Description:Title of The Invention
Smart buffer stock solutions of onion in warehouse

Field of the Invention
This invention relates to smart buffer stock solutions of onion in warehouse.

Background of the Invention
CN202583909U: The utility model related to dehumidifying device, and especially relates to a device which can automatically judge the environment humidity and control a dehumidifying pump or a humidifier. The device is suitable for a vegetable storage base or a household. The intelligent humidity control device used for vegetable storage includes a dehumidifying pump, a humidifier, and a humidity controller. The dehumidifying pump and the humidifier are arranged on a cabinet storing the vegetable or other storage containers. The humidity controller includes humidity sensors CGQ and a control system. The humidity sensors CGQ are arranged on the periphery of the vegetable. The control system has a control circuit. The control circuit is provided with a programmable controller PLC and a humidity measuring circuit. The humidity measuring circuit has an oscillation circuit which is composed of a 555 timing IC and the humidity sensors CGQ. The intelligent humidity control device is simple in structure, is easy to install and debug, is low in cost, is novel in circuit, and is strong in practicality. Through combining the humidity sensors, the 555 timing IC, and the programmable controller PLC, the control sensitivity is high, so the intelligent humidity control device can satisfy the storage requirements of various vegetables in different places.
US9533828B1: An inventory system includes a first inventory holder positioned in a first climate-controlled zone of a workspace that is at a below-freezing temperature. The system also includes a second inventory holder positioned in a second climate-controlled zone that is at an above-freezing refrigerated temperature. The system also includes a third inventory holder positioned in a third climate-controlled zone that is at ambient conditions. The system also includes a management module operable to receive an order for the first inventory item, an order for the second inventory item, and an order for the third inventory item. The management module instructs a first mobile drive unit to transport the first inventory holder to an inventory station, instructs a second mobile drive unit to transport the second inventory holder to the inventory station, and instructs a third mobile drive unit to transport the third inventory holder to the inventory station.
CN104715330B: The invention discloses the supply chain control system that a kind of whole process ensures agricultural product security, for realizing the whole-process control management of agricultural product information " produce, be transported to the sales stage ", this system comprises monitoring device under online service platform, background server and line; Under described line, monitoring device comprises and is arranged at checkout equipment in production phase, haulage stage and sales stage to detect the relevant information, the relevant information in the haulage stage and the relevant information in the sales stage that obtain in the corresponding production phase; And all information got are sent in the database of described background server; Described online service platform and described background server communicate to obtain relevant information/send corresponding control signal to monitoring device under line by background server, specifically comprise the multiple control modules in corresponding production phase, haulage stage and sales stage, thus realize production to agricultural product, be transported to the effective monitoring of the seamless flowing of sales stage.
None of the prior art indicate above either alone or in combination with one another disclose what the present invention has disclosed. Present invention is a method for managing a buffer system, having compartments for stocking contents needed for a production of at least one product by production equipment during an execution of a production cycle and also managing the temperature and moisture control of the onion stock.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.
To further clarify advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.
Reports from across the country indicate there has been an unnatural spike in the prices of vegetables, disrupting the carefully planned kitchen budgets of millions. Unseasonal rains all over the country have ruined vegetable crops and disrupted market operations, creating a shortage. The crash and spurt in prices of these essential veggies has unfortunately become an acceptable cycle. One of the reasons prices of potatoes are relatively stable compared to other vegetables is because they use 90% of the warehousing cold storage space and do not rot easily. Similar cold chain/ storage infrastructure for other important veggies, with central support, will give better returns to farmers and provide stable prices to consumers. The more perishable onions and tomatoes can be processed and stored, as is done in many advanced countries. The department wishes to create buffer stock of onions in the harvest season and keep the buffer stock intact with its food value, moisture and taste for at least a period of six months from date of storage. We would want the technical solution to be proposed for the following:- (a) Storage of onions in the traditional storage systems and warehouses available in the country. (b) Technical solutions for storage of onions in temperature-controlled storage systems, and warehouses.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The illustrated embodiments of the subject matter will be understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals throughout. The following description is intended only by way of example, and simply illustrates certain selected embodiments of devices, systems, and methods that are consistent with the subject matter as claimed herein, wherein:
Figure1 is an illustration of Smart Buffer Stock solution of Onion. The Warehouse Entry Node (10) and the Gateway (11) is connected with Long range and associated with Cloud Server (12). The Gateway is also associated with the Storage Node 1, Storage Node 2 and ‘n’ number of Storage Nodes connected with Long Range. Figure 2 illustrates preference of the Onion Warehouse for stocking and maintaining the grade ability of the onion comprises of RFID Reader (16) ,Central Controlling Unit (17) and a Displaying Unit (18) connected with Long Range(19) for monitoring the stock of Onion Bags (15). The system is embedded with inflow and outflow of the onion stock and monitoring the arrival date of the stock further monitoring its temperature and validity of the onion stock. Figure 3 describes the temperature monitoring system in the various Storage Nodes. The Control Unit (20) is connected with Temperature Sensor (21) and the Moisture Sensor (22). The Battery Power (25) supplies power to the Control Unit (20). Further, the Control Unit (20) is connected is the Relay (23) which operates the Cooling Fan(24), which maintains the desirable temperature condition in the various Storage Nodes. The Control Unit (20) further passes the information through Long Range (26) back to the Gateway (11), and further to the Cloud Sever (12).
The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of details provided herein is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a",” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.
In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", “third”, and the like in the present invention are used for the purpose of description only, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining "first" and "second" may include at least one of the features, either explicitly or implicitly.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
It should be noted that the description merely illustrates the principles of the present subject matter. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described herein, embody the principles of the present subject matter and are included within its scope.
In 2017, the government was struggling to keep prices of the essential vegetable affordable as retail prices had crossed Rs 60 per kg in Delhi. Then Union Food Minister had expressed his helplessness in controlling onion prices and blamed reduction in the area of cultivation and hoarding by traders for the shortage. The government was forced to take measures such as procuring onions from local markets and discouraging exports to bring the prices down. In order to keep a watch on the hoarders, the government has roped in various agencies to keep a check on the hoarding activities over the period of time. Also, with predictions of a ""below average"" monsoon in the year 2019, the Central government asked procurement agencies to store at least 50,000 tons of onions to ensure that market prices remain under control in case of shortage. The buffer stock would be used to control prices in case there is a shortage of onions in the market. Fluctuating weather and decreasing monsoon, causes decrease in crop (onion) output which in turn creates a demand supply gap hence leading to increase in prices or inflation. Reports from across the country indicate there has been an unnatural spike in the prices of vegetables, disrupting the carefully planned kitchen budgets of millions. An all-India survey on the retail price of vegetables like onions and tomatoes between November 18 and 28 showed that most households in big tier-1 cities forked out around Rs 100 for a kilo, while the average payout in tier-2 and tier-3 cities was Rs 80 per kg. Even the prices of sturdier staple vegetable—potato are up about 20%. Unseasonal rains all over the country have ruined vegetable crops and disrupted market operations, creating a shortage. High diesel prices too have added to the woes of consumers as they bear the increased transport costs. The crash and spurt in prices of these essential veggies has unfortunately become an acceptable cycle. For instance, last year saw a high in onion prices in September and a huge spurt again was witnessed this February on account of unseasonal rains. Then followed a sudden spurt in production by mid-March triggering a 30-40% fall in prices. In Lasalgaon, India’s onion hub, farmers were in tears as prices crashed from Rs 4,000 a quintal to a low of Rs 2,500. The government had to take last-minute measures like banning onion exports as soon as prices soar. One of the reasons prices of potatoes are relatively stable compared to other vegetables is because they use 90% of the warehousing cold storage space and do not rot easily. Similar cold chain/ storage infrastructure for other important veggies, with central support, will give better returns to farmers and provide stable prices to consumers. The more perishable onions and tomatoes can be processed and stored, as is done in many advanced countries. The department wishes to create buffer stock of onions in the harvest season and keep the buffer stock intact with its food value, moisture and taste for at least a period of six months from date of storage. We would want the technical solution to be proposed for the following:- (a) Storage of onions in the traditional storage systems and warehouses available in the country. (b) Technical solutions for storage of onions in temperature-controlled storage systems, and warehouses.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION:
• The proper and efficient storage of the onion in the warehouse at low maintenance cost.
• Bifurcation of the onion according to their different categories like food value, moisture, etc., and its storage.
• It will maintain price stability, minimize food shortages and sudden drops in prizes.
• Long sustainability of the onion stock for a long period
, Claims:We Claim:
1. Smart buffer stock solutions of onion in warehouse system is comprises with control unit (20) is connected with temperature sensor (21) and the moisture sensor (22), battery power (25) supplies power to the control unit (20),further, the control unit (20) is connected in the relay (23) which operates the cooling fan(24), which maintains the desirable temperature condition in the various storage nodes.
2. The system is claimed in claim 1, wherein which is consist of bifurcation of the onion according to their different categories like food value, moisture, etc., and its storage.The control unit (20) further passes the information through long range (26) back to the gateway (11), and further to the cloud sever (12), the proper and efficient storage of the onion in the warehouse at low maintenance cost.
3. The system is claimed in claim 1, wherein which will maintain price stability, minimize food shortage and sudden drop in prizes.
4. The system is claimed in claim 1, wherein which is consist of long sustainability of the onion stock for a long period.