Effect of coverage and wrapping on electric power consumption in poultry houses in the western region of the state of paraná

This work presents a literature review in order to assess the influence of different coverage and insulation on electric power consumption in two poultry houses, dark house model, located in the western region of the State of Paraná, Brazil. Designated as poultry house A1 and poultry house A2, installation A1 is characterized with trapezoidal aluzinc cover on the upper side interspersed with a layer of polyurethane and aluminized film on the lower side, while installation A2 presents aluzinc cover with black tarpaulin. The data related to electric energy consumption were obtained employing a magnitudes analyzer, and the values of temperature and internal and external relative air humidity were obtained through a thermohygrometer. Thus, it was possible to observe and compare the existing differences in the consumption of electrical energy in the two facilities. Finally, it can be noted that the A1 poultry house, with thermal insulation in the roof, showed lower consumption of electrical energy recorded in a period of seven days during the housing of the birds, and also values for internal average temperature and internal average relative humidity closer to those considered as ideal by the literature.