scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Electrically Driven Agricultural Implements Powered by an External Generator

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1447
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Varani ◽  
Michele Mattetti ◽  
Giovanni Molari
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Electric Generator ◽  
Fuel Consumption Reduction ◽  
Consumption Reduction ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Time Required ◽  
External Generator

In the last decade, many studies have been conducted on tractor and agricultural machinery electrification. In particular, the electrification of power take-off (PTO)-powered implements could support many benefits, such as improved comfort and safety during implement connection, less noisiness, accurate control of the implement rotational speed, and fuel consumption reduction. However, commercially available tractors do not generate sufficient electric power to run electrified implements. A solution to this issue is powering eventual electrified implements with an external electric generator powered by the PTO and mounted with the front three-point linkage. This study aimed to evaluate the potential benefits of using this combination with respect to PTO powered implements. The types of implements analyzed in detail in this study were a sprayer and a mulcher. Field tests were performed acquiring performance, operational, and environmental parameters. Results show that on the electrified implements, the absence of the cardan shaft and hydraulic remotes shortened the time required for the hitching phase and reduced the in-work noisiness. Field tests demonstrated that the electrified implements permitted an improvement of the fuel consumption per hectare, up to 33.3% and 29.8% lower than their PTO-powered homologue for the sprayer and the mulcher, respectively.

scholarly journals Nonlinear Optimal Control of Continuously Variable Transmission Powertrain

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Reza Kazemi ◽  
Mohsen Raf’at ◽  
Amir Reza noruzi
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Gear Ratio ◽  
Driver Model ◽  
Control Rules ◽  
Fuel Consumption Reduction ◽  
Consumption Reduction ◽  
Variable Transmission ◽  
Ratio Change ◽  
Computational Systems

Optimization of gear ratio with the objectives of fuel consumption reduction and vehicle longitudinal performance improvement has been the subject of many studies for years. Finding a strategy for changing gears with specific control objectives, especially in the design of vehicles equipped with Continuously Variable Transition system (CVT), which has advantage of arbitrary selection of gear ratio, has been the aim of some recent researches. Optimal control theory has rarely been used in the previous control approaches applied to such systems due to the limitations in the use of fast computational systems. The aim of this study is to design the aforementioned gear ratio change strategy and related control rules on the basis of optimal control. A driver model is also designed for the simulation of driving cycle using MATLAB Simulink Toolbar. Results of implementing optimal control rules in vehicle longitudinal movement simulation with the aim of fuel consumption reduction are finally represented. The presented method has the remarkable advantage of considerable fuel consumption reduction in comparison to other proposed approaches for gear ratio change strategies.

Emission and Fuel Consumption Reduction of Diesel Engines by AGI Exhaust Manifold and Turbine Modules

MTZ worldwide ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (11) ◽  
pp. 24-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Om Parkash Bhardwaj ◽  
Bastian Holderbaum ◽  
Elmar Grußmann ◽  
Fabian Fricke
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Exhaust Manifold ◽  
Fuel Consumption Reduction ◽  
Consumption Reduction

Research on Modeling and Control Strategy of Parallel Hybrid Electric Back-Loading Compression Sanitation Vehicle

2013 ◽  
Vol 420 ◽  
pp. 355-362
Author(s):  
Rong Yang ◽  
Di Ming Lou ◽  
Pi Qiang Tan ◽  
Zhi Yuan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Hybrid Electric Vehicle ◽  
Stable Operation ◽  
Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle ◽  
Fuel Consumption Reduction ◽  
Consumption Reduction ◽  
Parallel Hybrid ◽  
Hybrid Electric

Establish simulation models of the conventional and parallel hybrid electric back-loading compression sanitation vehicle by AVL CRUISE and MATLAB/Simulink software. Study on control strategy of parallel hybrid electric vehicle based on the work characteristics of back-loading compression sanitation. Results show that: about 24.5% fuel consumption reduction in hybrid modeling compared to the conventional sanitation vehicle under heavy commercial vehicle standard test cycle (C-WTVC, Adapted World Transient Vehicle Cycle), and battery SOC was little changed at 50%. About 32% fuel consumption reduction in hybrid compared to the conventional vehicle under the actual road testing spectrum, and SOC increased about 21.6% relative to the initial state. It controls the engine to work in more stable operation region and reduces engine idle time, but increases engine start-stop times. It also could provide some references for specific engine development of parallel hybrid electric vehicle

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