Lopes, Daniela de CarvalhoMartins, José HelvecioLacerda Filho, Adílio FlauzinoMelo, Evandro de CastroMonteiro, Paulo Marcos de BarrosQueiroz, Daniel Marçal de2015-05-262015-05-262008LOPES, D. de C. et al. Aeration strategy for controlling grain storage based on simulation and on real data acquisition. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, v. 63, p. 140-146, 2008. Disponível em: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016816990800063X>. Acesso em: 09 abr. 2015.0168-1699http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/5536In this work a new control strategy for grain aeration systems was proposed. This strategy was implemented in a software package called AERO and relates four conditions which depend on real time data acquisition and on the process simulation. The main advantage of AERO controller is that it can be used in different geographic regions, during different seasons and with different aeration systems, automatically adjusting its set points. The objectives of AEROcontroller are to equalize the temperatures inside the bin, to cool the grain mass whenever is possible and to maintain the moisture content under safe conditions. The results showed that the proposed strategy is efficient to achieve these objectives. Moreover, significant energy saving has been achieved with the AERO controller.en-USAerationControl strategySimulationStored grainData acquisitionArtigo publicado em periodicoO periódico Computers and Electronics in Agriculture concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3618761411733.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2008.02.002