Battery Power Platform for Mobile Agricultural Augers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Short-line agricultural equipment powered by internal combustion engines faces challenges such as environmental emissions, indoor operation hazards, and inefficiency in intermittent use scenarios, while electric systems lack mobility and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A portable power and control system configured to equipment, featuring a battery-powered motor that directs power to various output systems, including rotary and hydraulic outputs, allowing for motive power, steering, and operation of equipment without the need for internal combustion engines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If internal combustion engines are used to power short-line agricultural equipment, then the equipment can operate independently without external power sources, but carbon emissions and exhaust gases create environmental and safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the internal combustion engine (mechanical/chemical system) with an electric motor powered by a battery pack. This substitution eliminates carbon emissions and exhaust gases while maintaining operational independence through the self-contained battery-powered system. The electric motor converts electrical energy to mechanical energy to drive the equipment, achieving the same functional output without the harmful byproducts of combustion.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If electrically operated systems plugged into wall outlets are used, then exhaust gas problems are eliminated, but equipment mobility is limited by cord length and proximity to power sources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the power source (battery pack) from the external infrastructure (wall outlets and power grid) and integrates it directly into the equipment. This extraction allows the equipment to operate independently of external power sources and physical location constraints, restoring full mobility while maintaining the emission-free benefits of electric operation. The battery pack is mounted on the equipment frame, making the system self-sufficient.
3Productivity
If internal combustion engines are used for intermittent operations, then the equipment can be powered continuously, but fuel is wasted during idle periods between use sessions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic charging action where the battery pack is recharged during idle periods between equipment use sessions. Instead of keeping the engine running continuously (which wastes fuel), the system operates only when needed and recharges the battery during non-operational times. This periodic charging approach eliminates fuel waste during idle periods while ensuring continuous power availability when the equipment is actually used.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides efficient and safe power to short-line agricultural equipment, reducing emissions and operational hazards, while offering greater mobility and flexibility compared to traditional electric systems.
Implementation Method 1
a battery configured to power the power source motor
Implementation Method 2
a power source motor configured to direct power through the control system to the at least one power output system
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure relates to battery-powered electrical power source systems that may be configured to equipment. The systems are configured to provide power for a primary function of the equipment such as conveying material and for other functions such as moving and steering the equipment. The systems described are particularly suited to be configured to short-line agricultural equipment such as portable augers/conveyors.