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S. K. Agarwal
Technology details
Technology Package
Product produced
Domesc Egg Incubator
Raw material used
Insulated Cabin box , Temperature/Humidity control system , PLC system with DC
motors etc.
Salient features &
innovaveness
Lower energy consumpon with opon of electricity grid/Solar water heater
based heat transfer. Advanced automaon features for temperature, humidity &
tray rotaon system.
Advantages
Easy-to-Operate, completely automated unit with higher hatching rate.
Social/economical/ecological Very useful as rural enterprise : Cost-effecve and affordable system.
Energy used
Between 400 and 550 Wa depending on capa city
Jobs potenal
Enterprise can serve demand for 2 – 3 villages (100 to 150 individual farmers)
Investment
Ranging between Rs.0.25 to 1.25 Lac
Payback period
Around 9 to 13 Months
Specific Features:
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Domesc level poultry egg incubator.
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Available in regular (grid power) & solar
powered model.
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Solar water heater based heat exchange
mechanism: Special model also developed
for off grid or very high & frequent power
cut-off villages based on solar water heater.
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Higher hatching rate (80 to 85%) with fully
automac control system for handling by
semi-skilled labour at village level.
ï Very useful for SHG’s, poultry farmers, rural
youth and for tribal belt.
Box 3 Solar egg incubator (100 egg capacity) for small poultry farmers/Woman self help groups
developed by Vigyan Ashram, Pune
Vidhyapeet–Rahuri in Maharashtra. This field tested technology product is now being
commercially manufactured by M/s—Future Innovative Systems in various sizes like
100–1000 egg capacity and power operation mode as Grid powered, Solar and Fire
wood based water heater as per need and demand by users.
S. K. Agarwal
Technology details
Technology Package
Product produced
Domesc Egg Incubator
Raw material used
Insulated Cabin box , Temperature/Humidity control system , PLC system with DC
motors etc.
Salient features &
innovaveness
Lower energy consumpon with opon of electricity grid/Solar water heater
based heat transfer. Advanced automaon features for temperature, humidity &
tray rotaon system.
Advantages
Easy-to-Operate, completely automated unit with higher hatching rate.
Social/economical/ecological Very useful as rural enterprise : Cost-effecve and affordable system.
Energy used
Between 400 and 550 Wa depending on capa city
Jobs potenal
Enterprise can serve demand for 2 – 3 villages (100 to 150 individual farmers)
Investment
Ranging between Rs.0.25 to 1.25 Lac
Payback period
Around 9 to 13 Months
Specific Features:
ï
Domesc level poultry egg incubator.
ï
Available in regular (grid power) & solar
powered model.
ï
Solar water heater based heat exchange
mechanism: Special model also developed
for off grid or very high & frequent power
cut-off villages based on solar water heater.
ï
Higher hatching rate (80 to 85%) with fully
automac control system for handling by
semi-skilled labour at village level.
ï Very useful for SHG’s, poultry farmers, rural
youth and for tribal belt.
Box 3 Solar egg incubator (100 egg capacity) for small poultry farmers/Woman self help groups
developed by Vigyan Ashram, Pune
Vidhyapeet–Rahuri in Maharashtra. This field tested technology product is now being
commercially manufactured by M/s—Future Innovative Systems in various sizes like
100–1000 egg capacity and power operation mode as Grid powered, Solar and Fire
wood based water heater as per need and demand by users.