Kverneland Group Mechatronics B.v.

Martijn Van Der Bijl

Peter Van Der Vlugt

Peter RP Van Der Vlugt

The present disclosure refers to an agricultural system having a tractor and an implement and a method of operating. A driveline is provided between a driving device () of a tractor () and a first functional element () of an implement (), the driveline comprising a tractor driveline () and an implement driveline () connected through a power take-off connection (). A driving force is provided to the first functional element () of the implement () through the driveline in a first mode of operation, thereby, a working tool () rotating in a first direction in response to the driving force. An operation problem is detected for the first functional element () by a sensor () provided in a tractor-implement control system. Reverse control signals are generated in a tractor controller () provided in the tractor-implement control system in response to the detecting of the operation problem for the first functional element (). A direction of rotation of the drive output shaft () of the tractor power take-off () is reversed in response to the providing of the reverse control signals in the tractor controller () in a second mode of operation, thereby, rotating the working tool () of the first functional element () in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction.

Method of operating an agricultural system having a tractor and an implement, and an agricultural system

The invention refers to an agricultural system and a method of operating the system. An implement is connected to a tractor. A tractor control network () and an implement control network () are connected through a data bus (). Control signals are transmitted over a signal line of the data bus (). A driving power supply is provided by a tractor power supply () to a working unit () of the implement through a driving power supply line, the tractor power supply () configured to provide a plurality of different driving voltages. Driving power supply control signals are received in the tractor control network (), the driving power supply control signals being sent from the implement control network () over the signal line and indicating a present driving voltage. The present driving voltage is supplied over the driving power supply line to the working unit ().

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Zonnemaire, Netherlands

Martijn Van Der Bijl