Deere & Company

John W Regenauer

Rainer Gugel

Norbert Fritz

Clayton P Neumann

Philipp Muench

Gary S Keys, Ii

Joe Lyle Schutte

Brian A Rodrigue

Barbara Boehm

Zachary Kail

Matthew J Harris

Norbert Fritz Dr

Philipp Münch Dr

Barbara Böhm Dr

An energy management system for an agricultural vehicle arrangement includes an electric power supply unit for the supply of a large number of electrical consumers with electric power, and a consumption monitoring unit for the determination of a total energy demand dependent on an actual operating state of the electrical consumers. The consumption monitoring unit undertakes an estimate of the electric power supply available from the electric power supply unit and compares it to the determined total electric power demand in order to reduce the electric power supply to the electrical consumers as a function of assigned supply priorities when the available electric power supply is exceeded by the determined total energy demand. The consumption monitoring unit undertakes a dynamic adaptation of the supply priorities as a function of a changing cooling demand of a vehicle unit that is cooled by means of at least one of the electrical consumers.

Energy management system for an agricultural vehicle arrangement

A drive and control system is provided for a towing vehicle pulling a towed implement, such as a tractor pulling a scraper. The drive system includes a diesel engine which drives a generator for generating electric power. A tractor axle drive motor is connected to driven wheels of the tractor through a transmission. An assist drive motor is drivingly connected to driven wheels of the scraper. A power distribution unit controls distribution of electric power from the generator to the tractor and implement assist drive motors. A control unit controls the power distribution unit as a function of an operator set power split, and other sensed parameters. A one-way clutch prevents over-speed of the assist drive motor.

Drive system for vehicle pulling a towed implement

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Denver, IA, United States of America

John W Regenauer