% confidence interval. Furthermore, several group coefficients of the active power were obtained aimed at providing in-depth information about the electrical regimes in the farm. For this are used the shape factor, the utilization factor, and the output factor. Additionally, the ordered load profiles were obtained for each of the investigated months. Then the results were compared with the information regarding the technological processes in the farm in order to assess the dependencies. Conclusions were made regarding the optimal structure of power generators based on solar energy.