Collaborative project: Electric-hydraulic-mechanic drive train system for tractor implements. Subproject 1

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Production processes

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Production processes

Project code: 28RF5034
Contract period: 16.11.2016 - 15.11.2019
Budget: 204,735 Euro
Purpose of research: Experimental development

The aim of this project is a new drive train system for tractor implements which includes power transmission by mechanic, hydraulic and electric interfaces in parallel. This provides two main advantages. First, the average power rating of the implements can be extended beyond existing borders in order to achieve higher productivity of the machine combination (tractor plus implement). Second, the implement can be better adapted to the current working conditions by raising the amount of power which is individually controllable. This can be used for achieving a better quality result of the implement’s working processes as well as for supporting the operator with a higher degree of automation. The application example within this project is a tractor-driven potato-harvester. This type of implements consists of a vast number of different process drives, spread all over the machine and each having different requirements in power supply and power control. By this, it represents a very complex and power intense application which should grant a good basis for adapting the new drive system to other types of machines afterwards.

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