Agricultural Implement Power Control Using Onboard Battery and Speed Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional agricultural implements connected to agricultural vehicles face power supply failures due to damaged wire connections, which can occur from high rotating speeds or physical damage during operations, leading to control system failures.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a standalone battery as part of the control system for agricultural implements, allowing components to be powered based on the implement's mode, and using a speed sensor to decide when to power up components, thereby reducing energy consumption and eliminating the need for external power sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a wire connection is used to connect the battery coupled to the agricultural implement with the power source of the agricultural vehicle, then power supply can be established, but the wire connection may be damaged due to high rotating speed of PTO shaft or stones during tillage process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the battery from the agricultural vehicle and places it directly on the agricultural implement. This eliminates the wire connection between the vehicle's power source and the implement's control system, removing the vulnerability to wire damage from PTO shaft rotation and stones during tillage operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The power supply system is segmented into two independent parts: the agricultural vehicle's engine and the agricultural implement's standalone battery. This segmentation allows the implement to operate independently with its own power source, eliminating the need for vulnerable wire connections while maintaining operational autonomy.
2Ease of operation
If the battery is coupled to the agricultural implement with wire connection to the power source, then power supply is established, but terminal connections have to be disconnected while disconnecting the agricultural implement, leading to requirement for water and dust protections
Solution Approach 1:
The battery is extracted from the vehicle and mounted on the implement itself, eliminating the need for terminal connections to the vehicle's power source. This allows the implement to be connected or disconnected without any electrical connection operations, removing the need for water and dust protection measures for battery terminals.
3Reliability
If components are powered continuously, then control system is always ready, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system components are powered periodically rather than continuously. The controller activates sensors and other components only when needed based on operational conditions, reducing battery energy consumption while maintaining control system readiness when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller uses feedback from operational conditions to intelligently power components only when necessary. This feedback mechanism allows the system to balance between control system readiness and battery energy conservation by activating components based on actual operational needs rather than continuous operation.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for controlling power supply of agricultural implement(s) attached to an agricultural vehicle. Embodiments herein disclose a control system for controlling power supply of the agricultural implement. The control system includes a control unit that is configured to power up at least one component of the control system on receiving at least one signal by at least one speed sensor based on a rotation of the agricultural implement. The generated at least one signal corresponds to an operative mode of the agricultural implement.