System and method for milking animals
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1. A system for milking animals, comprising:
- a plurality of milking machines,a common vacuum source arrangement, anda vacuum conduit system connecting each of said milking machines to said common vacuum source arrangement,wherein each of said milking machines is connected to said common vacuum source arrangement via an air flow regulation device,wherein each of said air flow regulation devices includes a flow sensor provided for sensing the air flow from the milking machine, to which it is connected, and a valve provided for controlling said air flow in response to the flow sensed by the flow sensor.
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A system for milking animals comprises a plurality of milking machines (107), a common vacuum source arrangement (102-105), and a vacuum conduit system (101, 106a-l) connecting each of said milking machines to the common vacuum source arrangement, wherein each of the milking machines is connected to the common vacuum source arrangement via an air flow regulation device (108). Preferably, the common vacuum source arrangement comprises at least one vacuum pump (103-105) and a header tank (102), and each of the air flow regulation devices is provided to regulate the air flow from the milking machine, to which it is connected, to be lower than a threshold value.
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1. A system for milking animals, comprising:
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a plurality of milking machines, a common vacuum source arrangement, and a vacuum conduit system connecting each of said milking machines to said common vacuum source arrangement, wherein each of said milking machines is connected to said common vacuum source arrangement via an air flow regulation device, wherein each of said air flow regulation devices includes a flow sensor provided for sensing the air flow from the milking machine, to which it is connected, and a valve provided for controlling said air flow in response to the flow sensed by the flow sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A method for milking animals in a system for milking animals comprising a plurality of milking machines, a common vacuum source arrangement, and a vacuum conduit system connecting each of said milking machines to said common vacuum source arrangement, wherein detecting the air flow from each of said milking machines and controlling the air flow from each of said milking machines is in response to the respective detected air flow.
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