Electric tractor propelled by renewable energy for small-scale family farming

Vogt, Hans Heinrich; Albiero, Daniel; Schmuelling, Benedikt

doi:10.1109/ever.2018.8362344

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“…Indeed, high voltage levels could be available taking advantages of in-site renewable energy power plants, such as photovoltaic and bio-gas plants [73], and the DC/DC charger could be installed inside the farm instead of being on tractors. Fast battery exchange seems also more competitive than direct wired charging for agricultural applications [59], [52], and even innovative wireless systems could be promising in a future perspective [74].…”

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Electrification of Agricultural Machinery: A Review

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Today, agriculture industry has a significant impact in global greenhouse gas emissions. A large amount of pollutants come from diesel internal combustion engines, widely used in agricultural machinery. Since mechanization in agriculture is fundamental to achieve a proper food production for a growing human population, changes are needed in common agriculture engineering thinking in order to develop new farming machinery that could outperform conventional ones in terms of environmental impact, as well as performance, productivity and safety. Electrification is a feasible solution. A comprehensive review about agricultural machinery electrification is reported in this paper, with a particular focus on hybrid electric tractors and their implements. The introduction of electric drives in farming tractors is discussed in detail by looking at the main findings in literature and considering state-of-the-art technology. Proposals and prototypes from manufacturers are covered too, as well as economic assessments and future trends.

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“…Consequently, low-power electric tractors become a viable alternative for small-sized properties, being capable of providing significant improvements and contributing to sustainability through the use of renewable energy sources [24][25][26]. In this context, family farms also provide great potential for micro-generation [6].…”

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“…The possibility to integrate renewable energy sources associated with the use of electric tractors in family farming activities is suggested in [6]. Considering that the electric tractor is supposed to operate during 15 h/day and a total of 1000 h/year on average, the energy surplus that is not eventually extracted from the battery bank can be used in applications or even injected into the grid.…”

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“…However, most commercial equipment consists of high‐power machines, which are only feasible to large‐size properties. In fact, low‐power tractors based on electric propulsion systems are not easily found either in the market or even in the literature, being this a prominent research topic that can contribute significantly to the development of family farming [6].…”

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“…Considering that the electric tractor is supposed to operate during 15 h/day and a total of 1000 h/year on average, the energy surplus that is not eventually extracted from the battery bank can be used in applications or even injected into the grid. It is also worth mentioning that the study carried out in [6] is limited to a theoretical analysis.…”

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Conception of an electric propulsion system for a 9 kW electric tractor suitable for family farming

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IET Electric Power Applications

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This study presents an updated review of the application of electric tractors. A customised drive system for the conception of a novel low-power electric tractor suitable for family farms is also introduced and discussed. The introduced system comprises several aspects regarding energy generation, transmission, conversion, storage, utilisation, conservation, and management, as well as sustainability issues. A 9 kW prototype composed of two three-phase induction motors, two independent inverters, and a lead-acid battery bank is presented. Flexible and safe operation is ensured by using an electronic control unit specifically designed for this project, as a dedicated control algorithm is also developed to provide greater versatility under common rural activities. Also, a supervisory system is proposed for data storage and performance analysis. To verify the proper performance of the electric tractor, the methodology used for conducting drawbar tests has been based on document CODE 2 by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Experimental results are presented and discussed; thus, demonstrating that the proposed electric tractor is technically feasible in terms of performance when compared with a similar internal combustion engine one.

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Electric tractor propelled by renewable energy for small-scale family farming

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