RU2825225C1 - DEVICE FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF BEEHIVES AND BEE KEEPING USING INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: agriculture; beekeeping.

SUBSTANCE: device for remote monitoring of beehives using the Internet of things comprises an apiary controller, a beekeeper media device in the form of a personal computer or a telephone receiving unit, an analyzing unit, a distribution unit, a graphic unit for displaying the obtained data and a microcontroller of a beehive with holes for thermal control, comprising a processor unit, a memory unit and a communication unit, a wireless data transmission channel of the device to an apiary controller and a power supply unit. Device uses the Internet of things technology, which controls the state of the beehive, multifunctional temperature and humidity sensors connected to the beehive microcontroller. Above the holes for thermal control and notches there are automated gates for closing or opening of hives during attack of bees, changing weather conditions, chemical treatment. Above the notches there are also installed optical devices for analyzing the state of bees, and inside the beehive on the side walls there are temperature and humidity regulators and a propolis collection device, made in the form of a frame with electrodes located in it, which are equipped with removable dielectric insulation in the form of a solid cloth and congruent to the contour of electrodes connected to a voltage source. At the same time electrodes are fixed in parallel, have profile of equilateral triangle with ratio of length of rib to distance between electrodes 1:2. Internet module is used as wireless data transmission channel and solar battery connected to power supply unit is installed on hive cover.

EFFECT: enlarging functional capabilities of the device and improving the quality of ecological living conditions of bee families.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of agriculture and beekeeping, the Internet of Things (IoT), and digital data processing.

Patent RU 2461188 C1 (20.09.2012) describes an automated system for year-round monitoring of the amount of honey in beehive families.

Patent US 10064395 B2 (04.09.2018) describes a hive monitoring system configured to monitor and track the health and productivity of a hive. Information related to environmental conditions around the hive is monitored along with conditions inside the hive. This information is processed by a control system and compared to baseline expected values. Communication data is transmitted by the control system to a remote device to notify the beekeeper of the current and past health and productivity of the hive. The beekeeper can remotely control one or more functions affecting the hive. In addition, an electronic monitoring device is used to track the number of bees leaving and entering the hive. A dual-gate design is used to determine the direction of movement of each bee to determine a more accurate reflection of the health of the hive.

Patent US 6910941 B2 (28.06.2005) discloses a bee monitoring system for monitoring bee colonies in a hive using sensors that report colony status, including colony weight, temperature, and relative humidity. A bee counter may also be included in the system to indicate colony activity. The bee monitoring system may also remotely control peripheral devices such as feeders or chemical samplers.

An invention is known from patent RU 2341077 C1, which describes a device for collecting propolis, which is a frame with electrodes located in it, equipped with removable dielectric insulation and connected to a voltage source, the electrodes are fixed in parallel and have a profile of an equilateral triangle with a ratio of the length of the edge to the distance between the electrodes of 1:2, and the removable dielectric insulation is a solid sheet repeating the contour of the electrodes.

Patent RU 2783299 C1 (27.09.2021) describes a method for remote monitoring and control of pollination of agricultural crops near hives using the Internet of Things (IoT) and a system for implementing it. The method involves collecting a large amount of various necessary data using IoT devices, processing the data received from the IoT devices using an IoT platform, and obtaining at least the following data: activity, swarming, health of natural pollinators, the amount of pollen and/or honey collected, agricultural crops pollinated by natural pollinators; wherein the activity of natural pollinators is determined based on the temperature, humidity inside and outside one or more hives, the level of carbon dioxide inside one or more hives, video surveillance data inside and outside one or more hives; obtain data on areas pollinated by natural pollinators using an IoT platform based on a comparison of the coordinates of the location of one or more hives on the ground and data from crop maps, wherein the IoT platform is integrated with crop maps; determine the quality of pollination of agricultural crops near the hives based on the data obtained; transmit the obtained data on monitoring and controlling pollination of agricultural crops to one or more user devices.

The disadvantage of this method and system is that it is used only to control the pollination of agricultural crops near hives and does not consider the possibility of controlling the content of bees.

The closest analogue of the claimed invention is the technical solution disclosed in patent RU 2561462 C1 (03.06.2014).

The device for monitoring the state of the hive mass contains an apiary controller consisting of a beekeeper's computer (personal computer), a receiving unit, an analyzing unit, a distribution unit, a graphic unit for displaying the received data and a hive microcontroller having holes for temperature regulation.

The disadvantages of the known device are the limited control of data on the parameters of beekeeping (only the weight of the hive is determined) due to the lack of Internet-based devices, automated valves on the flight holes and openings for temperature regulation, and a solar battery for autonomous power supply of the electronic system of the hive.

The technical result is the expansion of functional capabilities and improvement of the quality of environmental conditions for the life of bee colonies.

The technical result is achieved in that the device for remote monitoring of hives using the Internet of Things (IoT), comprising an apiary controller, a beekeeper's media devices in the form of a personal computer or telephone, a receiving unit, an analyzing unit, a distribution unit, a graphic unit for demonstrating the received data and a hive microcontroller with holes for thermoregulation, containing a processor unit, a memory unit and a communication unit, a wireless channel for transmitting data from the device to the apiary controller and a power supply unit according to the invention, the Internet of Things technology is used, monitoring the state of the hive, multifunctional temperature and humidity sensors connected to the hive microcontroller, automated flaps are located above the holes for thermoregulation and the flight holes for closing or opening the hives during an attack by bees, changing weather conditions, chemical treatment, optical devices for analyzing the state of the bees are also installed above the flight holes, and inside the hive on the side walls - temperature and humidity regulators and a device for collecting propolis, made in the form of a frame with electrodes located in it, equipped with removable dielectric insulation in the form of a solid web and congruent to the contour of the electrodes connected to a voltage source, while the electrodes are fixed in parallel, have a profile of an equilateral triangle with a ratio of the length of the edge to the distance between the electrodes of 1:2, and an Internet module is used as a wireless data transmission channel and a solar battery is installed on the cover of the hive, connected to a power supply.

The essence of the invention is explained by the drawing, where Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a device for remote monitoring of hives using the Internet of Things (IoT); Fig. 2 is a general image of a hive - front view.

A device for remote monitoring of hives using the Internet of Things (IoT) comprises an apiary controller 1 consisting of a beekeeper's media device (personal computer or telephone) 2, in which a receiving unit 3, an analyzing unit 4, a distribution unit 5, a graphic unit for demonstrating the received data 6 are connected in series. The IoT device 7 comprises a processor unit 8, a communication unit 9, a power supply unit 10 and a memory unit 11. Multifunctional temperature and humidity sensors 12, which are part of the hive microcontroller 13, are used as a measuring device. An Internet module 14 is used as a wireless data transmission channel. Automated dampers 16 are installed on the thermoregulation holes 15, and optical devices 19 for receiving data on the state of the bees are installed on the flight holes 17 in addition to the automated dampers 18. Temperature regulators 20 and humidity 21, optical devices for determining the qualitative composition of frames 22 are installed inside the hive, devices for collecting propolis 23 are fixed in the ceiling devices above the nest, on the bars of the hive frames and in the gaps of the lower and upper flight holes (Fig. 3). A solar battery 24 is located on the top of the hive on the cover, which charges the IoT device, the beekeeper can use the residual electricity for his needs.

The device for remote monitoring of hives using the Internet of Things (IoT) works as follows: Apiary personnel connect the media devices of 2 beekeepers to a suitable network, and then request information from the hives. The IoT device 7 receives information about the change in the hive data from the measuring device - multifunctional temperature and humidity sensors 12 and, using the Internet module (wireless communication channel) 14, transmits numerical information to the beekeeper's device 2, the information enters the analyzing unit 4, where it is analyzed and, using the distribution unit 5, is distributed into tables, then the graphic unit 6 displays the received tables, graphs on the screen of the beekeeper's device, on the basis of which complex expandable accounting, control and monitoring systems are created over a certain period of time, automated dampers 16 and 18, temperature 20 and humidity regulators 21, a device for collecting propolis are controlled via the IoT device 7, data on the condition of the bees (the presence of parasites, diseases on the body, the amount of pollen) are received through optical devices 19.

Claims (1)

A device for remote monitoring of hives using the Internet of Things (IoT), comprising an apiary controller, a beekeeper's media devices in the form of a personal computer or telephone, a receiving unit, an analyzing unit, a distribution unit, a graphic unit for demonstrating the received data and a hive microcontroller with holes for thermoregulation, containing a processor unit, a memory unit and a communication unit, a wireless channel for transmitting data from the device to the apiary controller and a power supply unit, characterized in that the Internet of Things technology is used to monitor the state of the hive, multifunctional temperature and humidity sensors connected to the hive microcontroller, automated flaps are located above the holes for thermoregulation and the flight holes for closing or opening the hives during an attack by bees, changing weather conditions, chemical treatment, optical devices for analyzing the state of the bees are also installed above the flight holes, and inside the hive on the side walls - temperature and humidity regulators and a device for collecting propolis, made in the form of a frame with electrodes located in it, equipped with removable dielectric insulation in the form of a solid web and congruent to the contour of the electrodes connected to the voltage source, wherein the electrodes are fixed in parallel, have a profile of an equilateral triangle with a ratio of the length of the edge to the distance between the electrodes of 1:2, and an Internet module is used as a wireless data transmission channel and a solar battery is installed on the cover of the hive, connected to the power supply.

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