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Analysis of a Parallel Hybrid Electric Tractor for Agricultural Applications

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  • Francesco Mocera

    (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

  • Aurelio Somà

    (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy)

Abstract

The field of Non-Road Mobile Machineries (NRMM) is now more than ever considering the adoption of electric systems to reduce the amount of pollutant emissions per unit of work. However, the intensity and complexity of the tasks performed by a working machine during its life is an obstacle to the widespread adoption of electric systems. Specific design solutions are required to properly split the power output of the hybrid powertrain among the different loads (wheel, power take off, hydraulic tools, etc.). In this work, a performance analysis between a traditional agricultural tractor and a proposed hybrid electric architecture of the same vehicle is shown. The comparison was performed on a set of tasks characterized on a real orchard tractor which were used to build the input signals of two different numerical models: one for the traditional diesel architecture and the other for the hybrid electric solution. The two models were tested with the same operating tasks to have a one to one comparison of the two architectures. Peak power capabilities of the hybrid solution and performance of the Load Observer energy management strategy were investigated to validate the feasibility of the proposed solution.

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  • Francesco Mocera & Aurelio Somà, 2020. "Analysis of a Parallel Hybrid Electric Tractor for Agricultural Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:12:p:3055-:d:370906
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    2. Salvatore Martelli & Francesco Mocera & Aurelio Somà, 2023. "Carbon Footprint of an Orchard Tractor through a Life-Cycle Assessment Approach," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-22, June.
    3. Li, Xian-zhe & Zhang, Ming-zhu & Yan, Xiang-hai & Liu, Meng-nan & Xu, Li-you, 2023. "Power allocation strategy for fuel cell distributed drive electric tractor based on adaptive multi-resolution analysis theory," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 284(C).
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    5. Ugnė Koletė Medževeprytė & Rolandas Makaras & Vaidas Lukoševičius & Sigitas Kilikevičius, 2023. "Application and Efficiency of a Series-Hybrid Drive for Agricultural Use Based on a Modified Version of the World Harmonized Transient Cycle," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-16, July.
    6. Zhen Zhu & Lingxin Zeng & Long Chen & Rong Zou & Yingfeng Cai, 2022. "Fuzzy Adaptive Energy Management Strategy for a Hybrid Agricultural Tractor Equipped with HMCVT," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-21, November.
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    8. Valerio Martini & Francesco Mocera & Aurelio Somà, 2022. "Numerical Investigation of a Fuel Cell-Powered Agricultural Tractor," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-19, November.
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    10. Francesco Mocera & Aurelio Somà & Salvatore Martelli & Valerio Martini, 2023. "Trends and Future Perspective of Electrification in Agricultural Tractor-Implement Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-36, September.

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