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Design and Testing of Electric Drive System for Maize Precision Seeder

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  • Lin Ling

    (College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yuejin Xiao

    (School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
    Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xinguang Huang

    (School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
    Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Guangwei Wu

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
    State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Power Equipment, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Liwei Li

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
    State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Power Equipment, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Bingxin Yan

    (Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China)

  • Duanyang Geng

    (School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China)

Abstract

To improve the expandability, seeding accuracy, and operating speed range of the electric drive system (EDS) of precision seeders, this study constructed an EDS based on a controller area network (CAN) bus and designed a motor controller based on a field-orientated control (FOC) algorithm. Full-factorial bench and field tests based on seed spacing (0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 m) and operating speed (3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 km/h) were carried out to evaluate the performance of the EDS. The results of bench tests showed that seeding quality varied inversely with operating speed and positively with seed spacing. The average quality of feed index (QFI) at 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 m seed spacing in bench tests was 88.38%, 96.67%, and 97.36%, with the average coefficient of variation (CV) being 20.13%, 16.27%, and 13.20%. Analysis of variance confirmed that both operating speed and seed spacing had a significant effect on QFI and CV ( p < 0.001). The analysis of motor rotational speed accuracy showed that the relative error of motor rotational speed above 410 rpm did not exceed 2.24%, and the relative error had less influence on the seeding quality. The average QFI was 85.93%, 95.91%, and 96.24%, with the average CV being 21.12%, 15.50%, and 16.49% at 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 m seed spacing in field tests. The methods and results of this study can provide a reference for the design and optimization of the EDS in a maize precision seeder and provide an effective solution for the improvement of maize yields.

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  • Lin Ling & Yuejin Xiao & Xinguang Huang & Guangwei Wu & Liwei Li & Bingxin Yan & Duanyang Geng, 2024. "Design and Testing of Electric Drive System for Maize Precision Seeder," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-18, October.
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