Kenneth Russell L.

Tanaval
201313764

BS in Agricultural Engineering
Aeng 55

Engr. Kelvin Michael Crystal

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Learning activity 1
DESIGN OF FARMSTEAD ELECTRIFICATION
I.

INTRODUCTION
Farmstead is usually use for generalizing the farm buildings and adjacent service areas in the farms.
Farmstead is composed of farmhouse, poultry houses (broiler and grower house), and greenhouses for the
vegetable and/or fruit vegetables, slaughter house, milking parlor, cattle ranch and barn, pumping house and
ancillary facility.
In our modern day, service areas and buildings in the farms are all functioning using the electricity, which
provides them with light, heat, power for functioning the machines, cooling system and for communication to
transmit some data regarding to the production to the main house. But the distribution of the electricity is not that
easy. When planning for the building a farmstead we should consider the number of buildings and services areas
in farm. We should make a layout of the farm electrification. We should know how our electricity being
distributed to our farm buildings and we should plan on the number of farm equipment in every building to know
what amount of electricity being used by that building.

II.

OBJECTIVES
The general objective of the learning activity is to design a farmstead power distribution system.
Specifically the activity aims to:
1. Know the components of typical farmstead.
2. Identify the facilities and equipment present in the different farmstead.
3. calculate the power consumption of different facilities and equipment;
4. locate center load of different farmstead components and of the farmstead; and,
5. layout the farmstead.

III.

METHODOLOGY
1. Know the components of your farmstead as listed below:
a. 1 Farm house
b. 3 Poultry houses (1 broiler house, 2 grower houses)
c. 5 Greenhouses for vegetable and/or fruit vegetables
d. 1 Slaughterhouse
e. 1 Milking Parlor
f. 1 Cattle Ranch and 1 barn
g. 1 Pumping house
h. Ancillary facility (Street lights)
2. Design the orientation and area (dimensions) of your farmstead and its components.
3. List the facilities and equipment for each component that requires electricity. Quantify and consider the
watt rating and number of hours of operation/utilization of each facility/equipment per day.
Example: One of the facilities/equipment of your farm house is artificial lighting. You chose to install
3 pieces of incandescent bulbs and 7 pieces of fluorescent bulbs with 100 and 15 watts rating,
respectively. Ten incandescent bulbs will be used for an average of 5 hours per day and fifteen
fluorescent bulbs for 7 hours per day and per month (30 days per month). To calculate for the total
watt usage of lighting per day and per month for the farm house:
Lighting = (3 pcs x 100 W/pc x 5 hrs/day) + (7 pcs x 15 W/pc x 7 hrs/day) = 1500
Whr/day + 735 Whr/day
Lighting/day = 2,235 Whr/day
Lighting/month = 67,050 Whr/month Tabulate the result per farmstead component

Farm House

Equipment
Flourescent bulb 1
Flourescent bulb 2
Flourescent bulb 3
Flourescent bulb 4
Flourescent bulb 5
Incandescent bulb 1
Incandescent bulb 2
Refrigirator
Ceiling fan 1
Ceiling fan 2
Ceiling fan 3
Air condition
Computer

From left axis

60 W X 3 = 180
60 W X 10 = 600
60 W X 10 = 600
60 W X 17 = 1,020
60 W X 17 = 1,020
60 W X 2 = 120
60 W X 21 = 1,260
500 W X 19 = 9,500
24 W X 10 = 240
24 W X 10 = 240
24 W X 17 = 408
3800 W X 5.5 = 20,900
250 W X 6 = 1,500
5,042 W
38,848 W/unit

Left axis = 38,848 W/unit

5,042 W
= 7.70 unit

Poultry farm

From lower axis

60 W X 8 = 480
60 W X 11.5 = 690
60 W X 12 = 720
60 W X 5.5 = 330
60 W X 5.5 = 330
60 W X 1 = 60
60 W X 12 = 720
500 W X 13.5 = 6750
24 W X 7 = 168
24 W X 12 = 288
24 W X 7 = 168
3800 W X 2.5 = 9500
250 W X 10 = 2500
5,042 W
22,704 W/unit
Lower axis = 22,704 W/unit
5,042 W
= 4.50 unit

Equipments
Ventilation Fan 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Incandescent Bulb 1
2
3
4
5
Automatic Feeder 1
2
Heater
Motor
Humidity controller

From Left Axis

37 W x 2 = 74
37 W x 2 = 74
37 W x 5 = 185
37 W x 5 = 185
37 W x 7 = 259
37 W x 7 = 259
37 W x 9 = 333
37 W x 9 = 333
37 W x 11 = 407
37 W x 11 = 407
37 W x 14 = 518
37 W x 14 = 518
37 W x 14 = 518
37 W x 14 = 518
37 W x 14 = 518
60 W x 3 = 180
60 W x 3 = 180
60 W x 7 = 420
60 W x 11 = 660
60 W x 11 = 660
3000 W x 7 = 21000
3000 W x 7 = 21000
1500 W x 13 = 19500
2500 W x 13 = 32500
1500 W x 13 = 19500
12,355
120706
Left Axis = 120,706
12,355
= 9.77 unit

From Lower Axis

37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 13 = 481
37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 13 = 481
37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 13 = 481
37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 13 = 481
37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 13 = 481
37 W x 2 = 74
37 W x 4 = 148
37 W x 6 = 222
37 W x 9 = 333
37 W x 12 = 444
60 W x 4 = 240
60 W x 4 = 240
60 W x 10 = 600
60 W x 10 = 600
60 W x 6 = 360
3000 W x 4 = 12000
3000 W x 9 = 27000
1500 W x 8 = 12000
2500 W x 6 = 15000
1500 W x 12 = 18000
12,355
90,332
Lower Axis = 90,332
12,355
= 7.31 unit

Green house

Equipments

From Left Axis

From Lower Axis

Planting Machine 1
Planting machine 2
Sorting machine 1
Sorting machine 2
Tray seeding machine 1
Tray seeding machine 2
Vertical fan 1
Vertical fan 2
Vertical fan 3
Vertical fan 4
Vertical fan 5
Vertical fan 6
Vertical fan 7
Vertical fan 8
Water Pump
Drying machine
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
LED 5
LED 6
LED 7
LED 8
LED 9
LED 10

700 W x 14.5 = 10150

700 W x 14.5 = 10150
440 W x 13 = 5720
440 W x 13 = 5720
440 W x 14.5= 6380
440 W x 14.5 = 6380
37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 4 = 148
37 W x 4 = 148
37 W x 11 = 407
37 W x 11 = 407
37 W x 15.5 = 573.5
37 W x 15.5 = 573.5
2500 W x 1 = 2500
500 W x 14.5 = 7250
10 W x 4 = 40
10 W x 4 = 40
10 W x 6 = 60
10 W x 6 = 60
10 W x 8 = 80
10 W x 8 = 80
10 W x 10 = 100
10 Wx 10 = 100
10 W x 12 = 120
10 W x 12 = 120
6,556 W
57,441W/unit
Left axis = 57,441
W/unit
6,556 W
= 8.86 unit

Slaughter house

700 W x 5 =3500
700 W x 10 =7000
440 W x 5 =2220
440 W x 10 =4400
440 W x 2 =880
440 W x 13 =5720
37 W x 1 =37
37 W x 1 =37
37 W x 5 =185
37 W x 5 =185
37 W x 10 =370
37 W x 10 =370
37 W x 13 =481
37 W x 13 =481
2500 W x 1 = 2500
500 W x 8 =4000
10 W x 5 =50
10 W x 5 =50
10 W x 5=50
10 W x 5 =50
10 W x 5 =50
10 W x 10 =100
10 W x 10 =100
10 Wx 10 =100
10 W x 10 =100
10 W x 10 =100
6,556 W
33,116 W/unit
Lower axis = 33,116
W/unit
6,536 W
= 5.1 unit

Equipments

From Left Axis

From Lower Axis

Vertical fan 1
Vertical fan 2
Vertical fan 3
Vertical fan 4
Flourescent bulb 1
2
3
4
5
Feather Remover 1
Feather remover 2
Slaugther machine 1
Slaugther machine 2

37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 1 = 37
37 W x 15 = 555
37 W x 15 = 555
60 W x 3 = 180
60 W x 3 = 180
60 W x 8 = 480
60 W x 13 = 780
60 W x 13 = 780
2500 W x 11 = 27500
2500 W x 11 = 27500
3000 W x 5 = 15000
3000 W x 5 = 15000
11,448
88,584

37 W x 4 = 148
37 W x 9 = 333
37 W x 4 = 148
37 W x 9 = 333
60 W x 3 = 180
60 W x 3 = 180
60 W x 6 = 360
60 W x 9 =540
60 W x 9 = 540
2500 W x 4= 10000
2500 W x 9 = 22500
3000 W x 4 = 12000
3000 W x 9 =27000
11,448
74,262

Left Axis = 88,554 W/unit

11,448 W
= 7.74 unit

Left Axis
= 74,262
W/unit
11,448 W
=

Pumping House

Equipments

From Left Axis

From Lower Axis

Ventilation fan 1
Ventilation fan 2
Ventilation fan 3
Flourescent bulb 1
Flourescent bulb 2
Motor 1
Motor 2
Motor 3

37 W x 2= 74
37 W x 4=148
37 W x 6=222
60 W x 3=180
60 W x 5=300
2500 W x 2=5000
2500 W x 4=10000
2500 W x 6=15000
7731
21924

37 W x 8=296
37 W x 8=296
37 W x 8=296
60 W x 4=240
60 W x 4=240
2500 W x 6=15000
2500 W x 6=15000
2500 W x 6=15000
7731
46072

Left Axis = 21,924

W/unit
7,731 W
= 2.84 Unit

Lower Axis = 46,072

W/unit
7731 W
= 5.96
Unit

Milking Parlor

Equipments
Refrigirator 1
Refrigirator 2
Air condition 1
Air condition 2
Milking Machine 1
Milking Machine 2
Flourescent bulb 1
Flourescent bulb 2
Flourescent bulb 3

From Left Axis

500 W x 1 =500
500 W x2 =1000
3500 W x1 =3500
3500 W x7 =24500
4000 W x7 =28000
4000 Wx 7 =28000
60 W x2 =120
60 W x4 =240
60 W x6 =360

From Lower Axis

500 W x 1 =500
500 W x1 =500
3500 W x1 = 3500
3500 W x 5 =17500
4000 W x 4 =16000
4000 Wx 6 =24000
60 W x 3 =180
60 W x 3 =180
60 W x 3 =180

16180

26220

Left Axis = 26220 W/unit

16180 W
= 5.33 unit

Cattle Ranch and Barn

16180

62540

Lower Axis =
62540W/unit
16180 W
= 3.865 unit

Equipment
Flourescent bulb 1
2
3
4
Ventilation Fan 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

From left Axis

60 W x 7 = 420
60 W x 7 = 420
60 W x 8.4 = 504
60 W x 8.4 = 54
37 W x 5.8 = 214.6
37 W x 5.8 = 214.6
37 W x 7= 259
37 W x 7 = 259
37 W x 8.4 = 310.8
37 W x 8.4 = 310.8
37 W x 9.5 = 351.5
37 W x 9.5 = 351.5
536
4119.8
Left Axis = 4119.8
W/unit
536 W
=7.69 unit

Farmstead Layout

From Lower Axis

60 W x 2.5 = 150
60 W x 8 =480
60 W x 8.5=150
60 W x 8=480
37 W x 2.5=92.5
37 W x 8=296
37 W x 1=37
37 W x 10=370
37 W x 1=37
37 W x 10=370
37 W x 2.5=92.5
37 W x 8= 296
536
2851
Lower Axis = 2851
W/unit
536 W
= 5.32unit

Equipment
Farm house
Pumping house
Greenhouse 1
2
3
4
5
Poultry house (grower)
Poultry house (Brooder)
Slaughter house
Milking parlor
Cattle ranch and barn

From left axis

5042 x 2.2 = 11,092.4
7731 x 3.3 = 25512.3
6556 x 5.9 = 38680.4
6556 x 7.7 =50481.2
6556 x 9.8 =64248.8
6556 x 11.9 =78016.4
6556 x 13.8 =90742.8
12355 x 8 =98840
12355 x 8 =98840
11448 x 11 =125928
16180 x 10.8 =174744
536 x 14 =7504
98427
864360.3
Left axis= 864,360.3
W/unit
98427 W
= 8.78 unit

From lower axis

5042 x 8.5 =42857
7731 x 1.6 =12369.6
6556 x 2.2 =14423.2
6556 x 2.2 =14423.2
6556 x 2.2 =14423.2
6556 x 2.2 =14423.2
6556 x 2.2 =14423.2
12355 x 11.4 =140847
12355 x8 =98840
11448 x 8 =91584
16180 x 12 =194160
536 x 11.4 =6110.4
98427
658884
Lower axis= 658,884
W/unit
98427 W
= 6.69 unit

IV.

Results and Discussion

A farmstead is compose of the following components,
1st is the farmhouse, the facilities and equipment are the fluorescent bulb, Air condition, Computer,
Refrigerator, Ceiling fan and an Incandescent bulb, which consumes 47.463 kWhr/day and 1,423.920
kWhr./month. Its center load is located at 7.70 units from the left axis to 4.50 units up from the lower axis.
2nd is the poultry house power requirement per day is 46.26 kWhr/day and 1,387.8 kWhr/month for the
equipments heater, incandescent bulb, vertical fan, side wall, automatic feeding machine, water pump and
humidity controller. Its center load is located at 9.77 units from the left axis to the right and 7.31 unit up, from the
lower axis.
3rd is the green house, the facilities and equipments are the planting machine, sorting machine, ventilation
fan, irrigation pumps, drying machines, tray seeder machine and the led for the artificial lighting. This consumes
23.278 kWhr/day and 698.160 kWhr./month. Its center load is located at 8.8 units to the right from left axis and
5.1 units up from the lower axis.
4th is the slaughter house power requirement is 60.376 kWhr./day and 1,811.285 kWhr/month having the
equipments of the slaughter machine, feather removal machine, fluorescent bulb and ventilation fan. Its center
load is located at 7.74 units from left axis to the right and 6.5 units up from the lower axis.
5th is the milking parlor power requirement is 134.16 kWhr/day and 4,024.8 kWhr./month. Its power
consumption is 26.84% of the total power consumed by farmstead. Its center load is located at 5.33 unit from the
left axis to the right and 8.65 units up from the lower axis.
6th is the cattle ranch and barn power requirement is 2% of the total power consumption of the farmstead.
Its power requirement per day is 9.984 kWhr./day and 299.520 kWhr/month. Its center load is located at 7.64
units from left axis to the right and 5.31 units up from lower axis.
7th is the pumping house power requirement is about 10% of the power consumption of the farmstead. Its
facilities and equipments are the water pump, ventilation fan and fluorescent bulb. It consumes 49.994 kWhr/day
and 1498.320 kWhr./month. Its center load is located at 2.84 from the left axis to the right and 5.96 units up from
the lower axis.
Lastly is the ancillary facility which is the streetlights. Its power requirement is 1.3 % of the whole power
consumption of the farmstead. Its power consumption per day is 6.96 kWhr/day and 208.808 kWhr/month.

V.

Conclusion
A farmstead requires a large amount of the power to facilitate and run all the equipment for every building
in the farm. The milking parlor is the biggest consumer of the power , it consumes 26.84% of the farms whole
power consumption.2nd is the greenhouse having 23.28% , 3rd is the poultry house having 14.90%,slaughter house
12.07%, pumping house 10%, farmhouse 9.49 %, cattle ranch and barn 2% and ancillary having 1.31% of the
farms power requirement.
I conclude that electricity in the farmstead is the one of the most that contributes for the productivity of
the farm. The amount of the power consumes in the farm varies on the number of equipments available in every
farm building

VI.

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Components
Farmhouse
poultry house brooder
poultry house grower
Greenhouse 1
Greenhouse 2
Greenhouse 3
Greenhouse 4
Greenhouse 5
Slaughter house
milking parlor
Cattle ranch and barn
Pumping house
Ancillary facilities
total:

kWhr per month

1423.92
1387.8
847.8
698.16
698.16
698.16
698.16
698.16
1811.28
4024.8
299.52
1498.32
208.8
14993.04kWhr/month

Electricity monthly
expenses
1267.2888
1235.142
754.542
621.3624
621.3624
621.3624
621.3624
621.3624
1612.0392
3582.072
266.5728
1333.5048
185.832
13343.8056 pesos/month

Rate: 0.8931 pesos/kwhr