AGROVENT: Solar-Powered Temperature-Responsive Ventilation System for Poultry Farm Management

Abstract—Climate change is escalating heat stress in livestock production worldwide, presenting a severe threat to poultry farms due to the limited seating capacity of broilers. In the Philippines, extreme heat indices routinely cause high flock mortality, while the 24/7 reliance on conventional grid ventilation compounds the economic strain through soaring electricity costs. Although automation and solar energy offer viable solutions, existing technologies remain limited by high upfront costs, grid dependence, and a lack of localized trials under high-humidity tropical conditions. The system utilizes real-time monitoring to automate ventilation without human intervention, eliminating traditional, errorprone manual operation while relying entirely on off-grid renewable energy. Results indicate that this integrated architecture successfully stabilizes agricultural microclimates, reduces heat-induced flock mortality, and substantially lowers grid electricity consumption. This project focuses exclusively on temperature-based monitoring and automation. It does not address other climate variables like humidity, air purity, ventilation airflow, lighting, or dampness. Additionally, day-today poultry management activities and agricultural operations unrelated to thermal control are excluded. Ultimately, the AGROVENT prototype provides an affordable, energy-efficient approach to microclimate regulation. It secures both animal welfare and smallholder profitability, directly advancing Sustainable Development Goals for food security (SDG 2), affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), and climate action (SDG 13).

poultry farming, AGROVENT, temperature, real-time monitoring, solar-powered

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