An Assessment of Low-Cost Tractor Motorization with Main Farming Implements
The objective of the present work is to evaluate the performance of a low-cost tractor equipped with a parallel hybrid engine, which was simulated using AMESim software. The tractor was evaluated with three different farming implements attached to the tractor, and each implement requires a different...
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| description | The objective of the present work is to evaluate the performance of a low-cost tractor equipped with a parallel hybrid engine, which was simulated using AMESim software. The tractor was evaluated with three different farming implements attached to the tractor, and each implement requires a different type of power. The first simulation was executed without any implements attached. The tractor was able to run for 170 s with the electric motor only, which resulted in fuel savings during this period. The first implement, a moldboard plow, was attached for the second round of evaluation, and the electric motor ran by itself for 150 s, which also led to fuel savings during operation. During the third simulation, the tractor was attached to a Bette Harvest, which has a very high-power demand. The obtained results show that both engines were engaged to provide the required energy. During the final round of evaluation, simulations were run for a straw tub grinder. In this simulation, the electric motor ran alone until the battery was fully discharged. Thereafter, the combustion engine was activated in order to facilitate operations and to charge the battery. The results show that the parallel hybrid architecture employed for the low-cost tractor significantly decreased the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and minimized the consumption of fuel. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d0567ded0124a2dba681b18cd969acb2023-11-20T21:27:19ZengMDPI AGWorld Electric Vehicle Journal2032-66532020-11-011147410.3390/wevj11040074An Assessment of Low-Cost Tractor Motorization with Main Farming ImplementsYassine Zahidi0Mohamed El Moufid1Siham Benhadou2Hicham Medromi3EAS Research Team, Laboratory of Research in Engineering, National High School for Electricity and mechanics (ENSEM), Casablanca 8118, MoroccoFoundation of Research Development and Innovation in Sciences and Engineering (FRDISI), Casablanca 8118, MoroccoEAS Research Team, Laboratory of Research in Engineering, National High School for Electricity and mechanics (ENSEM), Casablanca 8118, MoroccoEAS Research Team, Laboratory of Research in Engineering, National High School for Electricity and mechanics (ENSEM), Casablanca 8118, MoroccoThe objective of the present work is to evaluate the performance of a low-cost tractor equipped with a parallel hybrid engine, which was simulated using AMESim software. The tractor was evaluated with three different farming implements attached to the tractor, and each implement requires a different type of power. The first simulation was executed without any implements attached. The tractor was able to run for 170 s with the electric motor only, which resulted in fuel savings during this period. The first implement, a moldboard plow, was attached for the second round of evaluation, and the electric motor ran by itself for 150 s, which also led to fuel savings during operation. During the third simulation, the tractor was attached to a Bette Harvest, which has a very high-power demand. The obtained results show that both engines were engaged to provide the required energy. During the final round of evaluation, simulations were run for a straw tub grinder. In this simulation, the electric motor ran alone until the battery was fully discharged. Thereafter, the combustion engine was activated in order to facilitate operations and to charge the battery. The results show that the parallel hybrid architecture employed for the low-cost tractor significantly decreased the CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and minimized the consumption of fuel.https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/11/4/74tractorhybrid parallel architectureplanetary gear unitengineimplementsAMESim |
| spellingShingle | Yassine Zahidi Mohamed El Moufid Siham Benhadou Hicham Medromi An Assessment of Low-Cost Tractor Motorization with Main Farming Implements World Electric Vehicle Journal tractor hybrid parallel architecture planetary gear unit engine implements AMESim |
| title | An Assessment of Low-Cost Tractor Motorization with Main Farming Implements |
| title_full | An Assessment of Low-Cost Tractor Motorization with Main Farming Implements |
| title_fullStr | An Assessment of Low-Cost Tractor Motorization with Main Farming Implements |
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| title_short | An Assessment of Low-Cost Tractor Motorization with Main Farming Implements |
| title_sort | assessment of low cost tractor motorization with main farming implements |
| topic | tractor hybrid parallel architecture planetary gear unit engine implements AMESim |
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